South Africa's Consumer Price Index excluding mortgage rates (CPIX) has increased by 0.7 of a percentage point to 8.6% on year-on-year for December, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday, 30 January 2008. 30 Jan 2008
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General for the United Nations, Jacques Diouf, has arrived in Addis Ababa for a working visit during which he will also attend the 10th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) to be held this week. 30 Jan 2008
Tom Peters, one of the world's leading business strategists, will appear live and in Johannesburg on March 12, 2008. The event is presented by Global Leaders and is entitled Excellence, Always! It will take place at the Gallagher Estate in Midrand. 30 Jan 2008
US survey finds consumers opt for quality time with loved ones over traditional gifts this Valentine's Day. 30 Jan 2008
According to a recent report by the United States' Direct Marketing Association (DMA), entitled "Channel Integration and Benchmarks in the Retail Industry," to be successful, retailers need to merge and synchronize all channels in terms of consistent brand message, timing, creativity of promotions, loyalty programs, and fulfillment. 30 Jan 2008
The South African textile industry has long been assumed to be in terminal decline, but perhaps there is cause for some optimism. 30 Jan 2008
Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of the T270i and T280i, a stylish duo of affordably priced phones set to appeal to differing audiences. 30 Jan 2008
Cases of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in cattle have been reported in Limpopo's Vhembe district. 30 Jan 2008
Amazon.com is taking its digital music store to the world - a necessary move if the online retailer hopes to compete with a digital giant like iTunes. 30 Jan 2008
Tired of your friends pulling a face every time you produce a watery filter coffee? Depressed by yet another blackout? Then it's time you see how simple it is to make a quality cup of filter coffee. 30 Jan 2008
Following its launch in 2006, and the subsequent show in 2007, Avusa Limited has announced the third edition of The Home Show, which will take place from 31 January - 3 February 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre. 30 Jan 2008
How do we live comfortably and productively within the limits of our planet? How do we sustain life on Earth now for the benefit of our children and their children? Global bodies, governments, communities and individuals are currently asking themselves these vital questions. The annual Woolworths Trust EduPlant program recognises that our schools play a vital role in exploring the answers to these questions. 30 Jan 2008
The retailer says total sale of merchandise for the first four months of trading were 4.8% down on the corresponding period of the previous year. 30 Jan 2008
Weinwirtschaft, the respected German trade magazine, has just published its annual Top 500 ‘Wines of The Year' – as voted by the German wine trade – and Delheim Pinotage Rosé 2007 came top in the rosé category, beating all other rosé wines sold in Germany during 2007. 30 Jan 2008
The University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) full-time MBA programme has, for the fourth consecutive year, been ranked in the Financial Times of London's Global MBA Top 100, and remains the only business school in Africa in the FT MBA ranking. 29 Jan 2008
Production in most South African mines - which include some of the world's biggest producers of gold and platinum and are the backbone of the country's economy - has been brought to a halt by recurrent power outages, sparking concerns over possible job losses. 29 Jan 2008
Raw numbers don't really tell whether newspapers are profiting from the uptick in visits to their sites, said Mike McGuire, vice president of research for the media industry at Gartner, in the United States. "The challenge is how papers can effectively monetize that. There is a concern that a lot of people expect ad-supported content to be free." 29 Jan 2008
The world's poorest continent is, not surprisingly, also its least wired. However, Web use in Africa has exploded almost ninefold since 2000, experts say. By prying open the stranglehold that repressive regimes once held on the news, it has become, in the hands of ingenious Africans, a powerful tool for democratization and even disaster relief. 29 Jan 2008
For some people, losing an e-mail account is akin to losing family photographs in a flood or fire. Even if the service is free, the offending company had better be prepared to apologize gracefully and profusely, said Ben Chestnut, cofounder and partner of MailChimp. 29 Jan 2008
The load-shedding measures implemented by Eskom described as a national emergency by Cabinet members constitute a severe impediment for growth in South Africa's apparel sector. 29 Jan 2008
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