Members of eight agro-processing projects in Limpopo are in Japan to take part in the annual food and beverage exhibition, Foodex. 13 Mar 2008
In a bid to create awareness about consumer rights, the National Credit Regulator (NCR) has announced March as Consumer Rights Month with special focus on credit and consumer protection mechanisms. 12 Mar 2008
South African Tourism and Kulula.com are expected to promote domestic travel by highlighting the ease and affordability of local flights to different provinces in the country. 12 Mar 2008
The Mercedes-Benz performance badge AMG will be on view to millions of F1 fans again this coming season with both the offical safety car and medical car being AMG branded. 11 Mar 2008
Current recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy - developed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1990 - should be revised, according to an internationally recognized obesity expert and chairman of obstetrics, gynaecology and women's health at Saint Louis University. 11 Mar 2008
Hewlett-Packard has galvanized thousands of its retirees into an auxiliary army of senior marketers, goodwill ambassadors and volunteer sales people. None are paid; they do it, they say, because of their affection for the company. 11 Mar 2008
If January and February 2008 is anything to go by, the online retail industry is set to experience significant growth in the forthcoming months of 2008. 11 Mar 2008
The first little Chinese passenger car from the Chana stable, the Chana Benni, will be on the showroom floors of South African Chana dealers this month. 10 Mar 2008
Online shopping is picking up, as lower broadband prices allow more South Africans to gain access to the Internet. However, online shoppers are warned to be wary of counterfeit products being marketed online. 10 Mar 2008
The development of a R400 million shopping centre in Blackheath is fuelling a business boom in the area and the City of Cape Town is partnering with local business to sustain economic growth. 10 Mar 2008
Soekershof, private mazes & botanical gardens in South Africa, has finally launched a brand - and about about half of its visitors are related to the pharmaceutical/medical world, marketing/PR and IT-industries. 10 Mar 2008
Although it expects trading conditions in the second half of the year to be more challenging, branded consumer goods company AVI remains confident. 7 Mar 2008
Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), which is hosting more than 7 300 delegates, partners and exhibitors from around the world this week during the 14th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA 2008) has added a new spin-off to its contributions to the country such as the R6.8 billion to national GDP since opening. 7 Mar 2008
A combination of the 2007 VAT hike and the discounter boom that has spread like wildfire from grocery to other sectors is severely impacting Germany's retailing landscape, reveals a new report by Verdict Research, part of the Datamonitor Group. 7 Mar 2008
There have been reports of an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever, a fever-causing viral disease mainly affecting domestic animals such as cattle and goats, in the area of Nkomazi in Mpumalanga. 7 Mar 2008
As the rates hike and other costs consumers face… food, fuel, bonds etc… rise, the impact is being to be felt by clothing retailers that sell on credit. 6 Mar 2008
"Social shopping sites are definitely already more semantic than general Web 2.0 sites," Wishpot CEO Max Ciccotosto told the E-Commerce Times. "They do a lot of interesting things with the concept of 'product'; they are able to scrape for this info, parse it, etc. They are filtered gateways." 6 Mar 2008
Toyota South Africa will export 147,000 vehicles to more than 40 destinations in Europe and on the African continent in the course of 2008. This represents about 60% of the total vehicles exported from South Africa this year. 5 Mar 2008
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) today announced that Lulu Letlape has joined the company as its divisional manager: Group Corporate Affairs. 5 Mar 2008
The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) is convening an inaugural summit for stakeholders in the health sector to develop a Human Resources Planning Framework and task team. 5 Mar 2008
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