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Motorists will have to dig even deeper into their pockets next month as the petrol price is set to rise by between 36 and 37 cents a litre. Read more >>
[Lee Radmall] My wife recently got ejected from a retail store and even threatened with legal action. No, my wife is not a shoplifter or a retail espionage agent, she is a just a modern woman shopping for her family in the digital age. Now I understand that the security staff and store management are executing an executive mandate but what is more worrying is that the retail chains themselves are not seeing the overriding change in how consumers are shopping. Read more >>
 Launched in 2010, the locally produced Rooibos-based beverage Bos Ice Tea has shown fast growth in distribution and volume in its first year of operation. It has now announced that two international investors have taken a stake in the company. Invenfin, the VC division of investment company Remgro, has bought a 20% stake in Bos Brands and Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United Football Club, has confirmed a 10% personal investment. Read more >>
Associations
The wines for this year's Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction have received outstanding ratings with most breaking the 90 point barrier in two tastings held in New York recently. Read more >>
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Banking & Finance
Brand news
 Moir's has extended its wide range of quality baking products by entering the biscuit market. From October 2011, classics such as Marie, Tea Lovers, Lemon Creams, Munch-a-Lot, Chocolate Dreams and Choc Krust biscuits will be available under the brand's label, and will retail from R6-R17. Read more >>
Clothing & Textiles
 Kelly Esterhuyse is the winner of the Elle New Talent 2011 Designer Search, in association with Mr Price, for her interpretation of 'Show me Your Pattern' in mohair. She was selected from eight finalists at the opening show of SA Fashion Week, held at The Rosebank Hotel in Johannesburg, late last week. Read more >>
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Exhibitions & Events
 The Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction, held on Saturday 1 October 2011 achieved a record turnover of R5 286 700, up by R1.4 million over the previous year, a new record price for red wine and the doubling of overseas sales. Read more >>
Cape Town Entrepreneurship Week (CTEW) takes place from 15-21 November 2011 as a flagship event to showcase South Arica's activities during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). The idea is to attract national interest in entrepreneurship as an economic driver and the ways in which it can be done. Read more >>
FMCG
Hospitality
 KFC South Africa has launched KFC a.m., a new daily breakfast offering from 6am to 10.30am, in a nationwide rollout into 177 selected restaurants, the second largest breakfast rollout of its kind for KFC globally. The launch will allow the brand to own one of the largest footprints for on-the-go breakfasts in the country. Read more >>
Total income for the accommodation industry decreased by 12.3% year on year (y/y) in July to 1.759 billion rand, data from Statistics SA (Stats SA) on Monday, 26 September 2011, showed. Read more >>
Import/Export
A ban on some meat exports after a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak could cost South Africa over US$490 million a year, an industry group said Monday, 3 October 2011. Read more >>
Manufacturing
Conditions in the domestic manufacturing sector were "dreary" during the second quarter, the Manufacturing Circle's Quarterly Bulletin reports. Read more >>
Packaging
 Following extensive consumer research and consultation with industry experts and trade partners to evolve the Welmoed packaging, the brand launched a refreshed, contemporary look in September 2011, portraying the brand's historical tradition in a fresh, modern way and making it more visually striking at point of purchase. Read more >>
 The September finalists for the 2011 Pyro Inspiration Awards have been announced, which means that all finalists have now been selected for the year end awards to be held in November 2011. Read more >>
Regulatory
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose the proposed acquisition of Foster's Group by global brewing giant SABMiller plc (SAB), according to a statement posted on the Commission's website. Read more >>
Credit Ombud, Manie van Schalkwyk, reminds consumers that in terms of the National Credit Act (NCA), credit bureaux have certain obligations. They are required to take reasonable steps to seek evidence in support of the challenged information, provide any consumer who challenges their credit information with a copy of evidence supporting the information, or if the credit bureau is unable to find credible evidence backing up the information, it must remove the information and all record of it from its files. Read more >>
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 [Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] The future of brands, including the creation and communication of a brand's true meaning to consumers is, according to independent marketing and branding strategist Dr. Thomas Oosthuizen, being affected by informed consumers, media proliferation. Read more >>
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 The overall winner of the 2011 Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year Awards was Spark ATM Systems MD, Marc Sternberg, selected from over 350 entrepreneurs who took part in this year's competition. Read more >>
Retailers
 Today, 30 September 2011, Pick n Pay completed the sale of Franklins to Australia's Metcash. Metcash is now responsible for the management of the business. Read more >>
 Today, 29 September, Pick n Pay announced the opening of latest addition to its expanding African footprint - its first Mauritian store in Bagatelle's Mall. The company will open a further two stores in Mauritius in the next year. Read more >>
