Motorists, who are already struggling with the high cost of fuel, will have to fork out an additional 36 cents a litre for fuel, as from next Wednesday, 2 September 2009. 28 Aug 2009
With August being organ awareness month, the Livingstone Hospital renal unit is stressing the importance of people becoming donors. 28 Aug 2009
The future of Transnet top executive Siyabonga Gama hangs in the balance following the decision by the state logistics utility to institute disciplinary action over allegations of breaches in procurement contracts. 28 Aug 2009
When SA hit its peak of 6.6% annual GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2006, consumer spending was at full throttle. Retail growth between 2005 and 2006 averaged 10% on a constant basis. 28 Aug 2009
"Last September I received a truly precious gift," says Killian Nair, "I want to say thank you to the family that so graciously donated this gift to me. Their generosity has secured a brighter future for me." 27 Aug 2009
“Organ transplant” can, to the lay person, be such a sterile and clinical term, but on Thursday, 20 August, 2009, a personal face was put to this miraculous medical procedure at the Organ Donor Tribute Day 2009, held in Johannesburg. 26 Aug 2009
The deadline for entering the Big Blue Makhulu Polane t-shirt design competition is 15 September 2009. The theme for this year's competition is Love-Africa, and entrants stand to win R20 000 in cash. 25 Aug 2009
Economists are expecting the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure, the official measure of inflation in South Africa, to continue its downward trend when it is released later this week. 25 Aug 2009
We rarely think about or marvel at the muscle movements it takes to simply lift up our arms - until we get a nagging shoulder pain that hinders our movements. 25 Aug 2009
Balfour Park Shopping Centre has been given a new look with a R120 million refurbishment, which was undertaken to meet the modern lifestyle needs of its shoppers. Both interior and exterior have been rejuvenated. 25 Aug 2009
New findings from nutrition researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest that it's not whether body fat is stored in the belly that affects metabolic risk factors for diabetes, high blood triglycerides and cardiovascular disease, but whether it collects in the liver. 25 Aug 2009
The current economic crisis is proving difficult for many small and medium-sized transporters. Cargo Carriers is actively looking to acquire companies such as transportation businesses under cash stress, but who hold healthy contracts, and transporters who are unable to fund growth plans they have or capital replacement they require. 24 Aug 2009
Marketers often spend large amounts of time and money unsuccessfully trying to 'crack' the university market. The crucial thing for marketers to realise, as demonstrated recently by the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, is that it's not what you say that will guarantee you a captive student audience but how you say it. 21 Aug 2009
Textainer Group, in which South African group Trencor has a 62.3% stake, on Tuesday, 18 August 2009, announced that 650 40-foot High Cube reefers have been committed to a long-term lease with Hanjin Shipping with delivery starting in September 2009. 20 Aug 2009
Wines of South Africa (WOSA) has launched the book Ithemba, which is being distributed to members of the international wine trade and portrays the effects of racial transformation in the wine industry. 20 Aug 2009
Taste exceptional wines, meet top South African winemakers and bid on rare and exclusive collector's wines in a Silent Auction at the 2009 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) Auction Showcase, to be held on Thursday, 20 August 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). 18 Aug 2009
South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2009 contracted by 3% indicating that the economy was still in recession. 18 Aug 2009
First of all, bear a couple of things in mind: one - it's not what you know, it's who you know… and how you use them; two - know everything, say nothing. 18 Aug 2009
The question is, what is the real reason you left your place of employment? Remember, be prepared that you could be asked to prove all information supplied. 18 Aug 2009
It's even worse than being told you have a brain tumour: having a tumour so large, it's in a category all its own. Giant pituitary adenoma is a so-called “benign” tumour that can cause visual loss and impair many of the body's most basic functions. But fortunately, even the largest of these giant tumours—which can grow to the size of an egg and invade nearby structures- can be treated effectively using a multimodality approach starting with minimally invasive surgery through the nose, according to a new study at the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Centre. 18 Aug 2009
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