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 | At the 2014 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show, Nederburg won two trophies, for The Brew Master and Eminence, and a gold medal for Private Bin D234. Read more >>
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 | Loni Prinsloo "Telkom won't die," says Chief Executive Sipho Maseko, who compared the state-owned company to a stabilised patient in and intensive care unit after a couple of strategic deals and cost-cutting exercises put in place during his year at the helm. Read more >>
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 | Alistair Anderson Listed and unlisted property contributed R191.4bn to the economy in 2012‚ according to a report released by the Property Sector Charter Council. Read more >>
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 | The culture of staying loyal to one brand is shifting quickly to a space where the power is now in the hands of the consumer to switch between brands, products and services. Loyalty is no longer the most important factor in client-brand relations. Read more >>
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 | The new online retail shopping site, Shop for Good is a first for Cape Town, where all items are 100% donated and proceeds go directly to the Children's Hospital Trust. It is a temporary site, with mostly Cape Town based experiences. Read more >>
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 | To continue its expansion in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, Takealot.com has raised over US$100 million. The investment is led by Tiger Global Management, which has invested in some of the leading online retail companies globally, including in India, China and Brazil. Read more >>
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 | This year's line-up of Nederburg wines, selected for September's Nederburg Auction, features several venerable whites, demonstrating that the cellar's ability to make enduring wines is not confined to reds or sweet wines. Read more >>
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 | Launched in 2013 in Sandton City, City Chic, the Australian plus-size clothing brand, has opened its second store in Menlyn Park Shopping Centre, Pretoria. Read more >>
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 | 2nd Take, an established Cape Town retailer of second-hand, international designer wear from Armani to Zara, is offering franchise opportunities to other South African provinces and cities. Read more >>
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 | Jan de Beer In the business world, brands do not evolve, improve or remain competitive without change. Change is what keeps it moving forward and relevant in the consumer's eyes. Brands cannot make changes just for the sake of it but should base their decision making process on thorough research before anything in the business is tweaked. Change, no matter how minor, could either make or break the brand. Read more >>
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 | The 2014 South African Global Pizza winner is Colin du Plessis of Montague for his intriguing pizza of roasted butternut, beetroot and garlic pizza sprinkled with sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds and topped with rocket, avocado and smoked buffalo mozzarella, all drizzled with a red grape balsamic reduction. Read more >>
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 | Paul Vecchiatto Thousands of jobs were saved last week when the European Union (EU), SA's most lucrative market for its multibillion fruit exporting industry, decided against banning its oranges. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko The buyout of Neotel by mobile operator Vodacom "is very important" for the fixed-line operator's future‚ Neotel's Chief Executive Sunil Joshi said. Read more >>
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 | A new labour strike is looming at a time when South Africa can least afford it. As many as 200,000 workers in the metal and engineering sector could down tools as wage talks deadlock. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Nampak One of Africa's largest packaging manufacturers, Nampak's commitment to innovation was recently recognised by the World Packaging Organisation by being awarded several international WorldStar packaging awards. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Pyrotec Pyrotec PackMark, a leading privately owned South African product identification solutions provider, has introduced the Markem-Imaje 1050 Thermal Inkjet printer to their already wide range product offering. Read more >>
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 | The Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) has blacklisted more than 100 telemarketing companies for illegally debiting consumers for goods and services that were not provided or for outright fraudulent transactions where banking details were obtained illegally. Read more >>
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 | BMi Research has released its 2014 annual quantification report on the sorghum beer market in South Africa, which shows that the total sorghum beer market volume continued to decline in 2013. Read more >>
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 | BMi Research has released its 2014 annual quantification report on the mageu market in South Africa, which indicates that it is still considered a popular product in Southern Africa, due to its ease of production and the market is expected to continue to remain strong. However, several factors in the past year have meant that growth has stagnated. Read more >>
