A leading survey today will clarify the extent to which business confidence has picked up this year, while data on Thursday may deliver more good news on factory output. 8 Mar 2010
About 44% of South African consumers expect to maintain their spending on discretionary items over the coming six months, seven percentage points higher than the last survey conducted six months ago, the latest MasterCard Worldwide Survey of Consumer Purchasing Priorities revealed on Monday, 8 March 2010. 8 Mar 2010
The 2005 Neethlingshof Caracal vintage comprises the three classic Bordeaux blend cultivars Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc of the 2004 vintage, but this time winemaker De Wet Viljoen has also added a dash of Malbec, which he says, softens the tannins of the other three. 8 Mar 2010
Pentawards 2010, one of the world's major packaging design competitions, will be judged by an international jury of eminent marketing specialists and designers, headed by Gerard Caron, founder of Carre Noir (France) and publisher of the site www.admirabledesign.com. 8 Mar 2010
All productive land should become a national asset, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has proposed. 8 Mar 2010
Memorex, one of the most widely recognised names in the consumer electronics industry, has made its first foray into gaming accessories with a new line of durable and playful accessories for Nintendo Wii, Wii Fit and DSi. 8 Mar 2010
Six Eastern Cape crafters, clad in colourful African gear, recently visited a country known for its love for and appreciation of art. 8 Mar 2010
WASHINGTON,, USA A California lawyer has filed a class action lawsuit against French wine producers and a US importer over the sale of millions of bottles of wine falsely passed off as Pinot Noir. 5 Mar 2010
JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Nestle, the world's biggest food company, said it invested US$100 million in Indonesia to expand its East Java milk processing plant, as it targets growth in emerging markets. 5 Mar 2010
The Unilever Foodsolutions By Invitation Only competition offers six chefs in South Africa the opportunity to enter a cook-off to win the all-or-nothing prize of R40 000 in cash and the knowledge that as this is an exclusive competition, he or she has competed against the best. 5 Mar 2010
Following the recent call for assistance by Mavela Dlamini, city manager of the City of Johannesburg's (CoJ), for the private sector and community to assist the Johannesburg Roads Agency in alleviating the pothole problem on Joburg roads, KFC has donated R200 000. 5 Mar 2010
Using smartphone web browsers, eBucks' members can go to the Goodyz website, download the application and earn eBucks for every advertisement that is viewed (automatically, every time their phone rings, or when messages are sent or received). There is no charge for the software, but standard data rates do apply for the images transferred from the servers. 5 Mar 2010
The new fleet management partnership, between WesBank and Imperial, is aimed at offering potential fleet owners a comprehensive range of fleet management products and services. 5 Mar 2010
SA Fashion Week founder Lucilla Booyzen is determined to continue making the event a stunner. 5 Mar 2010
Retail chain Woolworths Holdings has announced changes to its senior management structure. 5 Mar 2010
Ellies, considered one of the largest manufacturer, importer, wholesaler and distributor in Southern Africa of television reception-related products as well as domestic electronic and audio products, has launched a lifestyle products division, Ellies Essential Lifestyle. 4 Mar 2010
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
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