Giorgio and George Dalla Cia, the passionate father-and-son wine and grappa-making duo, have realised a family dream with the opening of their third generation Dalla Cia grappa distillery. 1 Aug 2007
A global pashmina retailer has partnered with the International Breast Cancer Research Foundation to make a donation for every purchase in support of the Pink Ribbon campaign. To support the campaign for fundraising in the fight against breast cancer, part of the sale value for any order containing a pink pashmina will be given directly to cancer research. 1 Aug 2007
Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc., a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies, has announced that Buyers Laboratory, Inc. (BLI) has recognised the magicolor® 5550 as its 2007 'Pick of the Year' based upon its exceptional performance, diverse set of features and economic pricing. 31 Jul 2007
Virgin Active recently announced plans to invest an R1.2 billion in its South African operations over the next five years. R750 million of this sum will go into the total upgrade of all existing facilities over the next 36 months, including the supply of brand new state-of-the-art equipment, and the balance will be spent on an extensive new build programme that will see around forty new clubs developed over the next five years. 31 Jul 2007
Zimbabwe's economy may be crumbling, but it's business as usual in the branding business. 31 Jul 2007
Microsoft now stands to be a major player in the online advertising space as the company struck a deal with Web content aggregator Digg to be its exclusive provider of display and contextual advertising. 27 Jul 2007
MySpace may have done the right think in expelling 29,000 known sexual offenders from its network, but the social networking giant isn't earning many plaudits for taking the action. Instead, critics are lambasting MySpace for giving a misleading report on the extent of the problem earlier this year, and for taking too long to shore up security. 27 Jul 2007
Allegedly a number one selling youth title in the UK, Results Media Group (RMG) will launch Marvel Rampage in South Africa in August 2007 as a 40-page boy's lifestyle magazine that will target kids between the ages of seven and 12, a youth market who live and relate wholeheartedly to the Marvel superheroes. 26 Jul 2007
Prodded by a gaggle of state attorneys general, MySpace cancelled the accounts of 29,000 people who are registered sex offenders. 26 Jul 2007
Crisp, lively and teeming with green pepper and asparagus make the new 2007 Zonnebloem Sauvignon Blanc a delightful, refreshing sip for any occasion. 26 Jul 2007
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has expressed concern over Pfizer's new US television advertising campaign for its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, Bloomberg/Arizona Republic reports. 26 Jul 2007
The increasing market interest in specialist white wines has prompted the organisers of the Nederburg Auction, for the first time in the 32-year history of the event, to include current vintage wines. All Sauvignon blancs, they represent a cross-spectrum of producers, including new label Elgin Heights, which is debuting on September 29. 25 Jul 2007
There were stars galore when two top U13 Soweto teams met last Saturday. And there was another star as well - Lucas Radebe, the fottball fans' favourite. 25 Jul 2007
Kauai has once again teamed up with 'expert' Dr Fill Yourself, from the Island of Kauai, to help South Africans improve their stress levels with Kauai's Good Mood Food. 25 Jul 2007
Ciro Alliances, the distributor of Lavazza to the out of home market in South Africa, has brought café coffee to the home with the launch of inBlu. 24 Jul 2007
East Africa is a neglected market that is not getting the attention it deserves from global software vendors, according to Jean Moncrieff of Emerge Africa, the master value-added reseller in Africa for leading business process management (BPM) software house Global 360. 24 Jul 2007
Investment in people is an economic need. Since business is the most powerful institution on earth, business needs to take responsibility for the upliftment of the societies in which it works. 23 Jul 2007
Five Roses, South Africa's iconic tea brand, will again be involved as a sponsor at the summer collections of the Sanlam SA Fashion Week (SSAFW) 2007. 20 Jul 2007
Google is fortifying the newest territory in its advertising empire - the newspaper print world - by expanding its Print Ads service to include users of its popular online advertising program, AdWords. The biggest immediate beneficiary of the move is the print publishing industry, which will have access to a larger pool of advertisers. 20 Jul 2007
As at 30 June 2007, Vodacom Group recorded 32.4 million customers across its networks operating in South Africa, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho and Mozambique, reflecting a 7.5% increase in the three months since 31 March 2007. 19 Jul 2007
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