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 | Capitalising on the increase of consumer use of mobiles to browse, transact, chat, research, connect and play, retailers and marketers are turning to Mxit to figure out how to transform mobile browsers into buyers. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Knowledge Resources Get the latest facts and trends around stokvels by attending this half-day event on Wednesday, 25 June. You will understand how stokvels operate and explore opportunities for your brand to tap into this growing market. Read more >>
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 | Zeenat Moorad At its annual general meeting last week Massmart highlighted the plight of consumers as debt‚ mounting costs and unemployment continue to curb spending in South Africa. Read more >>
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 | Zeenat Moorad Indebted consumers battling to repay loans and settle accounts have spurred Foschini Group (TFG) to be more stringent about extending credit. Read more >>
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 | Marc Hasenfuss It was a case of swings and roundabouts for Verimark in the year to February‚ with the specialist retailer's gain in new operating efficiencies offset by the weaker rand dragging down sales. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Ford Motor Company has issued safety recalls for nearly 1.4m cars in North America, mostly in the US, to fix potential steering and other problems. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, US: LG Electronics went big in style with a flagship G3 smartphone aimed at turning heads away from market dominators Apple and Samsung. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Online commerce company Amazon.com said it doubted that it would soon bury the hatchet with book publisher Hachette. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Toyota has recalled about 520,000 vehicles, mostly in North America, over several issues including cable corrosion that could see unused spare tyres fall off. Read more >>
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 | SHANGHAI, CHINA: Sony will sell its PlayStation consoles in China through two joint ventures, the Japanese gaming company and its Chinese partner, as they seek to tap into the estimated 500m people who play video games in China. Read more >>
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 | Sipho Maseko Debates in the telecoms industry fall into three categories: what is good for consumers, good for business, and good for the country. And... Read more >>
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 | Chris Moerdyk The spectre of advertising bans on liquor and fast food advertising as well as restrictive onslaughts against the media are glaringly evident in Jacob Zuma's choice of cabinet. Read more >>
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 | South Africa's three biggest mobile network operators have failed Quality of Service (QoS) tests in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape, communications regulator Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) revealed in its latest QoS report. Read more >>
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 | The Right2Know Campaign (R2K) has strong reservations regarding some aspects of Zuma's new Cabinet, which includes a new Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services and a reconceptualised Ministry of Communications. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor The newly launched third generation Mini Cooper has been kitted out with even more fancy a la BMW specifications and has also grown more techno-mature - but deep down it still has the character and soul of a mischievous, playful lion cub. Read more >>
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 | Eugene Yiga Former IT specialist Deena Naidoo chats about his experiences since winning the first season of MasterChef SA. Read more >>
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 | Nina Timm This is the time of year when it seems that everybody has the sniffles and certainly in my family we have all had a turn with a cold or, even worse, the flu. Read more >>
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Our leading menswear brand, Fabiani, is offering exciting opportunities to partner with us, continually growing our brand. Read more >>G-Star will be opening a worldclass Monobrand store in Hemmingways on 14 July 2014. If you'd like to be part of this dynamic team - please apply asap! Read more >>Fossil is seeking a store manager, who is entrepreneurial and sales-driven for our new store in The Pavillion, Durban. Candidates should recruit, train, and develop a team. Read more >>G-Star will be opening a worldclass Monobrand store in Gateway in September 2014. If you'd like to be part of this dynamic team - please apply asap! Read more >>
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STOKVELEX 2014 - 3 Jul 2014 to 6 Jul 2014 Pretoria The STOKVELEX 2014 is a Premiere show targeting Stokvels, cooperatives and individuals around the Gauteng region. Read more >>Fashion UpThe Common Room - 27 Jun 2014 Johannesburg |
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Steve Jobs "If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you." Mac Anderson "Behind me is infinite power, before me is endless possibility, around me is boundless opportunity." Napoleon Hill "The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses." Bunker Hunt "To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it." Benjamin Disraeli "The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes." |
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