Heavily armed Metro Police drove away hundreds of traders and workers without permits who arrived for work as usual on Thursday, 9 July 2009, at the Early Morning Market in Durban. 13 Jul 2009
USA: Although it already has a store for selling cellphones and other wireless communications products, Amazon.com has launched a new site targeting the same market. 13 Jul 2009
Most parents feel that their children know more about technology than they do, and as this “N Generation” gap widens, the growing disconnect can create problems for any family. Trend analysis company, Flux Trends, and digital education specialists, Learnthings, have combined their skills and knowledge to create a half-day workshop that explores the complicated dynamics between parents, their children and the technologies the N-Generation find indispensable. 10 Jul 2009
The world price of black tea recently rose above US3/kg - almost double that of just two years ago - because of crop failures and shortfalls. 10 Jul 2009
South African group Distell, the world's fourth largest producer of brandies, has bought a 19th-century chateau in the heart of Cognac which is to become the home for its recently acquired cognac brand, Bisquit. 10 Jul 2009
Despite expectations that the economy will recover from the global financial crisis, consumers are still keeping their wallets closed. To keep a restaurant business going is even harder now. 10 Jul 2009
Motorists will from Friday onwards conveniently be able to pay for petrol after filling up with their credit cards. 10 Jul 2009
Aluminium may be the most abundant metal on the planet, but Pietermaritzburg-based manufacturer Hulamin will soon find it more difficult to get its hands on the material. Other local value adding producers will be affected, too. 10 Jul 2009
In the middle of a deep recession, Shoprite was still able to perform better that most of its competitors, an analyst said Thursday, 9 July 2009. 10 Jul 2009
Shopping cart abandonment is an e-commerce evil, but it's not a necessary one. Researchers have uncovered some of the top reasons customers walk away, and e-tailers that choose to ignore them do so at their peril. Taking a holistic approach to protecting shopping carts can go a long way toward protecting, perhaps growing, revenue. 10 Jul 2009
Consumer product companies have been cutting down on extraneous packaging for good reasons. The rise in raw material, energy, manufacturing and transportation costs, coupled with the rise in consumers' environmental consciousness all play a part in reducing packaging. 10 Jul 2009
The estimated manufacturing production for May fell by 17.1% after dropping a revised 21.8% in April, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Thursday, 9 July 2009. 9 Jul 2009
PARIS: French lawmakers opened hearings on Wednesday, 8 July 2009, on whether to ban the burka, calling in experts who said France should act to discourage Muslim women from wearing the head-to-toe veil. 9 Jul 2009
Ice-cream producer Milkworx on Tuesday, 7 July 2009, announced that it had signed an offer to acquire agricultural and food processing company Ububele through a share swap. 9 Jul 2009
WASHINGTON: Amazon has cut the price of its electronic book reader, the Kindle, from US$359 to $299. 9 Jul 2009
Massmart Holdings reported on Wednesday, 8 July 2009, that total sales for the 52-week period to June 28 2009 increased to R43.1 billion, a growth of 10.4% over the prior year's 52-week period, with inflation estimated at 11.4%. 9 Jul 2009
SA's largest food and goods wholesaler, Massmart, faces strike action if workers' demands for pay increases and better working conditions were not met, the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) said this week. 9 Jul 2009
The CEO of JSE-listed Growthpoint Properties, the largest listed property company, on Wednesday said SA was unlikely to see any “meaningful” commercial development in the next 12-18 months due to the economic slump. 9 Jul 2009
Four hundred special edition Mandela Day bangles will go on sale next week to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday. 8 Jul 2009
The Cape Wine Academy's MD and wine master, Marilyn Cooper, has been named one of the three finalists in the CEO Magazine's ‘Most Influential Women in Business & Government Awards' in the Arts and Culture Sector. 8 Jul 2009
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