Whether your passion is power and performance, economical family transport, off-road bundu-bashing, or saving the planet with low-emission engines you are guaranteed to find plenty to drool over at this year's Johannesburg International Motor Show. 3 Nov 2008
A consortium led by JSE listed Brimstone Investment Corporation has announced it is set to acquire Tiger Brands' 73.16% shareholding in Sea Harvest for R541,4 million. Tiger Brands has accepted the offer. 3 Nov 2008
According to Deloitte's 23rd Annual Holiday Survey of retail spending and trends, 59% of consumers expect to reduce their spending this holiday season. Higher food prices (73%) and higher energy prices (69%) were the top two reasons for spending less, outpacing the economy (61%) and job uncertainty (18%). The trend is probably going to be followed here in SA, to a greater or lesser extent. 3 Nov 2008
Child protection experts say sexual exploitation of children by tourists is on the increase in The Gambia, despite national laws against it. 3 Nov 2008
Gauteng's top retailers were honoured last night at the inaugural annual Retail Awards ceremony at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. 31 Oct 2008
The Director General of Trade and Industry Tshediso Matona on Thursday reiterated that he was confident that South Africa was not on a recessionary slide. 31 Oct 2008
LUSAKA: The Zambian government has closed its border to any refugees arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid health concerns about the haemorrhagic fever which has claimed the lives of four people in South Africa. 31 Oct 2008
Cargo Carriers interim results hold steady overall despite fuel cost and interest rate increases. 31 Oct 2008
Retailers fear the worst is not over on the inflation front despite Statistics SA's September CPIX inflation index dropping to 13% from 13.6% the previous month. 30 Oct 2008
Quality will be a key focus at the inaugural annual Retail Awards for Gauteng hosted by Avusa media titles, The Times and Sowetan. The gala award ceremony will be held at Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg, on 30 October 2008. To establish who consumers' top retailers are and where they are happy to shop till they drop, The Times and Sowetan commissioned Ipsos Markinor to conduct quantifiable research across Gauteng. The sample is representative of the LSM profile of both The Times (LSM 7 - 10) and the Sowetan (LSM 5 - 8). 29 Oct 2008
General Motors will display a record number of concept cars and exotics at the Johannesburg International Auto Show which runs from 1 - 9 November at the National Exhibition Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg. 29 Oct 2008
The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality has officially opened a R200-million Bloed Street mall and taxi rank facility as part of its ongoing efforts to upgrade the city's transport network and regenerating the inner city. 27 Oct 2008
US mothers who use the Internet frequently are using a number of online avenues in order to build relationships and seek and offer advice on a wide range of subjects. 27 Oct 2008
A single-digit price:earnings ratio, according to guru Mark Mobius, head of Templeton Asset Management, is, as I've mentioned, an indication that a company's share may be good value. 24 Oct 2008
The winners of the SAB KickStart East Coast regional awards have been announced. Aimed at 18- to 35-year-olds from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, the KickStart programme launched in 1995 as a poverty alleviation initiative, and has subsequently become a platform to stimulate sustainable enterprise development. 24 Oct 2008
I do believe Stuttafords has finally stumbled upon the answer to retail success. In one word? Shoes. 23 Oct 2008
This may be anticlimactic, given word that Cerberus Capital wants to sell Chrysler, and General Motors is considering buying it. 23 Oct 2008
LONDON: Just a month after a record-shattering auction of works by Damien Hirst, the economic crisis has suddenly hit the art market with two big London sales in recent days falling short of previous highs. 22 Oct 2008
The release in October 2008 of the latest version of the National
Accessibility Portal (NAP) presents a significant step forward in the
drive to integrate persons with disabilities into the mainstream economy
and society through the use of information and communications technology
(ICT). 22 Oct 2008
While South Africa was hoping to maintain its 5% economic growth rate in 2008 and 2009, global economic conditions have forced the downward revision of expected growth. 21 Oct 2008
