The second sale of the year's summer season took place in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, 10 March 2010, with 161 130kg on offer, and featured an average market indicator increase of 10.7%. 15 Mar 2010
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: A Scottish whisky firm unveiled bottles of what it claims is the oldest single malt whisky in the world, having spent the best part of a century inside an oak barrel. 15 Mar 2010
Luxury hotels Westin Grand Arabella Quays Hotel on Cape Town's Foreshore and Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa near Hermanus are up for sale. 15 Mar 2010
Most South African businesses seem to be unaware that the most draconian of the provisions of the new Consumer Protection Act will soon be coming into effect, said consumer law specialist Neville Melville at the launch of his latest book, The Consumer Protection Act made easy. 15 Mar 2010
The SA Property Owners' Association (SAPOA) convention and property exhibition will be held at Sun City from 12-14 May 2010. This year's theme is Think Beyond - Discover the Potential and key topics range from local government and political change to untapped potential in 2010. 15 Mar 2010
Stafford Bros & Draeger now offer quick melting White Choc Discs that are Kosher and Halaal for any recipe calling for chocolate. 15 Mar 2010
Nominations for the inaugural Climate Change Leadership Awards received 54 entries in the business category and 20 in the community category and, on 11 March 2010, five award winners were honoured at a banquet at the Sandton Sun. 15 Mar 2010
FNB released its Building Confidence Index (FNB BCI) for the first quarter of 2010 and it shows a moderate increase based on the quarterly survey from the building, manufacturing and retail opinion surveys undertaken by the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) at Stellenbosch University, between 1 February and 1 March 2010. 12 Mar 2010
The iThemba School in Capricorn, a suburb in Cape Town, was officially opened this week with finance from Lufthansa Global Telesales (GTS) in collaboration with Help Alliance, a non-profit organisation in Germany run by Lufthansa employees and other sponsors. 12 Mar 2010
According to Monica Pienaar, manager for JHI property services company in Namibia, the commercial property market has remained stable and resilient over the past year, probably because of its stricter credit laws and an economy less affected by the recession than South Africa. 12 Mar 2010
HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY: Puma, one of the world's leading sports lifestyle companies that designs and develops footwear, apparel and accessories, signed an agreement on Wednesday 10 March 2010, to acquire 100% of the golf equipment brand Cobra Golf from Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc. 12 Mar 2010
In line with its commitment to reflect each of its range of premium brandies, KWV has refreshed the look of its three-year-old brandy. 12 Mar 2010
The physical volume of manufacturing in South Africa in January 2010 rose 3.7% year-on-year (y/y) in January after an increase of 3.2% in December 2009, data released by Statistics SA on Thursday, 11 March 2010, showed. 12 Mar 2010
South African manufacturing production rose for the second successive month in January, growing by 3.7% y/y from 3.2% y/y previously, data released yesterday, 11 March 2010, by Statistics South Africa showed. 12 Mar 2010
The Department of Mineral Resources would not approve the controversial application by state-owned mining company African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation to prospect and possibly mine in the Western Cape winelands, director-general Sandile Nogxina said earlier this week. 12 Mar 2010
Limpopo's Department of Agriculture has budgeted R6 million in this financial year to install technology-based information systems that will enable extension officers to provide relevant and accurate information to farmers instantly. 11 Mar 2010
South Africa plans to double its trade with the UK and become a gateway for European companies looking to establish bases in Africa, says Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies. 11 Mar 2010
Tiger Brands on Tuesday, 9 March 2010, moved to dispel a news article which referred to it as being one of the "targets" of an investigation by the Competition Commission on cartel activities. 11 Mar 2010
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