South African motorists will be able to breathe a sigh of relief next week - as petrol and paraffin prices are to drop. 2 Oct 2009
Aquafresh announced that Kayla Lemkus was the winner out of 12,000 entries received to ‘Name the Nurdle' competition running throughout this year. Her name ‘Stripey', for the recently created Aquafresh character, will enable the brand to use this colourful messenger in pre-schools throughout Gauteng. 2 Oct 2009
The online store WantItAll announced its official launch into Brazil on Thursday 1 October 2009. In keeping with the idea of its English name, the Portuguese/Spanish name for the site is CompreUS, meaning ‘buy U.S.' It uses the technology and knowhow, pioneered in South Africa, to allow Brazilians to order whatever they desire from the US off Amazon.com. 2 Oct 2009
Eikendal Wine Estate, based at the foot of the Cape's Helderberg, has appointed its new winemaker, Nico Grobler - who is anything but a newcomer to the vineyard. 2 Oct 2009
Strategix Business Solutions, an international consulting company, dedicated to provide integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) solutions to large and mid-market companies worldwide, has achieved Dell Tier One Partner status, making it one of only six in South Africa. 2 Oct 2009
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Union has ordered MP3 and mobile phone makers to turn down the volume on their must-have gagdets, warning on the risk of deafness to millions of teenagers. 2 Oct 2009
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Union's consumer czar warned that iPhones would be taken off the market if national authorities find manufacturing faults lie behind mystery screen explosions. 2 Oct 2009
French luxury group Hermes said on Thursday, 1 October 2009, it had bought a property on London's New Bond Street, a venue for high-end retail shops, for £73 million (€80 million, US$116 million). 2 Oct 2009
Competition will not be eroded, said the competition tribunal as it overturned a recommendation to prohibit Massmart's acquisition of a single cash 'n carry operation, Finro Enterprises in Port Elizabeth. 2 Oct 2009
Two blind tastings in New York saw both James Molesworth of Wine Spectator and Steve Tanzer of the authoritative International Wine Cellar give the 2009 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction wines exceptional reviews. 1 Oct 2009
The University of Pretoria and the National Credit Regulator (NCR) have produced a 331-page report entitled The debt counselling process: challenges to consumers and the credit industry in general that spells out the shortcomings in the debt restructuring process and applicable law and identifies the parties responsible for delays or prevention of the process finalisation. 1 Oct 2009
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: An Australian town pulled all bottled water from its shelves and replaced it with refillable bottles in what is believed to be a world-first ban. 1 Oct 2009
SHANGHAI, CHINA: French food giant Danone said Wednesday, 30 September 2009, it had ended its longstanding feud with Wahaha, China's largest soft drink maker, by agreeing to sell its 51% stake in their joint ventures. 1 Oct 2009
In a major turnaround, Sovereign Food Investments recorded diluted headline earnings per share of 70.3 cents for the six months August compared to a loss of 102.9 cents per share for the previous comparable half-year. 1 Oct 2009
Entries are open for the Mr & Miss Lollipop fashion show at Pier 14 Shopping Centre in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 17 October 2009 and close on 9 October. Open to teenagers 13-17, entrants need only pay R25 and have a professional photograph taken at Studio 4 at the centre. Unsuccessful entrants may keep their photos. 1 Oct 2009
Sactwu-affiliated workers in the clothing industry began returning to work on Wednesday, 30 September 2009, as the union sought its members' mandate on whether to accept a wage settlement. 1 Oct 2009
LONDON, UK: British retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday, 30 September 2009, said that sales improved in its second quarter, driven by revamped food, clothing and homeware products, but it remained cautious about the outlook. 1 Oct 2009
Standard Bank South Africa has awarded MTN Business, a wholly owned division of MTN, the contract to rollout the African network infrastructure footprint. The bank, which under Stanbic has a presence in 17 countries across the continent, required the successful provider to ensure maximum uptime and low latency and guarantee data delivery back to South Africa without interruption to business operations. 1 Oct 2009
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: US food manufacturer Kraft on Tuesday, 29 September 2009, denied it was a publicity stunt to name a new creamier version of the iconic spread Vegemite 'iSnack 2.0', but suggested it might yet ditch the unpopular moniker. 30 Sep 2009
Customers may be paying more on dispensing and administration fees at independent pharmacies than at their in-store corporate counterparts. 30 Sep 2009
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