Real-time supply chain visibility is the cornerstone of a well-oiled supply chain. How great would it be to know the location of a shipment, order variances, production and inventory levels, and demand? The ability to predict success or failure is the difference between a successful supply chain and one that is in a reactive mode. 4 Aug 2010
Buyers and wine producers in search of a wine estate have a once-in-a-lifetime deal coming up in two weeks' time, when ClareMart Auction Group puts the estate La Couronne in Franschhoek under the gavel. 4 Aug 2010
The Bergkelder Vinotèque Wine Bank has set up a simple system that makes it possible for new and current members to bid at the Nederburg Auction. This will reportedly be the first time in the 36-year history of the auction that members of the public will have the opportunity to bid for wines on offer when they come under the hammer on 3-4 September 2010. 4 Aug 2010
M'hudi Wines, located on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, is reportedly the first wine tourism farm to be wholly owned and managed by an ordinary black South African family, husband and wife team, Diale and Malmsey Rangaka. 4 Aug 2010
The BlackBerry Curve 8520, Curve 8900 and Bold 9700 smartphones are now available on current Cell C post-paid packages including the new BlackBerry All Week 100 for R199 which gives customers 100 anytime minutes across all networks. The smart phone's internet service is included with this package. This was announced on Monday 2 August 2010 by Cell C and Research In Motion (RIM). 4 Aug 2010
The marginal improvement in the Kagiso/BER Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in July provides some encouragement for the economy, but it is unlikely to prevent the loss in manufacturing momentum from crimping back on GDP prospects going forward. 3 Aug 2010
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Food giant Nestle said on Monday, 2 August 2010, it had purchased for an undisclosed price British company Vitaflo, based in Liverpool, which makes food for people suffering from genetic metabolic problems. 3 Aug 2010
New residential golf estates may become a thing of the past in Gauteng if policy on which the province's agriculture department is working is adopted, agriculture MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza has said. 3 Aug 2010
At the request of the SAPS, the Minister of Transport will publish amended regulations to the National Road Traffic Act (Act 93 of 1996) to legislate the application of microdot technology in line with SANS 534-1 (SA's microdotting standard). Avis chief executive Wayne Duvenage says Avis is delighted with the legislation, which it believes will be an excellent deterrent to vehicle theft and a useful aid towards fighting vehicle crime in South Africa. "Avis was one of the first companies to embrace this crime fighting technology around eight years ago," he says. 3 Aug 2010
On Monday 2 August 2010, MWeb opened a concept store in Canal Walk shopping centre in Cape Town's Century City, the second of such stores and the first in the Western Cape. The company will launch similar stores in the rest of South Africa over the next few years beginning with its third store in Centurion later this year. 3 Aug 2010
The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and kalahari.net e-books have begun a research project to shed light on the impact of academic content available in electronic format and the consumption of digital content in an academic environment. 3 Aug 2010
Blu-ray media is getting more attractive to consumers for both home and professional use to record and archive data. Verbatim is said to meet this demand with its new Blu-ray disc BD-R 25GB 6x Printable, which offers up to 5 times the capacity of a DVD-R, guaranteeing reliable and safe long-term storage of files. With a burning time of less than 15 minutes, it is fully inkjet printable (22-117 mm) due to its printable surface to the inner ring. 3 Aug 2010
The spending power of SA's consumers was no better than the low level it was at six months ago, Rainbow Chicken CEO Miles Dally said on Friday, 30 July 2010. 2 Aug 2010
The World Health Organisation's plan to ban ingredients used in making blended cigarettes has been greeted by howls of outrage from the tobacco industry. 2 Aug 2010
Quick service restaurant (QSR) franchise group Famous Brands today, Monday 2 August 2010, announced that after a decade-long search, it has finally secured its entry into the mainstream chicken category, with the acquisition of a peri peri flame grilled chicken offering Giramundo. The transaction is effective 1 August. 2 Aug 2010
LONDON, UK: Creating a single, comprehensive view of the customer is the key for banks seeking to boost profits and rebuild trust in the post-credit crunch era, according to Ovum. 2 Aug 2010
The International Wine & Spirits Challenge (IWSC) 'Spirit' award winners were announced in London on 27 July 2010, with South Africa doing exceptionally well in the 'Brandy' class, sweeping up eight of the 10 Best in Class Gold medals. 2 Aug 2010
Last week Pick n Pay announced that it was the first retailer to offer wines in Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles, joining forces with Backsberg for the launch of Tread Lightly Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc, which will be available exclusively at selected Pick n Pay stores in the Western Cape. New oxygen barrier technology makes it possible to achieve a significantly longer shelf life, making PET ideal for wine products. 2 Aug 2010
Resilient Property Income Fund, Attfund Limited and Metropolitan Life Properties have won the Investment Property Databank (IPD) Direct Property Investment Awards for 2009 in the retail, office and industrial property sectors. Resilient won in the retail sector with a 21.2% return; Attfund with 26.9% return; and Metropolitan Life with 30.6% return in the industrial sector. 2 Aug 2010
A new speaker has been confirmed for the RAC Lite 2010, being held on 24 August 2010 at Johannesburg's Theatre on the Track and 26 August at Lord Charles in Somerset West, Cape Town. 2 Aug 2010
