The Diamond Face Couture fashion house has come apart at the seams as Uyanda Mbuli and Gert-Johan Coetzee have called it quits on their partnership. 9 Feb 2010
"FNB customers can now calculate monthly repayments on any unsecured loan via Internet or a dot.Mobi.site on their cellphones," says FNB head of product and marketing, Jeff McDonald. 9 Feb 2010
The 2010 Jet Community Awards, which have opened for entries, will recognise community projects and grass roots organisations in four categories. With more than R1 million in prize money, the competition is open to entries from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland, with the proviso that winners are obliged to reinvest their winnings into their community building initiatives. 9 Feb 2010
Book now and enjoy a substantial early bird discount. 9 Feb 2010
The SA Cheese Festival takes place at Bien Donné on the R45 between Paarl and Franschhoek on 24-27 April 2010 and offers a wide range of fun-filled activities for the entire family. 9 Feb 2010
Award winning white wine maker, Deon Boshoff succeeds Michael Bucholz as the new cellarmaster at Zonnebloem. Bucholz has been appointed as operations manager at the Bergkelder. 9 Feb 2010
Illovo Sugar aims to spend about R6bn on its African expansion over the next five years in a bid to increase the group's annual sugar production from 1,7-million tons to between 2,5-million tons and 2,7-million tons. 8 Feb 2010
For businesses serving the public, employees are the face of the company. Likewise, the manner in which employees interact with customers shapes their perception of the business and its brand. Ultimately, customer loyalty is built through positive interactions and high-quality customer service that meets the individual's specific needs. Conversely, if needs aren't met and the experience is negative, customers are more likely to take their business elsewhere. 8 Feb 2010
A wide selection of Africana is among the nearly 200 books offered by the AuctionExplorer online book auction (www.auctionexplorerbooks.com), which started late last week. 8 Feb 2010
The fourth round of ticket sales for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off tomorrow, Tuesday 9 February, with over 400 000 tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. 8 Feb 2010
Following press reports on who owns the rights to the vuvuzela, it is not clear whether these parties are claiming rights to the trademark vuvuzela, or the rights to the product itself, so it is instructive to look at the history of the vuvuzela. 8 Feb 2010
FoodBank SA has come up with a way to combat the increasing shortage of food in South Africa and is launching a new initiative to partner with food producers, manufacturers and farmers. It fed more than 20 million people throughout South Africa in 2009, but this fell far short of the five billion meals needed. 8 Feb 2010
“The Point Village in Mossel Bay has been a favourite family holiday destination for generations and this hotel aims to continue that tradition,” said Albert Wiffen, owner and developer of Mossel Bay's newest hotel, The Point Village Hotel. 8 Feb 2010
Cavendish Square, collaborating with Future Excellence Design Institute of South Africa (FEDISA), took the six 2009 Cavendish New Face winners and finalists to the J&B Met, dressed in stunning, completely over the top creations, designed by the institute's first year students. 8 Feb 2010
It is easy to run a bread cartel when you know how. All you do is make sure your competitors agree to set similar prices for their customers and resellers, and that you do so at the same time to prevent any of you losing business to a cheaper rival. 5 Feb 2010
Relative newcomer to the advertising industry, ninety9cents, has signed several new accounts in just a few months. New business includes Diamonds of Africa, Digicape, Distell, Disaster Management Corporation, Jack Wellsted & Co, John Dory¹s Fish and Grill and Rhodes Food Group. 5 Feb 2010
A fresh storm over the king protea emblem not appearing on the front of the national soccer team jersey is approaching, after it emerged Wednesday, 3 February 2010, that the South African Football Association (Safa) and the technical sponsors Adidas intend to launch the green Bafana Bafana away strip next month — without the national symbol. 5 Feb 2010
Toyota South Africa said on Thursday, 4 February 2010, that it has been able to isolate the Auris, new generation Verso and Corolla as part of the technical study of all the vehicles that are sold in South Africa and this would imply that these three model ranges "will in all possibility" be included in the South African recall programme. 5 Feb 2010
Practically every business has a dirty little secret: It's called customer attrition. Rarely can a company claim someone as a customer for life. There will always be pressure from the competition - and as a result, there will always be customer attrition. 5 Feb 2010
“The new eTAU108 DVD writer from Lite-On is targeted at notebook and netbook users who own machines that do not have internal DVD writers. It is extremely light and portable, tough, travels well, is extremely easy to use and is fully plug and play,” says Werner Joubert, personal systems and storage business manager Rectron, commenting on the company's latest release. “With its suggested retail price of less than R699, it is clearly a very cost-effective option.” 5 Feb 2010
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