eBucks had an exceptional festive season with members spending R62 million worth of eBucks in the last quarter of 2007, 34% more than the previous festive season. Both the eBucks card and shop showed strong growth. 1 Feb 2008
USA - At the Demo exhibition in Palm Desert, California, on Monday, Livescribe debuted its much-anticipated Pulse smartpen. 1 Feb 2008
Daniel Bernard, general manager for Wall Street Journal Online, said the "SeenThis?" feature will be opt-in only, meaning it won't start up unless the viewer expressly asks it to, and users can opt out any time. SeenThis will allow readers to see which Journal stories are popular among that user's Facebook friends. 1 Feb 2008
Organisers of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay have selected Atul Gupta, chairman and MD at Sahara, a national supplier of ICT and digital lifestyle products, to participate in the South African leg of the event. 1 Feb 2008
The International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) has announced its recent strategic partnership with the Greek, Swedish and Portuguese Chefs Associations. These agreements enable selected members of these three highly regarded organisations of professional chefs to actively participate in iTQi's annual tasting juries, including the Superior Taste Award 2008. 1 Feb 2008
Barely a week after eBay announced a change in leadership, the online auctioneer unveiled a major switch in strategy. The company plans to reduce by half the up-front fees it charges users to list their items on its platform. It will also offer its best seller incentives and raise its minimum selling standards. 1 Feb 2008
Liberty Life Properties has announced a R350 million expansion programme at Johannesburg's Eastgate shopping centre. New restaurant and retail space will introduce a lifestyle component to the shopping experience and add 12,000m2 to the gross lettable area, taking the total area to 121,000 m2. 1 Feb 2008
Increases in the production price indices of petroleum and coal, have been identified as the major contributors to the overall costs incurred by factory owners in South Africa. 31 Jan 2008
Leading by example, one of South Africa's biggest food retailers has decided to cut its power consumption by 20%. Not only that, it is selling energy-efficient light bulbs at cost to consumers – to help you save! 31 Jan 2008
Hot on the heals of news that the South African public has been ripped off for years on the price of bread, comes the news that eight dairy companies are in the spotlight, accused of fixing the price of milk. 31 Jan 2008
Tom Peters, one of the world's leading business strategists, is consistently voted one strategist many business people would love to see again. Here he expounds on a range of issues – and his choice of favourite company may surprise you, by the way. 31 Jan 2008
Amid some negative speculation in the marketplace with regard to the current status of the residential property market, Pam Golding Properties' perspective, as expressed by Dr Andrew Golding, is as follows… 31 Jan 2008
The practice of retaining borrowers' bankcards will no longer be tolerated in the credit industry. 31 Jan 2008
Epilepsy South Africa, a non-profit organisation that aims to provide equal opportunities for people with epilepsy and other disabilities, will be hosting a glamorous wine auction on 19 March 2008, at the Arabella Quays (previously the Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel) in Cape Town. 31 Jan 2008
Celebrating their 40th year of care giving, St. Georges Home for Girls was ecstatic to receive two complete bathroom makeovers to a value of about R90 000 from ON-TAP Plumbing Supplies. 31 Jan 2008
Accsys, a national provider of human resource and payroll management software, has announced the introduction of the Accsys Payroll Internship Bursary Program. 31 Jan 2008
A new report* by independent market analyst Datamonitor finds that consumers are having a greater number of soft-drink occasions, with consumption projected to increase through 2011, but at the expense of carbonated drinks. 31 Jan 2008
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
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