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 | South Africans have opened one million PayPal accounts, four years after its deal with FNB made it possible for people and businesses in South Africa to make and accept such payments. read more>> |
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 | At the 2014 SA Young Wine Show, Boland Chenin Blanc won the General Smuts Trophy for SA Champion Young Wine and the prestigious Les Tastevins Du Cap Trophy for the sixth time. read more>> |
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 | As part of its transition from a daily deal website to an online marketplace, Groupon has completely redesigned their South African website, as well as updated versions of its popular iPhone and Android apps... read more>> |
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 | Shoppers are increasingly looking for stores that reflect the values of their community says the President of the SA Council of Shopping Centres, Marna van der Walt read more>> |
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 | Mayfield Square, Daveyton's first major shopping centre, was officially opened on 28 August 2014 by Ward Councillor Makgopa Kgopa, MMC for City Planning and Economic Development Bennett Nikani... read more>> |
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Joan Muller |
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Fifi Peters |
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 | Supported by Redefine Properties, the Buskaid Soweto String Project equips young black musicians in SA townships, for which they won the Development Award at the 17th Annual Business Day BASA Awards earlier this week. read more>> |
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 | IT News Africa reports that Nigerian consumer internet company, Iconway, is launching PricePadi.com - an online shopping service which allows customers to search for and discover products available from different sources... read more>> |
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 | Issued by SAIRA SAIRA will be officially launching its membership community for online retailers and e-commerce professionals at the SAIRA Online Retailing Conference on 13/14 October in Somerset West, Cape Town. read more>> |
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 | ASM Communications will host the Consumer Complaints Management conference to address key areas of concern in the Consumer Protection Act and provide participants with a road map for effective complaints management. read more>> |
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 | At the 2014 eCommerce Conference, being held on 4 September at Gallagher Convention Centre, uAfrica.com will announce SA online retail survey results, conducted during the second and third quarters of this year. read more>> |
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 | Having achieved its target on reducing carbon emissions a year ahead of schedule, Pick n Pay is now focusing on reducing emissions further, through greater in-store energy efficiency and other means. read more>> |
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 | Extending its international footprint, Kauai has opened its first store in Windhoek in the Maerua Mall, close to the Virgin Active Health Club, thereby catering for both local shoppers and gym-goers. read more>> |
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 | On Friday, 22 August 2014, a consortium of 'Banters' opened the first restaurant dedicated to the Banting dining lifestyle at 47 Main Road, Green Point (in front of the Cape Royale Luxury Hotel). read more>> |
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 | Issued by XON Retail Solutions XON Retail Solutions has launched a digital moving display that turns any HDMI TV into a smart TV and allows retailers to showcase products to customers in their stores... read more>> |
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 | The City of Cape Town has accused the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) of "peddling fallacies" about the proposed tolling of the N1-N2 Winelands highway, deepening their public spat. read more>> |
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 | Producer inflation as measured by the producer price index (PPI) for final manufactured goods fell marginally to 8% year-on-year in July, down from 8.1% in June‚ Statistics South Africa figures show. read more>> |
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 | Chilling can be thirsty work, but for brothers and sisters on the move, lugging large bottles around just isn't an option. With an ear always firmly to South African soil, Coca-Cola has been hard at work creating a new and convenient My Size re-sealable 330ml PET bottle. read more>> |
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 | On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding chatted to Vera Robertson from Everlytic and Janine de Waal from Ukusela Ekapa... [twitterfall] read more>> |
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 | Hilton Rose How do you maintain a presence? How does a brand stay awake and active all year round? read more>> |
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 | Experiential branding is still a relatively new concept for many South African businesses but is a logical extension of mass personalisation... read more>> |
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 | Issued by Pyrotec Promotional on-pack solutions are the easiest and most common form of brand awareness in the retail industry. With many different options available to choose from when it comes to on-pack devices... read more>> |
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 | The business rescue practitioners for Ellerines have not yet decided whether or not to retrench employees. read more>> |
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Zeenat Moorad |
