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Weekly top stories
 | [Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Originally the main function of the Bizcommunity Press Office was as a simple conduit for company news and to distribute press releases, but since it has evolved and expanded into a hub where clients can monitor performance of their publicity and manage their recruitment advertising. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 | Lamna Financial offers a bespoke, personal asset based lending service that is seeing a rapid growth. This discreet service monetises the value of a client's assets, such as prestige cars, fine wine, and works of art, without having to sell the asset. Read more >> |
 | First National Bank (FNB) is celebrating 175 years of existence in South Africa, reportedly the oldest bank, tracing its roots back to the Eastern Province Bank formed in Grahamstown in 1838. Today, it trades as a division of FirstRand Bank Limited. Read more >> |
 | Nescafé has launched an easy-to-use capsule system, Dolce Gusto, offering coffee-shop quality beverages at a push of a button. With a wide variety of roast and ground coffees, as well as hot chocolate, users can now enjoy their coffee white, frothy, chocolate-y, black or even cold. Read more >> |
 | The SAPOA/IPD South African Biannual Property Indicator, released yesterday, 25 September 2013, showed that the South African property sector delivered an improved 9.2% total return for the first six months in 2013. Read more >> |
 | There is an increasing amount of American and European liquidated stock now moving through Africa and particularly Southern Africa. This comes primarily because of continued economic instability in certain countries, a need for alternative channels of offloading surplus stock, improved African distribution channels and a growing middle-class in Africa. Read more >> |
PayU has incorporated online airtime and electricity purchasing into its offering. Read more >>
 | Lovers of bubbly should diarise 30 November and 1 December 2013, as Franschhoek celebrates its Cap Classique and Champagne Festival 'The Magic of Bubbles'. Read more >> |
 | The top 10 finalists for the Crown Plaza inaugural sleepwear design competition have been selected and will display their creations at the SA Fashion Week from 3-5 October 2013 at Crowne Plaza Johannesburg - The Rosebank. Read more >> |
 | [Tanya Spence] A critical position in all companies and particularly franchising, the operations manager is the right-hand man to the MD, usually reporting directly to him or her. He or she has the major responsibility of assisting in achieving the company's sales turnover and profit targets and ensuring that all operations in the company happen on time. Read more >> |
 | Member states of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) including Japan, China, the EU and the US met yesterday, 26 September 2013, in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, to discuss problems related to illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing and conserving and managing tuna in the region. Read more >> |
 | At the recent Good Food & Wine Show, Craig Charity (29) was named the new South African SCASA Barista Champion for 2014. He will represent South Africa at the World Barista Championships in Rimini, Italy in May 2014. Read more >> |
 | [Hendrik Bredenkamp, Issued by Skydirect] South African consumers, like consumers around the globe, are price conscious. They want to know how much products cost before they arrive at the tills, they want to know that they're getting the advertised deal they read, watched or heard about in the broadsheets, on TV or on the radio. Read more >> visit press office >> |
| [Hendrik Bredenkamp, Issued by Skydirect] A growing trend that South African pharmacies are now following is the deployment of electronic shelf labels (ESLs). They are digital labels that replace paper price tags on shelves. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 | South Africa's latest low cost airline, FlySafair, has started selling tickets despite a competitor threatening court action against it, Beeld reported. Read more >> |
 | [Issued by IMPERIAL Logistics] At the 25th annual Logistics Achiever Awards, Imperial Logistics shared the spotlight with its clients as they collected kudos, in the form of one gold and three silver awards, for projects that are driving the competitiveness of several of the country's leading blue chip organisations. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 | Packaging group Astrapak reported a 51.2% drop in headline earnings per share (HEPS) to 10.7c in the six months to August‚ from 21.7c in the same period a year ago. Read more >> |
[Rowan Forster] On 18 September 2013, the Supreme Court of Appeal handed down its decision in the case of BMW vs Grandmark. Read more >>
 | The BMi 2013 annual quantification report on everyday cheese in South Africa indicates that as whole, everyday cheese volumes increased in 2012. This was a similar growth to that seen in 2011. The everyday cheese market is expected to stabilise over the following two years. Read more >> |
 | Consumers are forced to tighten their belts with the increasing living expenses as they have less money for discretionary spending. This has a large impact on restaurants, retail and entertainment businesses but rewarding loyalty and adding value can pay off. Read more >> |
 | President Jacob Zuma has signed into law the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill - paving the way for e-tolling, the presidency said on Wednesday, 25 September. Read more >> |
 | This year SA's maize harvest is expected to settle at 11.5m tons according to an I-Net Bridge survey of traders. It is unchanged from August. Read more >> |
 | [Liam McDermott] With the rise in contactless payment systems, it is important to understand how the system works and the benefits for both cardholders and retailers in typical low-value transactions. Read more >> |
 | Mobile phones are now firmly part of the transaction landscape, according to mobile transaction enabler wiGroup, which has facilitated in-store phone transactions worth over R1-billion in 2013 - a 500% increase over 2012. Read more >> |
 | Point, one of this country's leading print and production management specialists, has launched the Point Learnership Programme geared towards post-matric learners. Read more >> |
 | TOKYO JAPAN: Japanese electronics company Panasonic says it will abandon research into new smartphones for retail consumers at home as it struggles to make inroads in a sector dominated by Apple and Samsung. Read more >> |
 | CARACAS, VENEZUELA: Jean Paul Gaultier invites Latin Americans to embark on a digital adventure to uncover the whereabouts of Le Male. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has unveiled its first tablet computer, as the supermarket chain seeks to boost flagging sales in its domestic market. Read more >> |
 | OTTAWA, CANADA: BlackBerry has agreed to a US$4.7bn buy-out by a consortium of investors who plan to take the struggling Canadian smartphone manufacturer private. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: Apple says it sold a record nine million iPhones in the three days after launching two new versions of the smartphone. Read more >> |
More International
 | Ouma Rusks and Simba chips are two iconic food brands started by the entrepreneurial Greyvenstein family, in the small town of Molteno in the Eastern Cape. Read more >> |
 | President Jacob Zuma will today leave for his two-day state visit to Senegal, which is aimed at boosting the low levels of trade between the two countries. Read more >> |
 | [Karl Gernetzky] The cabinet has approved for public comment the Employment Tax Incentive Bill‚ which aims to encourage employers to give youths their first jobs‚ the Treasury said. Read more >> |
 | Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has intervened in the extended strike by petrol attendants and workers in the automotive industry after meeting with employers and union leaders. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | Tsogo Sun is the Best Hotel Group for business travellers, according to a prestigious award presented to the group at the recent Business Traveller Africa (BTA) Awards. Read more >> |
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] General Motors SA have pulled a few pleasant surprises out of the hat for its passenger cars, including some impressive specification upgrades, fresh cosmetics, changes in model line-ups, the addition of a new engine, a hot limited edition scorcher - and an all-new Astra four-door sedan. Read more >> |
 | iGroup, a technology-driven digital solutions company, is seeking a skilled, responsible and experienced PHP developer with remarkable work ethic to join an ever-growing team of developers. Read more >> |
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