South Africa's recently launched ‘socia media-cum-online retail outlet' Springleap isn't closing down – it was just another April Fool's prank designed to garner publicity. 3 Apr 2008
Full service PR agency, Greater Than, won the Silver PRISM award for PR on a shoestring at the 11th annual PRISA awards, held last week at Vodaworld. The agency was briefed by client, MARS Africa, to create a successful PR campaign for international multi-billion dollar brand, M&M's. 2 Apr 2008
Stimorol has launched another new variant on the market, Stimorol Vision, which is available in two flavours: Melon Blackberry and Strawberry Lime. 2 Apr 2008
The new Audi R8 is never stuck in traffic on the corner of William Nicol and Sandton Drive. 2 Apr 2008
Despite the challenging retail climate, the retail group expects good results. 1 Apr 2008
Primedia Outdoor views the national energy crisis seriously and has put mechanisms in place to ensure significant power savings. 1 Apr 2008
With branded messages at 20 000 till points in 1800 stores across South Africa, TillTops has set its sights on influencing shoppers across the border. 1 Apr 2008
MTN South Africa announced today that it has decided not to renew its sponsorship agreement with Mamelodi Sundowns and that the end of the 2007/08 season would be the last year of their involvement with the team that they have sponsored for the past three years. 31 Mar 2008
Standard Bank has reaffirmed its support of the wine industry by agreeing to sponsor the Soweto Wine Festival for the second year running. 29 Mar 2008
Tiger Brands' chief financial officer and executive director Noel Doyle is to leave the company and resign as a director with effect from 31 May 2008. 27 Mar 2008
International brewer Heineken's proposed new 3-million-hectolitre brewery is set to be built in the Sedibeng district outside Johannesburg. 27 Mar 2008
Mercedes-Benz South Africa had another bumper year in 2007 with turnover up by 13.5% to R37 billion. 27 Mar 2008
Having watched its shares lose nearly half of their value in the last year and its cellphone business continue to languish among the also-rans in a crowded field, Motorola said Wednesday, 26 March 2008, it will split into two publicly traded companies, separating its mobile devices business from its broadband and mobility solutions group. 27 Mar 2008
In line with its 'Good business journey', Woolworths aims to reduce the its relative carbon footprint by 30% by 2012, and has committed to planting 17,000 trees by 2012 - one for each employee. 26 Mar 2008
Fire has gutted Supersave supermarket in Durban. 26 Mar 2008
World TB Day was yesterday, March 24, 2008, and the slogan for this year was ‘I Am Stopping TB'. The day was also the start of a two-year campaign involving people around the world to stop TB. One of South Africa's leading retail pharmacy groups, Clicks, believes that everyone can do something to stop the disease, and initiated its own program. 25 Mar 2008
Zonnebloem, one of South Africa's most enduring wine brands, has expanded its popular range with two new Rhône-style wines. 25 Mar 2008
Johannesburg is the only African city to feature in the MasterCard ‘Worldwide Centres of Commerce Index'. 20 Mar 2008
Craig Leathwhite has been appointed managing director of the South African operation of General Mills, the world's sixth-largest food company – but he's not giving up his bike! 20 Mar 2008
Cashbuild is reaping the rewards of staying away from risky credit offerings and selling to lower-income South Africans who are unaffected by rising interest rates. 20 Mar 2008
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