The SA Revenue Service (SARS) customs border control confiscated 48 000 counterfeit soccer jerseys worth more than R28 million at the Durban harbour, a spokesman said on Friday, 14 May 2010. 17 May 2010
It's ridiculous to be asked to pay R599 for an official replica Bafana Bafana shirt and that's the word from the workers who make it. 17 May 2010
Wine Magazine, which judges the different sub-categories of port according to the guidelines laid down by the South African Port Producers' Association, has awarded Boets Nel of De Krans a 5-Star rating for his Cape Tawny Port at a recent tasting. 17 May 2010
Floor tiles, which have been salvaged from the repositioning of Sandton City, will be used in the ward refurbishment at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Now the ward is not in a usable state, but with Sandton City's help, the Smile Foundation will be able to utilise this ward. The shopping centre recently handed over its donation of floor tiles to the Foundation. 17 May 2010
The School of Tourism and Hospitality (STH) restaurant at the University of Johannesburg was voted the country's winner in the Best Casual Dining Restaurant category and the overall winner title during the South African Tourism's 2009/2010 Welcome Awards held recently at the Indaba Tourism and Travel Show in Durban. 17 May 2010
The TX Lamá, a patented cardboard display that opens automatically into position, is a fresh and functional marketing tool claimed to be setting an advertising benchmark in the South African market. The new technology is entirely automatic, requires very few set-up actions and is very compact when folded. For the first time, products can be displayed in a three-dimensional stand, which carries up to 10kg of weight per shelf. 17 May 2010
At the grand finale of the Cointreau Face of News Cafe (FONC), hosted at the newly refurbished Sandton store on Saturday 8 May 2010, 21-year-old Monique Buitendag is the new FONC for 2010. First and second runner-up spots went to Bokang Montjane and Rovika Poole, respectively. All three will be granted automatic entry to the Miss SA 2010 interview process. 17 May 2010
The labour department will conduct inspections on the food and beverage industry in Gauteng North next week, a spokesman said on Thursday, 13 May 2010. 14 May 2010
The number of card skimming attempts increased significantly this year, according to the First National Bank (FNB) Credit Card's Fraud department. 14 May 2010
Informal traders in the City of Johannesburg stand to benefit from the increased visitor traffic throughout the city during the World Cups, says executive director for the City's 2010 office, Sibongile Mazibuko. 14 May 2010
In a continuation of its Star Schools Programme, Rainbow launched it into Rustenburg late last month. "Learners will receive extra tuition in maths, science and English during weekends and school holidays, which will allow them the opportunity to focus on these subjects with a teacher to help with any problems," explains Warren Farrer, corporate communications manager for the chicken processing and marketing group. 14 May 2010
Africa's Big Seven Food and Beverage Expo (AB7) to be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand from 25-27 July 2010 is expecting the number of participating companies to double at this year's expo, according to Vikram Doraiswami, the Indian Consul General. 14 May 2010
National retailers, such as Pick n Pay and Shoprite Checkers, have partnered with Capitec Bank to offer free cash withdrawals to the bank's clients nationwide on a three-month promotion. As a first for consumers in South Africa, it forms part of the bank's commitment to foster a change in South Africans' banking behaviour by offering clients more convenience and free access to their money. 14 May 2010
The 7th annual software piracy study research figures of the annual IDC white paper, sponsored by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), were released this week. The 2009 figures showed that the South African software piracy rate remained unchanged at 35% and that the value of this illegal software amounted to US$324 million or R2.4 billion. 14 May 2010
The News Café franchise has announced that in a return to its brand name, the menus have been redesigned as colourful and vibrant newspapers, replaced on a daily basis with a new front cover page every two months. After a soft launch period of three weeks, the brand new menu has officially been introduced across 40 stores countrywide from mid-May 2010. 14 May 2010
The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the repo rate steady at 6.5% much to market expectation. 13 May 2010
CRM is not a technology; it's a discipline that encompasses people, processes and technology. How many times have you heard that truism? How many times have you heard it from a CRM vendor? 13 May 2010
What if you answered the phone one day to a friendly voice offering tech support for some software that had been troubling you? "Not possible," you'd say. We all know the drill with technical difficulties. We call up the software company during business hours and then sit on hold only to get an agent who barely knows the software better than we do. A knowledgeable tech support specialist certainly isn't going to call us at the moment when we're beating our heads against the computer screen. Or will they? 13 May 2010
Manufacturing output maintained its upward trend in March, figures from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday, 12 May 2010. March was the fourth consecutive month of growth in the sector. 13 May 2010
Spar Group, the company supplying and branding SA's Spar, Tops and Build it stores, will next month open its first branded pharmacy. 13 May 2010
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