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#WomensMonth is not important
#WomensMonth is not important
[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] “Women's Month is not important if it means we only pay attention to women's issues for 31 days of the year." Moyin Oloruntoba... read
Tech, trends and the future of retail at SACSC Research Conference
Tech, trends and the future of retail at SACSC Research Conference

The 2017 South African Council of Shopping Centres' (SACSC) Research Conference highlighted the state of the South African economy, the evolution of technology... Read

Rhodes Food Group CEO, Bruce Henderson. Image credit: Business Day
Acquisitive Rhodes escapes drought woes

Robert Laing

Acquisitive food producer Rhodes appears to have survived the drought better than its larger rivals, reporting both turnover and profit growth... Read

NetFlorist enables shared payments
NetFlorist enables shared payments

NetFlorist has introduced GiftTogether, a new payment initiative which allows one to get together with other people, select a gift and share the costs... Read

Commercial Property
Rebosis to capitalise on Centurion portfolio
Rebosis to capitalise on Centurion portfolio
By capitalising on its local retail property portfolio, Rebosis Property Fund is gearing up for growth in the Centurion retail market... read
Garden City development
Primedia wins rights to $500m Kenyan Mall
The advertising rights to the international, integrated lifestyle Garden City Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, have been awarded to Primedia Outdoor... read
FMCG
Waskis vodka
Pienaar & Son launch Waskis, their new vodka range

Juanita Pienaar

After launching about six months ago, carving out a niche in the premium gin market, Pienaar & Son are diversifying their offering with Waskis - their take on typical vodka. read
Franchising
Wimpy uShaka continues to ride the wave of success
Wimpy uShaka continues to ride the wave of success

Issued by uShaka Marine World

At the yearly Wimpy conference which took place at Sun City in March this year, the Operations Campaign's Regional winner for KZN was Dirk and Marone Benade from Wimpy uShaka Marine World... read
Manufacturing
L to R: Eastern Cape Development Corporation Board chairperson Nhlanganiso Dladla, Buffalo City Metro Executive Mayor Xola Phakathi, MEC for economic development, environmental affairs and tourism Sakhumzi Somyo, Massmart group supplier development manager Von Stander and Ikusasa Green MD Thami Gxowa.
Ikusasa Green expands with new premises in Dimbaza Industrial Park
Ikusasa Green has become the latest tenant of the Dimbaza Industrial Park, as part of the government's broader strategy of revitalising industrial parks... read
Retailers
Verimark CEO Michael van Straaten. Image credit: Financial Mail
Strong rand lifts Verimark's full-year profit
Verimark has more than doubled its full-year profit after the direct retailer increased selling prices and a stronger rand kept a lid on the cost of imports... read
Supply Chain
FerranPina via
Citrus farmers face R600m loss

Riaan Marais

Sundays River Valley citrus farmers are set to lose up to R600m as half of their navel production has been lost due to abnormal weather patterns... read
Business
Lynne Brown, public enterprises minister. Source: Miningmx/Martin Rhodes
What Lynne Brown and Eskom said in Parliament is 'perjury': Zizi Kodwa

Natasha Marrian

The ANC has described presentations by Eskom and by Public Enterprise Minister Lynne Brown to Parliament on Tuesday as "incoherent", disingenuous and amounting "to perjury"... read
Most of SA's state-owned companies, including the public broadcaster, are operating at huge losses. Source:
Gigaba promises policy certainty and stabilising SOCs

Linda Ensor

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says the two most important interventions the government can use to re-ignite growth are providing policy certainty and stabilising SOCs... read
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SAPICS Conference and Exhibition
4 Jun 2017 to 7 Jun 2017, Cape Town


Digital Customer Engagement Conference
Trade Conferences International - 7 Jun 2017 to 8 Jun 2017, Johannesburg


Split Second Crisis Management and Communication Response
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 7 Jun 2017 to 8 Jun 2017, Johannesburg


Industry and competitive analysis
PRISA - 14 Jul 2017, Randburg


Customer relations
Provox Centre for Public Relations & Communication - 24 Aug 2017 to 25 Aug 2017, Johannesburg


Upcoming events
Customer Journey Design Course - Johannesburg - 25 May 2017 to 26 May 2017, Paulshof, Johannesburg
This course will be a two-day intensive customer journey design bootcamp. You will spend two days immersed in interactive experiential engagement around how to design remarkable experiences for customers. Read more >>

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