Ukash, a cash payment solution for the internet, has signed a deal with Pick n Pay to make electronic cash vouchers available from its 750 outlets across South Africa. The partnership makes it easier than ever for millions of consumers in South Africa to pay for goods and services online. 3 Apr 2009
TNS Research Surveys has won Avusa Media's 2009 market research contract for the Sunday Times Top Brands Awards and The Times and Sowetan Retail Awards surveys, after a three-way pitch, it was announced earlier this week. 3 Apr 2009
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's tea exports slid nearly 30% in February due to an output slump blamed on a "severe drought," officials said on Thursday, 2 April 2009. 3 Apr 2009
SYDNEY: Australia's consumer regulator has ordered Coca-Cola to publish corrections after it claimed in "unacceptable" ads that health risks from the soft drink were a myth, the watchdog said on Thursday, 2 April 2009. 3 Apr 2009
Telkom expects by year's end to start selling a mobile service that lets customers buy a cellphone and airtime from Telkom shops in direct competition with existing cellular operators. 2 Apr 2009
In a bid to stem the abuse of consumers by lenders and ensure compliance with the National Credit Act (NCA), the National Credit Regulator (NCR) has conducted 10 joint onsite investigations with the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the North West Consumer Affairs offices in Rustenburg, which led to the arrest of three lenders who contravened the Act. 2 Apr 2009
With millions of South Africans seeking employment, small business is positioned to be one of the ways to reduce unemployment in South Africa and both the private and public sector is looking to developing a culture of small business in the country. While franchising is seen as a key business driver in this sector, the industry is not without challenges. 2 Apr 2009
Over 1.6 million ticket applications have been made to FIFA for the 2010 World Cup, in the first phase of ticket sales that ended Tuesday night, 31 March 2009. 2 Apr 2009
Manufacturing activity slumped to a new record low last month, a benchmark survey showed yesterday, 1 April 2009, backing the view that SA's economy has joined the global recession. 2 Apr 2009
For the past five years, SA Fashion Week and the department of arts and culture have worked together to bring the beauty of traditional African handicraft to the world of high fashion in a ground-breaking project called Fashion Fusion. Since its inception in 2004, more than 900 crafters and 40 leading designers from all nine provinces have collaborated to produce fashion that is proudly, uniquely South African. 2 Apr 2009
Spar has done it again, with Sherwood Spar winning La Femme's hot cross bun test. The supermarket bakery was the unanimous favourite from an array of nine different hot cross buns in a blind tasting held by La Femme last week at Newspaper House. 2 Apr 2009
Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auctioneer's site. 2 Apr 2009
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has launched an app store for its iconic device. BlackBerry App World went live Wednesday morning, 1 April 2009, with some 1,000 applications available. 2 Apr 2009
The competition authorities have placed fish on the menu as a food area worthy of investigation to uncover whether there are cartels in operation. 1 Apr 2009
Since its inception in 2004, over six million South Africans have opened Mzansi bank accounts which provide previously un-banked clients easy access to banking services countrywide. 1 Apr 2009
Sahara Computers has launched its new Imagebook, the tech supplier's latest offering to the burgeoning netbook space - a growing and active market segment defined by low cost, feature-rich mobile solutions. 1 Apr 2009
Half the South African population supports the draft bylaw which would prevent guest houses, pubs, clubs and theatres in Cape Town residential areas from selling alcohol past 9pm. 1 Apr 2009
Being in the retail game is a challenge at the best of times. Sadly, we are not living in the best of times with an economic recession at the door and few people having any kind of idea when it may be over. 1 Apr 2009
As SA considers a comprehensive plan to bail out the clothing and textiles industry, it has opted to dilute the benefit of the industry's flagship industrial policy — the Textile and Clothing Industry Development Programme. 1 Apr 2009
Food group AH-Vest, formerly All Joy Foods, on Monday, 30 March 2009, reported that its diluted headline loss per share for the six months ended December 2008 was at 0.14 cents from the 2.5 cents a share loss in the six months ending December 2007. 1 Apr 2009
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