Bringing the iconic Chappies ‘Did You Know' wrappers to life, Chappie the Chipmunk and his team will be performing a ‘Did You Know' quiz and an educational skit on the different cultural heritages of the countries set to visit South Africa for 2010. The team will be visiting 90 schools in and around Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg until the end of March 2010, targeting children between the ages of 12 and 14 years. 4 Mar 2010
The cookbook, A Touch of Rooibos, was voted the best single subject cookbook in South Africa and the third best cookbook in the world at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, which took place in Paris during February 2010 for the world's best single subject cookbook. 4 Mar 2010
Investonline.co.za has launched South Africa's first online portal enabling customers to invest in a comprehensive range of unit trusts in a cost-effective, convenient and user-friendly way, while providing them with independent advice to ensure they choose the funds which best meet their specific investment needs. 4 Mar 2010
TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Taiwan's leading smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) on Wednesday, 3 March 2010, denied infringing iPhone patents held by Apple after the US technology giant filed a lawsuit in the United States. 4 Mar 2010
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: The slimmers organisation Weight Watchers has teamed up with fast-food giant McDonald's in New Zealand, in a deal that some of their members are finding difficult to stomach. 4 Mar 2010
Famous Brands Limited has acquired the Black Steer restaurants and Bulldogs pubs trademarks and franchise agreements. 4 Mar 2010
Restrictions on Chinese clothing imports demanded by trade unions and textile and clothing manufacturers had, at best, a mixed effect on SA's industry. 3 Mar 2010
Human beings are social creatures who, for the most part, love feeling “part of the crowd” — but not many local brands are capitalising on this innate human need to belong. 3 Mar 2010
Starting in winter 2010, there will be a new name in Woolworths' South African Designers collection. Conceptualised by a team of in-house designers, Suga Suga is a fun, sassy, street-smart range that aims to celebrate African heritage and current fashion trends. 3 Mar 2010
In the 2009 Financial Mail Wine Business Awards, Golden Kaan, one of KWV's leading wine brands, won the ‘Best Launch' segment for the rollout of its upgraded pack in 2008/9. This award goes to wine brands that have been effective in breaking into markets with the most creative and effective packaging concepts that drive consumer awareness and interaction with the brand. 3 Mar 2010
"The development of I'Langa Mall in Nelspruit has seen the upgrade of various roads and intersections surrounding the centre, which has easy access off the N4 highway,” says Luan Visagie of major stakeholder Visagie Trust. “It was crucial for us to identify areas of enhancement to the shopping experience, which lead to the undertaking of extensive traffic studies." 3 Mar 2010
Mimmos and 94.7 Highveld Stereo's Jeremy Mansfield recently rejoined forces to enter the 2010 Global Pizza Challenge for a shot at designing a pizza worthy of being crowned the world's best. Last year, their efforts fed 1800 children for a year. 3 Mar 2010
Nigel, Gauteng, will receive a R1.9 billion investment from Consol Glass as it builds a greenfields glass factory; the group has also announced expansions in the Western Cape. The moves clearly demonstrate the group's commitment to the growth of the glass packaging industry. 3 Mar 2010
A challenge I pose to all big businesses in SA is this - why not re-evaluate your payment policies to aid small business. If big business helped small business, the South African economy would be a happier place for all. 3 Mar 2010
All CRM systems are not created equal, and that's good news for companies that sell more to consumers than to businesses. However, it's crucial to understand the differences between B2B and B2C CRM in light of each company's individual requirements. Three consistent themes appear and can be used as a baseline for selecting tools to help B2C marketers: speed, process and persistence. 2 Mar 2010
Brewer SAB is hoping to use the World Cup to sell an extra 100000 hectolitres of beer — equal to 30-million dumpies. 2 Mar 2010
A major shareholder in Pioneer Foods is urging changes to its board and management following allegations that the company colluded to increase the price of bread. 2 Mar 2010
MILAN, ITALY: Fashion is hard work, top Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana reminded punters on Sunday, 28 February 2010, illustrating their show at Milan Fashion Week with video of frenetic scenes behind their creations. 2 Mar 2010
Hotel & Restaurant launched its dedicated careers portal for the hospitality industry, yesterday 1 March 2010. It went live with approximately one thousand job opportunities spanning almost a hundred employment categories. 2 Mar 2010
Tumi, the travel, accessories and lifestyle brand, will introduce the Build-A-Set programme of luggage and accessories in March 2010 in its stores. It allows travellers a chance to create personal travel collections that fit their individual style in select colours of orange, magenta, chartreuse and blue. 2 Mar 2010
