WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Monday, 22 June 2009, signed a bill into law giving the government historic powers to curb cigarette makers, declaring the move emblematic of the change he is bringing to Washington. 23 Jun 2009
Saskos's GM for the baking division, Andries Goosen, on Monday, 22 June 2009, pleaded ignorance to the group's alleged participation in violations of competition law through price-fixing and division of bread markets. 23 Jun 2009
Nestlé South Africa is relaunching its popular Smarties brand - this time made with non-artificial colours. 23 Jun 2009
NAIROBI: Africa's regional trading blocs have developed a new strategic partnership to boost the continent's exports. 23 Jun 2009
The success of the plastic bag regulations could be measured by the significant reduction in the number of flat carrier bags used by consumers since 2003, Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said Monday, 22 June 2009. 23 Jun 2009
Junk Mail, ostensibly South Africa's leading classified publication, is moving with the times in light of the recent global economic downturn. For the past 12 years, Junk Mail has been exclusively offered as a paid service to its subscribers, but is now implementing a 'no more subscriptions, no more payments' initiative. 23 Jun 2009
Failing businesses in East London's shopping malls have raised concerns about the viability of retailers in the city. 23 Jun 2009
Retail-focused Hyprop Investments has announced the appointment of Mike Rodel as CEO with effect from August, to oversee the completion of the company's R663m expansion programme launched last year. 23 Jun 2009
Three promising winemakers have been selected as the recipients of this year's Patrick Grubb Bursary. The successful candidates, Nico Fischer of Simonsig, Andrew Williams of Steenberg and M'Daan Pieterse of Overgaauw will be given the opportunity to complete their tenures in the vineyards of some of the world's finest wine regions. 23 Jun 2009
A beer battle is brewing at the annual Kirkwood Wildlife Festival, which takes place in the Eastern Cape town from 26 - 28 June 2009. 23 Jun 2009
Sovereign Food Holdings said on Monday, 22 June 2009, that it has had a very significant recovery in the first quarter of the year as a result of improved volume throughput and improved poultry prices. 23 Jun 2009
Economists predict the South African Reserve Bank (SARB)'s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to announce a 50 basis point cut in the repo rate, when it meets this week. 23 Jun 2009
When US fast-food icon McDonald's opened for business in South Africa 14 years ago, there was excitement among consumers — but local operators responded by sharpening their own operations. 22 Jun 2009
South African fast-food icon Nando's has ended months of speculation that it might be sold to international food group Yum Brands, the US owner of KFC and Pizza Hut. 22 Jun 2009
Owners of franchise businesses who fail to comply with the Consumer Protection Act could end up facing fines of up to R1-million when the act becomes active in October next year, Simone Monty, a director of Routledge Modise in association with Eversheds, said in Johannesburg last week. 22 Jun 2009
It looks like consumers are getting ripped off on food prices, said a leading economist. 22 Jun 2009
In response to a recent report, Heineken has released a statement that it won't in fact be building a malting plant at its new brewery in Sedibeng, Gauteng. 22 Jun 2009
On the face of it Rainbow Chicken's annual results were horrid. While revenue increased 14.4% to R6,8bn, pretax profit dropped 45% to R441m and headline earnings declined 40% to R318,8m. 22 Jun 2009
Every time you swipe your credit card and wait for the transaction to be approved, sensitive data including your name and account number are ferried from store to bank through computer networks, each step a potential opening for hackers. 22 Jun 2009
Using Software as a Service (SaaS) or cloud computing to outsource otherwise costly infrastructure - such as human resources, call centres and automated payroll - has allowed many savvy small businesses to improve efficiencies, grow profits and maintain their business focus by buying services on demand. The benefits of the on-demand model, such as low- or no-cost resources on demand, and paying only for services used are now being applied to previously cloudless business practices. 22 Jun 2009
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