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 | After a stellar run over a few years, appetite for retail stocks cooled last year as profit growth slowed on strained consumer spending. Read more >>
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 | New vehicle sales in SA rose by a mere 0.2% to 46‚501 units in December 2013 compared with the same period a year earlier. Read more >>
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 | The Standard Bank's house price index ended 2013 on a more modest note‚ with growth easing to 5.5% in December year on year from 6.6% in November. Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser Linda de Beer‚ has been appointed to chair the Financial Reporting Investigations Panel from 1 January‚ replacing Harvey Wainer‚ chairman since its inception in 2002. Read more >>
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 | The R20-million makeover of Village View shopping centre in Bedfordview has brought it in line with the latest retail trends and boosted its appeal to loyal and new patrons alike. Read more >>
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 | Joan Muller Growthpoint Properties and the Public Investment Corp (PIC), the co-owners of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, are in discussions with a number of international hotel operators to run what will be the first new hotel to be built at the precinct since Sol Kerzner's One&Only opened its doors in April 2009. Read more >>
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 | Issued by PriceCheck PriceCheck is hiring, and the company is looking for the best, especially those seeking a unique challenge. Read more >>
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 | Muratie Estate will hold its annual harvest festival on Saturday 1 March 2014 in Stellenbosch from 11.30am. Entrance is free of charge and visitors will receive a complimentary glass of wine on arrival. Read more >>
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 | TLC's Glamcam was part of the below-the-line campaign to generate awareness Ola Magnum's launch of two new variants - Magnum Pink Pomegranate and Magnum Black Espresso - which created a South African first with a Twitter auction that used tweets as currency. Read more >>
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 | Collaboration aims to broaden offerings and ensure a curated selection for customers. Read more >>
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 | Avocado growers have been warned to ensure that avocados are properly matured before harvesting, as the sale of immature avocados is now prohibited, said the Subtropical Growers Association (Subtrop). Read more >>
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 | Rawson Property Group has introduced a new franchise to the Fish Hoek, Glencairn, Noordhoek and Kommetjie property market, driven by market demand. Read more >>
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 | Mpumalanga's luxurious Mala Mala private game reserve will get new owners when President Jacob Zuma hands over the 13,184ha of land and title deeds to the community on Friday (10 January). Read more >>
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 | An influential American travel list has named three Cape destinations on its Best-of-the-Best places to visit this year. Read more >>
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 | Brendan Ryan The Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) shipped a record 70.2m tons (mt) of coal last year‚ passing the 70mt mark for the first time. Read more >>
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 | Nicky Smith The cash-strapped Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) has approached unnamed donor agencies for financial support as it continues to battle to have the road toll programme scrapped. Read more >>
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 | Early indications are that consumers are in for more pain at the pumps this year. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Initial forecasts for agricultural equipment sales in 2014 point to a tough year for dealers such as JSE-listed Invicta Holdings and over-the-counter-traded Senwes‚ according to Vunani Securities analyst Anthony Clark. Read more >>
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 | Jacqueline Mackenzie The rate of growth in SA's manufacturing production slowed to 0.3% year on year (y/y) in November after a revised increase of 1.7% (1.5%) y/y in October 2013‚ data released by Statistics SA on Thursday showed. Read more >>
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 | Paul Vecchiatto The Department of Agriculture‚ Forestry and Fisheries has reached an interim agreement with line fishermen that will allow them to continue fishing until the appeals process for those not granted licences is completed. Read more >>
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 | With cosmetics company Avon selling a lipstick every 4 seconds; it underlines the importance of this single cosmetic item. Read more >>
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 | 2013 saw slightly slower average house price growth than 2012, but improving demand-supply balance hints at improved average price growth to come in 2014. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Large industrial stocks on the JSE‚ considered "a market darling" over the past few years‚ have become expensive‚ some analysts say. Read more >>
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 | Zeenat Moorad After a stellar run over a few years, appetite for retail stocks cooled last year as profit growth slowed on strained consumer spending. Read more >>
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 | The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014, which ended on Friday 10 January 2014 in Las Vegas, was the largest in its history with 185,806sqm of exhibit space housing more than 3200 exhibitors. More than 150,000 industry professionals attended, including more than 35,000 from outside the US. Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: Tesco said that group sales dripped by 3.2% during the all-important Christmas trading period, dealing a fresh blow to Britain's biggest retailer. Read more >>
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 | LAS VEGAS, USA: People wishing to be techno-chic and who have a few thousand dollars to spare can sport outfits that change color on a whim. Read more >>
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 | LAS VEGAS, US: Kid-safe tablets and smartphones are hitting the market, giving parents more control over how the mobile devices are used. Read more >>
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 | LAS VEGAS, USA: - Motorola is pushing all the buttons to regain prominence in the smartphone market, including aggressive pricing, says chief executive Dennis Woodside. Read more >>
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 | GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Swiss food company Nestle's coffee capsule arm Nespresso said on Tuesday (7 January) it had dropped a lawsuit in Germany over alleged patent violations by generic manufacturer, the Ethical Coffee Company. Read more >>
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 | LAS VEGAS, USA: LG said that its curved and slightly bendable G-Flex smartphone will be available in the US by April in partnership with telecommunications firms AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Read more >>
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 | LAS VEGAS, USA: LG announced an alliance with Netflix to stream "ultra high-definition" shows to new televisions being released by the South Korean consumer electronics company. Read more >>
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 | LAS VEGAS, USA: The new Chevrolets coming out this year will be faster - at least when it comes to gleaning information from the superhighway. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Telkom (TKG) CEO Sipho Maseko has moved to calm a storm over his comments on Friday that up to 1‚000 managers face the axe at the company‚ although he confirmed that its staff numbers would be reduced in wide-ranging changes to cut costs. Read more >>
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 | A farmer in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, has been granted a protection order against land grabbers. Read more >>
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 | The SA National Roads Agency (SANRAL) says that people who have received a huge e-toll bill have failed to comply with the timeframes stipulated in the enforcement of e-toll violations. Read more >>
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 | The umbrella body for schools governing bodies says the announcement of the 2013 National Senior Certificate results is an indication that the quality of the education system is "stabilising". Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman There is, of course, the legend of the lost Kruger Millions but even that tenuous link to great stories suggests the gold bullion is somewhere near Machadadorp and not hidden beneath a lion's den in The Kruger National Park. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor When it comes to space, comfort, practicality, and value for money Chevrolet's popular Captiva takes a lot of beating and it's hardly surprising that it has captivated the hearts of many South African families and will continue to do so now that it has had a mid-life make-over. Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman Clico Boutique Hotel is in a converted grand old farm-style house with a Cape Dutch gabled roof from the time when Rosebank, Johannesburg wasn't the social and economic hub it is today. Read more >>
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