Oak Valley, a leading Elgin winery, situated alongside the N2 northeast of Cape Town, has recently launched the Oak Valley Mountain Biking Experience, a series of three mountain biking routes on this beautiful 1,786ha mountainside farm. 13 Jun 2008
Open source is more than a marketing buzzword - it is a developer state of mind delivering real returns to companies and the broader market, writes Dave McAllister, director of standards and open source for Adobe Systems. 13 Jun 2008
Standard Bank has been awarded the Global Business Coalition (GBC)'s Award for Business Excellence for its HIV/AIDS Workplace Program in 2008. The award effectively recognises the best workplace AIDS program in the world. 13 Jun 2008
Yesterday's 50 basis point interest rate hike tightens the screws on all of us, so now is not the time to take on more credit. Say No! to any loan offers, and if your bank refuses your request for a loan, believe it or not, they are probably doing you a favour. Furthermore, if you run into difficulties, talk to your bank and explore your options - before the situation becomes critical. 13 Jun 2008
US - High-profile data breaches continue to spotlight the growing risks consumers face of identity theft and credit card fraud. Four highly visible data breaches disclosed in the last 18 months are particularly worrisome because they show a systemic failure in the procedures that both the public and regulatory agencies expect companies to get right. 13 Jun 2008
Apple has named the next iteration of its game-changing mobile device the "iPhone 3G", which calls attention to a feature missing from the original release - the ability to grab information from the Internet at near-broadband speeds. However, the fact that the new iPhone will use AT&T's zippy 3G network is not its killer feature. 13 Jun 2008
All over the world, with so many different meanings and perceptions of the word "branding", it appears that it has lost its true meaning; the terminology is more like a walk through a museum with a glorious past. 13 Jun 2008
Survey finds that people in the US may cut back on going out to dinner, but many will not cut back when it comes to buying the latest/smallest/funkiest cell phone. And that's good news for advertisers. 13 Jun 2008
While Father's Day is never quite the blessing to retailers that Mother's Day is - with consumers spending about US$9.6bn on Dad versus US$15.8 billion on Mom - stores are being extra clever this year in their attempts to woo gift buyers. 13 Jun 2008
The Single Exit Price legislation introduced by the Department of Health has resulted in an approximate 20% savings for consumers on medicines, according to Board Healthcare Funders (BHF) of Southern Africa. 12 Jun 2008
Despite economists and analysts across the board forecasting a 100 basis point increase, Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni on Thursday, 12 June 2008, raised the repo rate by 50 basis points. 12 Jun 2008
Government would not consider cutting fuel levies but would instead look at other proposals to bring down escalating fuel prices, Government spokesperson, Themba Maseko said on Thursday, 12 June 2008. 12 Jun 2008
A new “value centre” under construction in Beacon Bay has secured big name retailers. 12 Jun 2008
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised its outlook to negative from stable on Edcon. 12 Jun 2008
A recent Symantec study, the Norton Online Living Report, fielded by Harris Interactive, reports how kids and adults are spending their time online, do they talk to strangers, treat online friends different than offline friends, look for a date, pay a bill, play a game, or compare to the rest of the world? 12 Jun 2008
Nestlé Nutren Junior's brand ambassador visits children in the paediatric ward at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital to spread a bit of cheer. 12 Jun 2008
Microsoft has launched a salvo of piracy lawsuits against computer resellers the corporation claims have sold PCs with pirated copies of Windows and Office pre-installed. Microsoft investigators say they gained several tip-offs from the company's anti-piracy phone hotline as well as its Genuine Advantage verification system. 12 Jun 2008
It's amazing how hot advanced microprocessors can get - their heat dissipation can approach 1 kilowatt, 10 times that of a hotplate. IBM's latest idea to keep them cool is to pipe water through them. Its latest cooling technology runs hair-thin water conduits through stacked chips, chilling them them out much more efficiently than conventional backside cooling. The hard part: Creating a water-tight seal. 12 Jun 2008
SABMiller uses local launch of iconic Dutch beer to reaffirm its position as one of South Africa's great success stories - a world-beater. 12 Jun 2008
Today's increasingly competitive marketplace elevates the importance of flexibility and efficiency in the administration processes surrounding life insurance policies. 12 Jun 2008
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