Having positioned itself as one of the biggest retailers of pre-paid cellular products in South Africa, PEP is now opening its first stand-alone cellular stores. The first PEPcell store opens on 31 July 2008 in Khayelitsha; the second store opens in Parow Centre on 1 August; the third store opens in Nyanga on 15 August. 31 Jul 2008
The International Fashion Sale is reaching to the stars to aid the plight of hundreds of victims of the recent spate of xenophobic attacks. South African celebrities, such as Mzansi actress Khanyisile Mbau and top model Christina Storm, are joining forces to aid the Red Cross at the sale, which takes place at Northgate's Coca-Cola Dome from 31 July - 3 August 2008, to collect clothes and blankets for the displaced and homeless individuals. 31 Jul 2008
Inflation for June 2008 has jumped to 11.6% year-on-year (y/y), coming in 0.7 of a percentage point higher than May 2008, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Wednesday, 30 July 2008. 30 Jul 2008
Helderberg wine estate, Eikendal, is adding to South Africa's lineup of Methode Cap Classique wines made in the style of French champagne, with the launch of its maiden MCC - Mon Desir 2005 - an elegant débutante made of 100% Chardonnay. 30 Jul 2008
House of Monatic (HoM), the clothing design, sourcing, marketing, manufacturing and distribution, subsidiary of JSE-listed Brimstone Investment Corporation (Brimstone), has announced a R3-million upgrade of its shirt factory in Salt River, Cape Town. This follows the multi-million upgrades of the group jacket, trouser line and cutting room facilities over the last few years. 30 Jul 2008
Bakers Biscuits has entered the luxury biscuit segment with the launch of the ‘Baked with Love' Premium range of decadent treats. 30 Jul 2008
South Africa is looking to increase its economic and trade relations with Egypt and Chile this week, with President Thabo Mbeki holding talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Pretoria, and Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad heading off to a forum discussion in Chile. 30 Jul 2008
A new agency with the powers to regulate all medicines and health products in South Africa, including health foods and cosmetics with medicinal claims, has been proposed by the Department of Health. 30 Jul 2008
One best practice forward-looking companies have adopted is being proactive with online conversations that criticize, question - or hopefully compliment - a company's products or services. 30 Jul 2008
The idea was simple: Build a large catalogue of consumer items and make it accessible in a structured format, unlike what already exists in wide-open search engines like Google. Give users tools similar to what they get on financial web sites. Give a unique online business experience to both the buyers of the goods and the sellers. 30 Jul 2008
The Tour de France ended this past weekend, and if you watched any of it on TV, you were overwhelmed with ads for high-end bicycle brands like Colnago and Pinarello... 30 Jul 2008
Year-over-year profits at Tokyo-based consumer electronics giant Sony fell 47% to US$326 million during the first quarter, and company officials predict a further decrease in profits later in the year. 30 Jul 2008
Expert believes this year's trend is similar to the last two drop-offs - in the early 1990s and earlier part of this decade - when PIB revenue and pages declined, but later recovered as the ad market picked up. 30 Jul 2008
Furniture retailer JD Group says it has acquired 5.42 million ordinary shares, equivalent to 3% of its issued share capital, for a total consideration of R217.2 million in the open market. 29 Jul 2008
The self-service kiosk industry is growing at a fast clip, with transactions at these expected to surpass US$607 billion this year in North America alone, according to the IHL Group. But are the kiosks really increasing efficiency for consumers? 29 Jul 2008
The 2008 Western Cape Special Star Awards gala event took place last week at the Grand West Casino in Cape Town, showing off the best that shopping centres in the Cape have to offer. Introduced by the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) in 2006, the awards honour those retailers and service providers in each region which deliver an exceptional level of customer service and contribute to the South African shopping centre industry. 29 Jul 2008
Apple may be making a lot of noise lately with its new iPhone 3G, but when it comes to fighting software pirates, Steve Jobs' company prefers to speak softly and carry a big stick - the stick, of course, being legal action like its recent lawsuit against computer maker Psystar for producing machines that can run Apple software. 29 Jul 2008
Many men have overdone done it at the gym or on the sports field, and now have aching knees and stiff ankles. Offering a solution to the problem, Fitflop has launched a specially designed shoe for men that incorporates patent-pending microwobbleboard technology to maximize muscle-load while reducing joint strain. 29 Jul 2008
South African online technology superstore targeting sub-Saharan Africa, Click2BuyIT.com, launched yesterday with the backing of international online retail IT knowledge and a multi-million Rand start-up investment in the company. 29 Jul 2008
A recently released study looks at who reads their news in the newspaper - and why habits we acquired when younger, tend to stay with us. 29 Jul 2008
