Drizzling virgin olive oil over a salad took a sour turn for many consumers eight years ago when it was uncovered that the olive oil was not so virgin, having been adulterated by other edible oils. 30 Mar 2009
USA: Consumers snapped up surprising numbers of flat-screen televisions, laptops, digital cameras and cellphones during the fourth quarter, helping Best Buy boost sales by 10%, the company reported Thursday, 26 March 2009. 30 Mar 2009
With 400,000 people in Gugulethu, the buying power in the Western Cape township is formidable. 30 Mar 2009
The manufacturer of popular ointment Zam-Buk says it is losing millions because illegal copies of the product are swamping shop shelves. 30 Mar 2009
It was vintage Richard Branson in June 2006 when, out to maximise publicity for his new financial services and mobile phone businesses in SA, the Virgin founder and chairman leapt off a building in Johannesburg and copiloted a fighter jet across the skies above Cape Town. 30 Mar 2009
At first glance, Raymond Ackerman doesn't look like the sort of chap who would follow you home. But he's bound to tell his driver to “follow that car” if it's full of Shoprite bags. 30 Mar 2009
The price of 93 grade petrol will increase by 36 cents per litre at midnight on Tuesday, the Department of Minerals and Energy announced on Friday, 27 March 2009. 30 Mar 2009
The Pentawards, the global competition exclusively devoted to packaging design, will be judged by an international jury (Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific) composed of eminent marketing specialists and designers. The 2009 panel, which will once again be chaired by Gerard Caron (founder of Carre Noir, France, and publisher of the site www.admirabledesign.com), includes four winners of the 2008 awards. 27 Mar 2009
South Africa's retailers are pledging their support of Earth Hour through a host of initiatives over and above pulling the plug on their lights this weekend. 27 Mar 2009
South African food group Tiger Brands said on Thursday, 26 March 2009, that unconditional approval for the proposed Sea Harvest transaction was given by the Competition Tribunal on 25 March. 27 Mar 2009
SA's Competition Commission is still cracking down on cartel activity following its many successes in breaking up cartels. 27 Mar 2009
A Mozambican subsidiary of SABMiller has expressed concern about an increase in the number of illegally imported beers making their way into that country from Europe and South Africa. 27 Mar 2009
The Milk Producers' Organisation (MPO) is about to restructure, it said on Friday, 27 March 2009. 27 Mar 2009
STOCKHOLM: Swedish clothing group Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) said on Thursday its first quarter net profit fell by 12.4% to 2,57 billion kronor (US$321 million) due to a weaker Swedish currency. 27 Mar 2009
It's Game Developers Conference (GDC) time, and that means plenty of news - some good, some great. Thus far, the most eye-catching announcements out of GDC '09 have come from two upstart hardware makers - one trying to bring console gaming to users around the globe, the other aiming to take the console out of the gaming equation altogether. 27 Mar 2009
The retail component of Eden on the Bay, a new mixed-use development situated right on Bloubergstrand's Big Bay Beach, opened its doors for the very first time yesterday morning, 26 March 2009. 27 Mar 2009
The Department of Trade and Industry has urged liquor traders to comply with the legal framework imposed by the licensing authority or face the might of the law. 26 Mar 2009
The Producer Price Index (PPI) in February 2009 has come in at 7.3% year-on-year, which is 1.9% lower than January's figure of 9.2% year on year, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) announced on Thursday, 26 March 2009. 26 Mar 2009
South Africa's annual Gross Domestic Product decelerated to 3.1% in 2008, according to the Reserve Bank's Quarterly Bulletin released on Wednesday, 25 March 2009. 26 Mar 2009
Nampak Wiegand Glass is investing over R100-million in a glass recycling facility, the company announced on Thursday, 26 March 2009. 26 Mar 2009
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