Despite the tough economic climate, Design Indaba Expo 2009 has reported that it has grown with more than 60 new exhibitors and has secured more than 20% extra floor space since 2008. With a month to go until the event, already more than 100 buyers have pre-registered, including 70 international buyers. 26 Jan 2009
Non-governmental organisations are run and managed by people whose primary concern is the communities they serve. These individuals are driven by the passion to change lives and to address the socio-economic disparities that still continue to plague our society. Unfortunately, for NGOs to do this, they need funds from a variety of sources: individuals, government and donor foundations and agencies. Not so long ago, the process of acquiring funds was not as strenuous and as competitive as it is today. 26 Jan 2009
Samsung Electronics, South Korean consumer electronics superpower and ostensibly the world's largest manufacturer of flat screen televisions, memory chips and liquid crystal displays, posted its first ever quarterly loss Friday as the global economic slump hit prices and demand for mainstay products. 26 Jan 2009
Retail outlets, suffering badly from shoppers' spending shutdown, are beginning to take more extreme measures than simply holding sales. 26 Jan 2009
Food giant Tiger Brands confirmed on Monday that it has made further formal communication with the board of consumer products group AVI regarding a potential offer. 26 Jan 2009
The 9th South Africa-Japan partnership forum, which aims to advance North-South relations between the two countries, has kicked off in Tokyo, Japan. 26 Jan 2009
International Property Rights (IPR) experts will meet on Monday for a five-day workshop that will help South Africa to protect IPR effectively. 26 Jan 2009
A reference in the “Good and Bad” section on page 2 [of the Sunday Times] last week referred to the more than excellent increase in turnover made by Shoprite. 26 Jan 2009
It's no secret that customers aren't buying much these days. The economic engines have locked and stalled, leaving businesses everywhere in freefall. While companies around the globe are jettisoning anything they can to slow the descent, none are ditching CRM. In fact, CRM may be the last remaining parachute: a fact realized during earlier turbulence. 23 Jan 2009
NAIROBI, KENYA: East African Community (EAC) member states can now negotiate as a bloc in all matters relating to regional and multinational trade following the enactment of the East African Trade Negotiations Act, 2008. 23 Jan 2009
Several entrepreneurs from across the country received much-needed financial support yesterday as they became winners of South Africa's largest business plan competition - the R50-million Enablis ‘Business Launchpad'. 23 Jan 2009
Brand Xpo 2009 aims to provide brands with the opportunity to engage with consumers in a socio-economic climate that is proving a challenge for new and old marques alike, according to Vital Health Foods marketing director, André Beyers. 23 Jan 2009
Sony projected it would report its first annual net loss in 14 years Thursday, and Chief Executive Howard Stringer vowed to turn around the company with pay cuts, job reductions and trendier gadgets. 23 Jan 2009
USA: Plug-in electric hybrid cars may be the wave of the future, but there will likely be more than one new wave hitting the beach. Autos powered by hydrogen fuel cells, natural gas and biofuels are still in the running. With the build-out of a new infrastructure, a future of many fuels may be in the making. 23 Jan 2009
The ranks of active eBay users continued to swell in the fourth quarter, but the company's gross merchandise volume - the actual amount of business eBay users are doing - sank for the second quarter in a row. 23 Jan 2009
Food and furniture retailer Shoprite, which has boasted of its commitment to put R27m in fuel savings back into consumers' pockets, is not the only retailer passing on savings. 23 Jan 2009
SA consumers are not willing to shop on credit and incur more debt, but they are spending the cash they have — on very specific items. 23 Jan 2009
Consumers cut back on their shopping in November as high interest rates took a bite out of household budgets. 22 Jan 2009
Following a year of slowing economic growth at home and in the face of an imminent global recession, South Africans remain optimistic about the immediate future of their national economy. This is according to the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Confidence. 22 Jan 2009
Last week Salesforce.com introduced its new support concept dubbed "The Service Cloud." I have to say it makes a lot of sense both as a product direction and as a business decision. 22 Jan 2009
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