Builders Warehouse has opened its doors Gaborone, Botswana - the brand's first store outside of South Africa. Read more >>
Security
 [Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] The 2011 Norton Cyber Crime Report says 431 million adults worldwide fell victims to cybercrime last year. Women, disabled people, schoolchildren and job-seekers continue to fall victims of cybercrime, which has reached significant proportions in South Africa and the rest of the world, worrying governments, internet experts and scarring users. Read more >>
Supply chain
Technology
[George Golding] The cloud PBX services offer the convenience of VOIP, which is a cost-effective, quality, application-rich phone system. The following 10 easy steps will guide you. Read more >>
Training
 CLUJ: Romanian authorities and employees of mobile phone giant Nokia were in shock on Thursday (29 September 2011) after the Finnish firm said it would close its unit in a severe blow for the economy. Read more >>
ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA: World beverage leader Coca-Cola announced the launch on Monday, 26 September, of its largest plant in Russia in a move aimed at countering the growing influence in the region of its US rival PepsiCo. Read more >>
 SAN FRANCISCO: Sony on Tuesday (27 September 2011) rolled out a new way to explore online video as the Japanese entertainment titan battled to be the preferred Internet venue for games, music, films and television. Read more >>
Capital Shopping Centres Group PLC (CSO) announced on Monday, 26 September 2011, that it has appointed Mike Butterworth as chief operating officer reporting to David Fischel, chief executive, with effect from 3 October. Read more >>
PARIS, FRANCE: Paris Fashion Week kicks off on Tuesday with a host of young designers taking their first bow, at Issey Miyake and Balmain, Kenzo and Cacharel, and a buzz of excitement over John Galliano's succession at Dior. Read more >>
WASHINGTON: Amazon is beefing up its movie and television catalog ahead of the expected launch of a tablet computer on Wednesday (28 September 2011). Read more >>
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Commercial property
Home to almost eight million people from all over the world as well as fast developing infrastructure, Johannesburg is a thriving South African city for any business. However, it may be a strenuous task to find your ideal office space in Johannesburg. Read more >>Corporate Social Investment
 Clover Mama Afrika has been awarded the Proudly South African (Proudly SA) Homegrown Award 2011 in the CSI of the Year Corporate category. Read more >>Retail services
 Although there have been no real groundbreaking technological developments in the print industry lately, Fishwicks has shown great initiative and innovation to counteract the negative effects of the economic downturn. It was all about finding means to increase value-added benefits for customers. Read more >>Spring is a good time to open the windows and doors to let the fresh air in and to start cleaning out the dust and dirt that mayhave collected during winter. Dust and dirt attracts bugs and bacteria and it is a good idea to target a few key areas during your spring clean. Read more >>MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, has announced the successful upgrade and expansion of its BI solution at Massdiscounters, eliminating disparate systems and centralising onto a single unified platform. Read more >>Shipping & Transport
[Frank Karaberas] Online retailers have recently seen large sales increased, with many struggling to keep up with demand. The biggest question out there for companies that use external couriers and carriers is: which is the best/fastest/most reliable company with which to move my freight? Read more >>
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 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Driving the little Chinese entry-level Geely GL for the first time is like expecting a dish of predictable sweet and sour pork and being served a delicious meat and prawn chow mein instead. Read more >>
More Motoring news...
 The Canadian progressive, electro and house music producer Deadmau5, will be performing at Ratanga Junction, Cape Town on Thursday, 1 December, at the Wavehouse, Durban (unhooked) on Friday, 2 December, and at Wildwaters H2O, Joburg on Saturday, 3 December, 2011. Read more >>
 [Evan-Lee Courie] Red Stag, the newest addition to the Jim Beam range of bourbon whisky, was recently launched in South Africa. I had the opportunity to have a taste of the new kid on the block. Read more >>
 American band, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers will be bringing a "live" recording of their "I'm With You" concert to the big screen on 30 September and 1 and 2 October, 2011, exclusively at select Ster-Kinekor theatres. Read more >>
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- Marketing communication in the public service Intelligent Africa Marketing and Training - Kempton Park, 3 October
- Presentation and public speaking skills LeMark Training & Development - Pretoria, 3 October
- A-Z of brand building Vega School of Brand Leadership - Johannesburg, 5 October
- High impact sales training The Peer Group - Pretoria, 5 October
- Choosing the right camera Hirschs - Meadowdale, 10 October
- Assertive communication skills for women Alusani Skills & Training Network - Johannesburg, 17 October
- Corporate social investment Siyakhula Trust - Randburg, 17 October
- Six steps to a better business Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business - Pietermaritzburg, 18 October
- Changes in the commercial regulatory framework Compuscan Academy - Port Elizabeth, 18 October
- Companies act demystified SALC - Johannesburg, 20 October
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