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 | Wholesale trade sales at constant (2012) prices increased by 6.6% year on year (y/y) in December compared with a 5.7% y/y increase in November‚ Statistics SA data showed on Thursday, 13 February 2014. Read more >>
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 | Retail trade sales measured in constant (2012) prices rose by a more than expected 3.5% year-on-year (y/y) in December from a revised 4.4% (4.2%) y/y increase in November‚ figures from Statistics SA showed on Wednesday (12 February). Read more >>
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 | South Africa's economy continues to face setbacks on various fronts, reducing the optimism that 2014 could be a year of a thriving small business sector. This is according to Lee Bromfield, CEO Core Lending Products at FNB Commercial and Wealth. Read more >>
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 | Adele Shevel Mention the company Cash Converters and the response is usually: "Doesn't it sell second-hand goods and aren't most of the products it sells stolen?" Read more >>
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 | Pioneer Food Group said on Friday, 14 February 2014, that for the four months to end January its revenue increased by 8.1% (excluding Quantum Foods) and 6.9% including Quantum Foods‚ respectively‚ compared to the comparative period in the prior financial year. Read more >>
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 | Paul Vecchiatto Mobile network operator Cell C's acting chief executive‚ Jose dos Santos said rival MTN's court action to stop the communications regulator from implementing new rates was an attempt to avoid losing customers. Read more >>
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 | Joan Muller Black-controlled Rebosis Property Fund and Delta Property Fund have put their respective take-over bids for Ascension Properties on hold to avert a protracted bidding war for Ascension's lucrative R3.2bn portfolio of government-tenanted offices. Read more >>
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 | Shoprite Checkers announced last week that it is adding 10 soup trucks to its existing fleet of mobile soup kitchen units to feed an additional four million people, in response to the social media trend sweeping the country known as #Neknominations. (video) Read more >>
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 | Proudly South African, which encourages the consumption of locally produced products, was in talks with retailers and banks to launch a loyalty programme that would provide rebates to buyers of local products, the organisation's chief executive Leslie Sedibe said on Tuesday, 11 February. Read more >>
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 | Shopstar, an e-commerce platform developed in Cape Town, and the Cape Craft & Design Institute (CCDI) is running a World Design Capital 2014 Thundafund campaign to select and provide a group of creatives with the necessary training and infrastructure to run a successful online store. Read more >>
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 | The 40th anniversary of the Auction, being held 12-13 September 2014, promises to deliver rare value again. The panel of top local and international wine judges has been appointed to moderate entries. Read more >>
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 | Rex Trueform H1 headline loss a share seen at 15.2c-16.9cRex Trueform (RTO) expects its headline loss per share in the six months to December 2013 to be between 15.2c and 16.9c. This is an improvement of between 50% and 55% from those for the six months ended 31 December 2012. The interim results are expected on 7 March 2014. Source: I-Net Bridge
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 | Phakamisa Ndzamela Nedbank's private-equity arm has bought 30% of carbonated soft drinks producer Little Green Beverages for an undisclosed amount and is looking to invest up to R300m in various companies this year. Read more >>
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 | Sue Blaine South Africa's energy grid has received one of its first injections of wind energy since Umoya Energy's 37-turbine Hopefield wind farm was certified as fully operational 10 days ago‚ the Cape Town-based comapny said on Monday (10 February). Read more >>
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 | Amanda Rogaly While a small number of people do more than glance at labels on foods, many will not understand fully what they are reading. Once consumers understand what they are reading, they can make better choices and have better conversations with their GPs and medical specialists about what they should be eating. Read more >>
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 | City Lodge Hotels has reported a 14% rise to 330.5c in normalised diluted headline earnings per share for the six months to December. Read more >>
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 | Nce Mkhize Congestion at the country's ports often results in the loss of millions of rand to South African importers and exporters. Read more >>
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 | Local firms are increasingly turning to fleet management specialists to take care of the myriad challenges they face in keeping their vehicles on the road. By outsourcing their fleet management function, companies can free up their management teams to focus on their core business. Read more >>
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 | PPC said on Monday (10 February) advanced plans are in place to enter the Algerian cement market‚ through a partnership with Algerian private sector investors‚ in Hodna Cement. Read more >>
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 | Mindful of the diversity of South Africans in all things, Woolworths is running a national sizing survey, using US-based Alvanon, an international market leader in body scanning and fit form development, in its first foray into Africa. Read more >>
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 | According to research, retailers should extend their Valentine's Day promotions to include singles and groups, because with the high divorce rates and late family formation, there are more single adults today than ever before. Read more >>
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 | Gari Dombo Your hired car provision may not be comprehensive enough to meet your needs. You should plan ahead and investigate the possibility of extending your replacement car hire cover on your motor policy. Read more >>
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 | Zeenat Moorad Woolworths Holdings (WHL) plans to open up to 18 Country Road and Trenery stores in SA over the next three years. Read more >>
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 | Unlisted retailer Edcon Limited has appointed Toon Clerckx as chief financial officer and a member of the Edcon Holdings and Edcon Limited boards effective 17 February 2014. Read more >>
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 | Ntsakisi Maswanganyi Companies in the shipping industry and port authorities are seeking to resolve the challenges that South Africa's high port tariffs represent and to make it easier to do business in the country‚ says Maersk South Africa's Fred Jacobs. Read more >>
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 | Sony has released several new cyber-shot cameras in its range. These user-friendly point-and-shoot digital cameras are equipped with extended optical zoom, which gives users shooting power to capture still and clear photos at a distance. These will all be available in South Africa from April 2014. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: General Motors said it was recalling nearly 780,000 sedans sold in North America for an ignition switch problem that could shut off a moving car's electrical devices, including airbags. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: The head of Google-owned Motorola, Dennis Woodside, is leaving the smartphone company to become chief operating officer at the online storage firm Dropbox. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO , USA: US videogame hardware sales climbed in January, with Sony's new-generation PlayStation 4 consoles leading the charge, according to figures released on this week. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Monday, 10 February, he would no longer press Apple to boost its share buyback plan after a proxy advisory firm recommended against his proposal. Read more >>
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 | HANOI - The Vietnamese developer behind the smash-hit free game Flappy Bird has pulled his creation from online stores after announcing that its runaway success had ruined his "simple life". Read more >>
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 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Taiwan's smartphone manufacturer HTC said it signed a patent and technology collaboration agreement with Finnish phone company Nokia to end all pending patent litigation between them. Read more >>
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 | An investigation has been launched following the discovery of a body on board a South African Airways (SAA) aircraft in the United States. Read more >>
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 | Centralising government's tender system will go a long way in rooting out corruption in the public service, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday. Read more >>
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 | Zizi Hlungulu Solar and wind-generated power will form the backbone of a provincial government programme to provide disadvantaged people in rural Eastern Cape with electricity. Read more >>
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 | Ntsakisi Maswanganyi Manufacturing production improved more than expected in December‚ supporting views economic growth would have been higher in the fourth quarter of 2013. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Road Tripping South Africa provides some fascinating glimpses of hidden gems tucked away on old familiar routes and destinations, which might come as surprising delights even to seasoned travellers. Read more >>
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 | Nic van den Bergh Today, more than ever before, consumers and businesses are presented with a wide array of food choices and technologies; producers and suppliers, and information about food production and consumption. Read more >>
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 | Nina Timm Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and although I have made two delicious desserts, my better half will enjoy "man food", especially if it has a subtle hint of spice and heat. Read more >>
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