Earlier this month, SAPICS (The Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa) announced its 2009 awards for Supply Chain Education Excellence at a gala dinner in Melrose Arch. 25 Mar 2010
Economists predict that the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee will keep the interest rates unchanged at 7%. 25 Mar 2010
TOKYO, JAPAN: Nintendo has unveiled plans to launch a handheld 3D video game console that does not require special glasses, seeking to harness surging interest in images that appear to jump out of the screen. 25 Mar 2010
DUBAI: The Dubai municipality has retracted a decision to ban restaurants from using alcohol in the preparation of dishes, The National daily reported on Tuesday, 23 March 2010. 24 Mar 2010
BELFAST, IRELAND: Guinness is trialling a new black lager on its home turf in Northern Ireland and in Malaysia, its parent company Diageo said. 24 Mar 2010
WASHINGTON, USA: US soft drink and snacks giant PepsiCo unveiled plans on Monday, 22 March 2010, to cut sugar, fat and sodium in its products as part of a broad initiative to address health, nutrition and environmental concerns. 24 Mar 2010
The Competition Tribunal this week rejected a bid by South African Breweries (SAB) to throw out charges of anticompetitive behaviour brought against it by the Competition Commission. 24 Mar 2010
The Consumer Price Index for February fell to 5.7%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced today, Wednesday, 24 March 2010. 24 Mar 2010
Income generated by the food and beverage industry in South Africa rose 3.7% year-on-year (y/y) to 2.797 billion rand in January, after declining 7.0% y/y in December 2009, according to data released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday, 23 March 2010. 24 Mar 2010
LUXEMBOURG: Europe's top court largely backed Google on Tuesday, 23 March 2010, in its battle against French luxury product maker Louis Vuitton and others which argued trademarks are being violated by the US Internet giant. 24 Mar 2010
With the Rand Show once again owned by Johannesburg Expo Centre, in partnership with Dogan Trading, and with new management it has shrugged off its flea market/rock concert image, which crept in over the past decade and is set to offer 11 days of entertainment. 24 Mar 2010
The Cell C Nike Football+ starter pack, launched on 21 March 2010 at a retail price of R3.99, opens access to Nike Football+, a digital coaching programme to help players improve their skills with insights and instruction from top players and coaches, including Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta of Barcelona, Liverpool star Fernando Torres and leading Italian club Juventus FC. 24 Mar 2010
In celebrating South Africa's passion and energy, Woolworths has enlisted some top local and international names to showcase its winter 2010 range, themed 'Play the World' launched today Wednesday 24 March 2010. It features a number of instantly recognisable faces, including model Alek Wek, singer Lira, and football legends Luis Figo and Lucas Radebe shot by world-renowned photographer and creative director, Oliviero Toscani. 24 Mar 2010
The Shoprite soup truck programme will continue its national feeding programme in 2010. It has two mobile soup kitchens in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal and one in each of the rest of the provinces. It helps improve the nutritional status of people, especially children and senior citizens, as well as the thousands of people affected by job losses. 24 Mar 2010
Fromageries Bel has introduced a new slice format to The Laughing Cow brand to complement its current range of cheeses, which includes the spreadable Wedges, Cheez Dippers, Belcubes and a Cheese Tub. 24 Mar 2010
Household expenditure in the last quarter of 2009 rose by 1.4%, said the Reserve Bank. 24 Mar 2010
The South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) / WesBank Car of the Year competition, now in its 25th year, seeks to reward automotive excellence and this year the award goes to the Volkswagen Golf VI 1.4 TSI 90 kW Comfortline. The announcement was made during a gala banquet hosted by WesBank at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand late last week. 24 Mar 2010
In this decade, First Contact Resolution, or FCR, has matured into a must-have for CRM teams. Contact centres across the globe have fostered an FCR culture, thereby raising service andcustomer experience standards. However, some influences have pulled back this innovation, and they need to be tackled head-on. 23 Mar 2010
All new e-commerce businesses should address one vital question first and foremost: Will you collect and store payment card information on your web site or offload credit card processing to a PCI-compliant merchant like PayPal? The answer to this question is paramount and should be well thought out when you are planning and developing your e-commerce Web application. 23 Mar 2010
From a crippling 16% a year ago, food price inflation had receded to a far more palatable 1.6% by January, its third lowest level in 35 years. Hard-pressed consumers can rest easy that food prices are unlikely to resume their climb soon. 23 Mar 2010
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