Entries to the Dentyl pH and Women24 close on 12 May 2010 and offer entrants prizes worth over R30 000 - including Mangwanani Spa treatments and Philips Sonicare power toothbrushes. The Ultra Cleanse Competition is online or entrants can also win hampers worth R1800 each week by posting a picture of the world's most kissable guy. 30 Apr 2010
The Stables Wine Estate opens its airport wine bar and cellar at Durban's new King Shaka International Airport on Saturday 1 May 2010. Called the Stables Wine Estate Airport Cellar, it incorporates a shop; selling wines from its KwaZulu-Natal based namesake as well as a number of leading Cape wine farms and wineries including Groot Constantia, Haute Cabriere, Avontuur, Rust & Vrede, Waterford, Backsberg and Solms Delta. 30 Apr 2010
The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Food Safety Management System, developed over more than 30 years for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to ensure the safety of food products, has been awarded to Willowton Oil, manufacturers of Sunfoil pure sunflower oil and Sunshine D margarine. 30 Apr 2010
Two limited edition Flavours of South Africa variants that combine two homegrown flavours - Marula and Rooibos - have been released by Ceres to welcome visitors. The limited edition themed packaging, designed by Cape Town-based brand activation agency, 34, proudly sports the South African flag to catch the eye of consumers and stand out on shelf. 30 Apr 2010
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for March rose to 3.7%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Thursday, 29 April 2010. 29 Apr 2010
Building materials retailer Cashbuild expected to wait a year for a significant improvement in trading conditions, CEO Pat Goldrick said yesterday, 28 April 2010, as the home improvement market struggles to shake off the effects of the economic downturn. 29 Apr 2010
Blink and you will miss it. Click and you might win. 29 Apr 2010
Simonsig Estate has launched its 2006 Tiara in a magnum gift box set. The 2006 vintage secured 4 ½ stars in the 2010 Platter Guide and the 750ml is sold out, making the magnum edition an even bigger ‘must-have' for any serious wine lover's collection. 29 Apr 2010
The World Future Society - South Africa will hold its inaugural conference entitled ‘Imagineering South Africa's Future to 2030' on 6-7 May 2010 at the Pavilion at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Chaired by Debora Patta, the conference will look at the energy, the environment, education and economics sectors of South African society and will map a vision of South Africa in the year 2030. 29 Apr 2010
The National Department of Tourism, in partnership with FEDHASA, has started 75 comprehensive service excellence readiness seminars in each province, including host cities, with the aim to register 250 000 frontline staff and 200 training providers within the tourism value chain and will result in improved customer service at no cost to the participants' bottom line. 29 Apr 2010
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March fell to 5.1% in line with market expectations. 29 Apr 2010
Research in Motion is this week releasing what it calls the smallest Blackberry smartphone yet, the new Pearl 3G, which will be available in two models and several lustrous colours. 29 Apr 2010
South African winemakers need to learn from regions that have made the mistake of focusing on making wines, instead of concentrating on marketing them. This is the advice of Robert Bradshaw, a wine specialist and COO of New York-based wine importer Cape Classics, in a recent presentation to senior viticulture and oenology students at the University of Stellenbosch. 29 Apr 2010
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The amount of commission consumers are charged for making payments in Europe using Visa debit cards is to fall, European competition regulators said on Monday, 26 April 2010. 28 Apr 2010
The Samsung R580 laptop makes a dramatic entrance with its glossy blood-red finish and scrabble-tile keyboard surrounded by sweeping red curves and lit by glowing-blue LED lights. 28 Apr 2010
B2B relationships are certainly different than B2C ones. Relations with consumers are more likely to take an emotional tone, for better or for worse. Businesses, on the other hand, make purchasing decisions solely for the purpose of making or saving money - it's nothing personal, it's strictly business. The two types of relationships both need CRM, it just needs to be applied differently. 28 Apr 2010
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) to be released this week is expected to slow down to 5.1% year-on-year. 28 Apr 2010
The Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) is assisting four Western Cape craft producers in preparing to take part in London's Top Drawer lifestyle show from 12-14 September 2010. This is part of its export and local development programmes to increase sales for local crafters, who have racked up sales and orders worth over R1 million at several local and international trade and consumer shows this year. 28 Apr 2010
At a free business seminar in Johannesburg on 29 April 2010 and Cape Town 30 April, expert in customer attrition and retention best practices, Goran Dragosavac, Practice Lead Analytics at SAS Institute, will provide executives a roadmap to effectively manage and keep their customers. 28 Apr 2010
The 3rd annual Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) convention & exhibition will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 20-22 September 2010. Sponsored by Nedbank Corporate, it will feature case studies of green buildings, updates on relevant government policy and a variety of networking events for industry professionals. 28 Apr 2010
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