Higher fuel prices over R10 a litre drive change to new pumps. 13 May 2008
The world's renowned city of diamonds, Kimberley, is to open a factory worth R100 million to manufacture gold jewellery. 12 May 2008
No less than 10 new participants will make their debut at this year's 34th Auction of Rare Cape Wines, to be held at Nederburg in Paarl from 19 - 20 September 2008. 12 May 2008
BREAKING NEWS: Adcock Ingram, owned by Tiger Brands, has been hit with a a R53-million fine for its involvement in fixing the price of medicine, reports IOL. The judgement was handed down by the Competition Commission today, Friday 9 May 2007. 9 May 2008
SABMiller has bought Ukrainian brewer CJSC Sarmat for an undisclosed amount, as part of group strategy to expand into emerging markets. 9 May 2008
Sixteen Volkswagen Constellation Trucks worth R7-million were handed over to Kayreed Board & Timber in Johannesburg. Kevin van der Merwe took delivery of the trucks from Cornel Oelofse, General Manager of Lindsay Saker Midrand Commerical on 30 April 2008. 9 May 2008
Entries for the 2008 Winemakers' Choice Diamond Awards are now open for any accredited winemaking estate or registered garagista who is willing to accept the challenge of being judged by their peers, for top honours in one of South Africa's toughest awards challenges. 8 May 2008
The Business Confidence Index (BCI) for April 2008 indicated that South African business confidence has dipped slightly to 93.4 in April following the March 2008 figure of 93.9. 7 May 2008
Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk visited Backsberg Estate Cellars on the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountains in Paarl in the Western Cape. The ministry's interest in the wine farm came about due to their Carbon Neutral status. 7 May 2008
Motorists using diesel will now have to do their own mathematics on the amount they have to pay to petrol attendants. This is because some diesel pumps in the country will not be able to handle more than three digits when the cost of fuel increases on Wednesday. 6 May 2008
The TUT Council has decided to honour TUT's first Chancellor, the late Dr Adelaide Tambo, in recognition of her involvement in and contribution to the nursing profession. The Council approved a proposal that her name be linked to the Department of Nursing Science in renaming it The Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science. 6 May 2008
Entries for the newly revamped 2008 Diners Club International Winelist of the Year Awards are officially open and all licensed restaurants across South Africa are invited to take part. 6 May 2008
New vehicle sales are still on the skids with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (NAAMSA) reporting an April sales figure of 46,677 units, which represents a 10.5% decrease on March sales and a drop of 4% to sales in April ‘07. 6 May 2008
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (Pty) Ltd (MBSA) has appointed Bernd Schwendtke as its chief financial officer (CFO). He takes over from Matthias Gründler, who has transferred to Japan. 5 May 2008
Motorists and petrol pump attendants will have to use mental arithmetic to calculate how much they owe for fuel when the price goes up on Wednesday as some pumps are not able to handle more than three digits, the SA Petrol Retailers Association (Sapra) said on Monday. 5 May 2008
Motorists are set to dig deeper into their pockets again as the petrol price is set to rise again on 7 May by 55 cents a litre. 1 May 2008
Given the powerful double-digit growth of e-commerce during the first decade of the industry, few merchants worried that a payment alternative to credit cards or the well-established PayPal was needed. More recently, however, as e-commerce growth rates slow, the fast-growing, credit card-free alternative Bill Me Later has proven that merchants and consumers alike are hungry for alternatives. 30 Apr 2008
Online shopping appears to be finally taking root in SA, with the number of e-retailers gradually expanding. 29 Apr 2008
Following the success of its book project with Minki van der Westhuizen, online retailer kalahari.net has announced the launch of a new book project in conjunction with MySchool, a leading community support and fundraising programme. This project aims to donate as many books as possible to a disadvantaged school every quarter, over the next 12 months. 29 Apr 2008
The annual intrepid hunt for nominations in the flourishing produce market has begun with the third Eat In RMB Private Bank South African Produce Awards. 25 Apr 2008
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