Mango airlines and fuel giant Total are teaming up to give away petrol in a South African aviation first. In a gesture to ease some of the pressure consumers feel when filling up their cars, the airline will, until 15 September 2008, provide each guest travelling on any of its routes with a R20 fuel voucher redeemable at any Total service station nationally. A return flight will secure R40 in fuel vouchers. 19 Aug 2008
African Bank Investments Ltd (Abil) says the reconfiguration of its Ellerines furniture business, including its financial services activities, is proceeding within expected timeframes and it remains confident of its ability to deliver value to customers and shareholders. 19 Aug 2008
Funds donated to the Western Cape Raptor Research Progamme (WCRRP) from the Eagle Crest/Aquila Game Reserve Conservation Fund, a joint venture between Swartland winery and Aquila Game Reserve, are proving their worth. 19 Aug 2008
The dance between two of the biggest players in the video games sector continues, and it's taking on a new tone. 19 Aug 2008
After losing the high-definition DVD format war to Sony's Blu-ray, Toshiba is digging in around the standard definition DVD market. The company has launched a new upscaling DVD player, the XD-E500, which promises to bring standard DVD quality closer to high-definition (HD) than ever before. 19 Aug 2008
According to a leading US-based research company, Market Data Retrieval (MDR), which carries out research into direct sales and marketing solutions, educators in the US are a market that sales executives should target. 19 Aug 2008
The new wool season kicks off on Wednesday when close on 12 000 bales will be offered at auction in Port Elizabeth, Cape Wools announced today, Monday 18 August 2008. 18 Aug 2008
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states officially launched a Free Trade Area (FTA) for the region at the weekend, ushering in a new era of economic integration. 18 Aug 2008
Moir's is adding a hot new offering to its existing range of desserts and baking goods: Volcano Desserts. 18 Aug 2008
Hundreds of physically disabled schoolchildren throughout Southern Africa received the gift of mobility with the donation of 455 brand new wheelchairs worth R1,5 million by Game Stores and Vodacom this month. 18 Aug 2008
Furniture chain Lewis Group's revenue for the four months ended July 2008 increased by 7.4% compared to a 10% increase in revenue for the same period last year, the group's CEO, Alan Smart, said Friday. 18 Aug 2008
With retail sales having fallen for the fourth month running in June, analysts said on Friday it would be interesting to see how retail groups Massmart and Woolworths — which release their results this week — have withstood the consumer spending downturn. 18 Aug 2008
Retailers operating at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria have dominated the Retail Revolution, a new annual awards competition covering some 2,000 shops in major retail complexes managed by Old Mutual Investment Group Property Investments (OMIGPI). Menlyn Park took nine of the categories, while Gateway Theatre of Shopping, Umhlanga, fared tops in its region with six awards, and the Cape's best scorer, Cavendish Centre, brought home five awards. 18 Aug 2008
Have you been bumped from a flight? Belittled by a hotel clerk? Or stewed in a doctor's waiting room? Then Rupert Barkoff wants to hear all about it. 18 Aug 2008
eBay is looking to expand its overseas reach with plans to acquire a minority stake in the South Korean online e-commerce market Gmarket. 18 Aug 2008
The official opening of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit kicked off well on Saturday with Free Trade Area (FTA) featuring high on the agenda. 18 Aug 2008
While many retailers around the world are suffering from deteriorating consumer confidence, there is one channel of retail that will continue to boom. According to the latest report from Verdict Research, a Datamonitor company, retail sales at airports will grow by 11% in 2008 to $30bn (about R235bn), making it the fastest growing channel of retail after the Internet. 18 Aug 2008
South African Breweries (SAB) has entered the final stages of its ambitious 'Project Calabash', said to be one of the largest packaging projects ever undertaken in South Africa. The two-year project focuses on replacing 330-million of SAB's iconic 750ml quart bottles with 430-million new 'Calabash' quart bottles, for Castle Lager, Carling Black Label, Hansa Pilsener and Castle Milk Stout. 15 Aug 2008
Activia is challenging consumers to purchase the yoghurt from mid-August until October 2008 and take the '15 Day Challenge'. With its unique probiotic culture, Acti Regularis (patented by the Danone group), the yoghurt is a probiotic food that is scientifically proven to help stimulate the intestines to improve slow *transit time. If consumers are not convinced by the results they can claim their money back. 15 Aug 2008
If only SA corporates and indeed our Olympians could be more like fashion; representing a merger of usually one person's vision with passion, team work and unstinting attention to detail, in the name of making something beautiful. 15 Aug 2008
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