Heineken NV will add a malting plant to its Sedibeng brewery to be completed later this year. 19 Jun 2009
PARIS: Japanese designer Kenzo Takada waved off his personal art collection at auction for €1,9 million (US$2.6 million), just over the estimated value. 19 Jun 2009
Even when the chips are down JD Group CEO David Sussman has a bullish outlook on life. So when he points to an uptick in the furniture group's credit sales as “heartening” in a consumer recession, it would be easy to dismiss this as overly enthusiastic. 19 Jun 2009
South Africa's current account deficit has widened, the South African Reserve Bank announced on Thursday, 18 June 2009. 18 Jun 2009
The worldwide mobile phone market shipped 35-million fewer units than it did during the same period one year ago, and all indications point to that trend continuing through Q4 2009. 18 Jun 2009
Fake Bafana Bafana, Spain and Brazil jerseys are selling like hot cakes at the William Nicol drive off-ramp from the N1 highway in Johannesburg. 18 Jun 2009
Nestlé has introduced four new flavours to its range of Ceralac cereals to help moms introduce new tastes to their babies diet while maintaining the nutritional value of what they eat. 18 Jun 2009
Independent research by leading local financial website, ThinkMoney, has confirmed that Capitec Bank offers South Africa's lowest bank charges. 18 Jun 2009
MOSCOW: Moscow will start importing Belarussian dairy products again, a Russian official said Wednesday, 18 June 2009, resolving a so-called "milk war" which had driven a wedge between the longtime allies. 18 Jun 2009
Premier Foods Western Cape regional director Terrence Lavery yesterday, 17 June 2009, laid bare details of collusion between bakeries to fix bread prices. 18 Jun 2009
International Africa Fashion Week, currently under way at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, is proving to be a resounding success. 18 Jun 2009
There has been a significant shift from new vehicles to used cars, with end-user interest pushing up prices despite excess supply, says Clive van Horen, head of secured lending at Nedbank. 18 Jun 2009
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban, on Tuesday, 16 June 2009, ordered the eThekwini municipality to stay away from the Early Morning Market in the Durban city centre until it strikes an agreement with the traders there. 18 Jun 2009
The products that fueled first-generation e-commerce - books, software and music, to name a few - are all simple to understand items that can be easily shipped to consumers. 18 Jun 2009
Retail trade figures at constant prices for April decreased by 6.7% compared to a revised 4.9% decline in March, Statistics South Africa reported on Wednesday. 18 Jun 2009
The National Agricultural Marketing Council has urged the competition commission to conduct a full-scale investigation into SA's big four supermarket chains for abuse of “market power”, particularly in their dealings with the suppliers of food products. 17 Jun 2009
This year sees the launch of Sweet & SnackTec Middle East, a new trade show being held in conjunction with Sweets Middle East, dedicated to the technology behind the manufacturing of sweets, snacks and confectionary. 17 Jun 2009
The current practice whereby companies or close corporations trade under names other then their registered names will cease with the implementation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), 2008. 17 Jun 2009
Levi's uses the sex appeal of its products to sell safe sex and SABMiller SA uses taverns to teach men about responsible drinking in philanthropic programmes that benefit South Africans. 17 Jun 2009
Nelson Mandela Bay is to sign a partnership agreement with the National Development Agency (NDA) and Old Mutual for a proposed textile hub in the metro, economic development executive director Zolile Siswana has confirmed. 17 Jun 2009
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