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 | Clinton Phipps While many commercial property sites may have CCTV and access control systems, they lack full integration, which is crucial to successful implementation. Globally, the future of commercial property security lies in a greater integration with technology. read more>> |
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 | NEW DELHI, INDIA: "Wizard of Oz" heroine Dorothy only had to click her ruby red slippers together and they would spirit her home to Kansas. read more>> |
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 | SEOUL SOUTH KOREA: South Korea's Samsung and LG unveiled new smartwatches with upgraded functions and design as they step up their drive to lead an increasingly competitive market for wearable devices. read more>> |
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 | NEW DELHI, INDIA: Intex, the manufacturer of a new $33 smartphone billed as India's cheapest said it aims to sell 500,000 devices in the next three months in what it called a "new era" for the market. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple will unveil an "iWatch" in September with the manufacturer of the iPhone finally embarking on its much-rumoured foray into wearable computing, technology news website Re/code says. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A judge has rejected a bid by Apple to ban US sales of rival Samsung smartphones targeted in a recent $2bn patent trial in Silicon Valley. read more>> |
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Amazon said it has agreed to buy the videogame platform Twitch for $970m, giving it access to a huge audience who watch games being streamed live via the site. read more>> |
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 | The governments of South Africa and New Zealand will join forces to share their expertise on food safety systems for export with their counterparts in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). read more>> |
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 | Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working hard to build an economy that is able to generate jobs, while improving export competitiveness. read more>> |
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 | Johannesburg and Tshwane have told the R10m advisory panel charged with assessing the effect of e-tolling in Gauteng of their concerns at the socioeconomic consequences of the system's implementation on their residents. read more>> |
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 | A delegation of South African companies is in Maputo, Mozambique, showcasing their products and services at the 50th Jubilee of the Feira International de Maputo (FACIM) trade fair. read more>> |
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 | The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Fatima Chohan says the under-representation of women in social, political and economic spheres must be resolved if Africa is to develop. read more>> |
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Nthambeleni Gabara |
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More Matshediso |
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Anton Harber |
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 | Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai, in partnership with Vida e Caffè and Dubai Tourism is launching a competition to win a luxurious five-night stay at the resort, this September. read more>> |
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 | Brian Berkman Copies of The Hollywood Reporter magazine in the lounge at Coopmanhuijs Hotel, in Stellenbosch, seem out of place among the books on wine, art and the historic treasures of the area. read more>> |
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor There are hundreds of farm stalls all over the country, some loved and easy to find and other gems lesser known. Well, here's a guide to help you find them. read more>> |
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor The iconic Land Rover brand has come a long way from the days when its boxy, bone-shaking "Landies" were the undisputed bushwhacking conquerors of Africa and the preferred mode of transport for numerous armies across the globe, to its current elevated status of snobmobile of choice for rappers, WAGS, gangsters, A-listers and upper crust residents of sea-view suburbs. read more>> |
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 | Eugene Yiga Ever since it opened back in October 2010, Hemelhuijs has been a restaurant of many faces. Now, as the seasons change, artist and chef Jacques Erasmus has transformed the Cape Town eatery (a finalist for Eat Out's Boschendal Style Award) once again. read more>> |
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 | Ilse van den Berg Passports and padkos ready, off we went to the land beyond the Boerewors Curtain... Just kidding, Durbanville isn't really that far, plus, I'm not one of those Capetonians... You know, those who think everything further than 15 minutes' drive is 'too far'. read more>> |
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 | Brian Berkman Contributing Editor, Travel, Brian Berkman, asked Nigel Atherton, Complex General Manager at Emperors Palace, about why he loves his work at the Place of Dreams. read more>> |
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 The Cape's trendiest home, décor and lifestyle exhibition, the Cape Homemakers Expo, will be taking place in the Mother City. Read more >> |
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Margaret Thatcher "Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan." M. C. Escher "My work is a game, a very serious game." Confucius "The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools." Twyla Tharp "Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is the result of good work habits." Earl Nightingale "Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations." |
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