The R520m Mdantsane City shopping centre in Mdantsane is open for business. 14 May 2008
The world's biggest retailer has reported record quarterly earnings and sales. 14 May 2008
Packaging Digest had the opportunity to talk with Humberto Garcia, packaging manager for environmental sustainability at Unilever, a major packaged goods company serving a global market. In the discussion, Garcia shares his views on sustainability and how it impacts Unilever. 14 May 2008
Nutrition labels on foods that have been fortified with vitamins and minerals are not to be trusted, a study of common products reveals. 14 May 2008
Samsung has renewed its national Mirror Media package across TLC's upmarket Nightlife venues. 13 May 2008
Country of origin labelling in terms of the Merchandise Act 17 of 1941 is now being enforced by the authorities and companies or individuals found to be contravening the Act will be penalised. But there are some issues that need to be resolved... 13 May 2008
Two new graduates were awarded certificates as Cape Wine Masters on 9 May 2008, bringing the number of successful examinations to 67, and the members of the Institute to 62, including three honorary members. 13 May 2008
The imposition of import quotas in 2007 has resulted in a 12% drop in total clothing imports, including a 31% reduction in clothing imports from China alone, and created breathing space for the industry to deal head on with the twin challenge of increased competiveness and modernisation that will ultimately ensure its' long-term survival, said Ebrahim Patel, general secretary of the SA Clothing and Textile Workers Union at the annual Fashion Imbizo in Cape Town on 7 May 2008. 13 May 2008
Ads24s community newspaper survey, Compass24, shows that women are no longer the primary decision makers (PDMs) when it comes to consumer spending. 13 May 2008
If the Chinese brand proves to be, pardon the pun, a 'brand on the run', South Africa could see another production line opening. 13 May 2008
Higher fuel prices over R10 a litre drive change to new pumps. 13 May 2008
It has been four years since Dentyne was last advertised in South Africa, and although research reveals that South Africans already consider the chewing gum brand to be good for their teeth, the new campaign is designed to strengthen that belief. 12 May 2008
Sahara Computers has announced the release of its latest 8-inch sub-notebook into the market. 12 May 2008
The world's renowned city of diamonds, Kimberley, is to open a factory worth R100 million to manufacture gold jewellery. 12 May 2008
The Software as a Service (SaaS) trend is revolutionising the call centre industry, as companies of all sizes are now discovering the advantages of going with hosted versus on-premise solutions. With SaaS for the call centre, applications such as integrated voice recognition, automatic call dialing, predictive dialing, workforce management and CRM are hosted on a shared platform in a data centre and delivered to the agents via the Internet or dedicated network. 12 May 2008
Gas prices are setting record highs, homeowners are facing foreclosure, the dollar's slipping further down a black hole, and the credit industry is collapsing. These are frustrating times - and perhaps that's partly why "Grand Theft Auto IV" just set some new records for video game sales. 12 May 2008
E-commerce firms are turning to Web services to streamline operations. A web service, for instance, could carry out payment validation by taking details from one system and initiate a request for other information, such as a credit card account number or expiration date. 12 May 2008
The ANC-led alliance has called for urgent consideration of the removal VAT on a wider range of foodstuffs, a move likely to be opposed by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on the grounds that it benefits all consumers and not just the poor. 12 May 2008
No less than 10 new participants will make their debut at this year's 34th Auction of Rare Cape Wines, to be held at Nederburg in Paarl from 19 - 20 September 2008. 12 May 2008
The shift in demand from CDs to downloads is taking its toll on Warner Music Group, which reported a loss of US$37 million in the second quarter. 12 May 2008
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