South African consumer goods group Tiger Brands yesterday, 1 September 2009, announced its intention to sell a further 10% of its shares, valued at R2,8bn, through its broad-based black economic empowerment transaction aimed at enhancing black ownership within the group. 2 Sep 2009
Appletiser's interactive, lifestyle-orientated website officially launches today, 1 September 2009. Known as Sparkl.co.za, it has the company's target audience in mind, as a place where they can find information and inspiration for events and life. 1 Sep 2009
Woolworths will launch on 28 September 2009, a unique new blend of red and white grape varietals, Simonsig's first Chenin Blanc Pinotage. A 60% Chenin Blanc, the wine exudes a fresh berry flavour and tropical zest on the nose. 31 Aug 2009
International hair beauty brand, ghd, is launching ghd Revelations, a promenade fashion event spread across a historic Cape Town building. 28 Aug 2009
The winners of the 8th FHM Style and Grooming Awards were announced at an event held at the new Signature restaurant in Morningside Shopping Centre in Johannesburg recently. 27 Aug 2009
China's expansion programme into the African market is helping its companies grow their presence on the continent. 26 Aug 2009
Wellness Water is offering a wide variety of filtration products, from water bottles to shower systems, that aim to reduce the amount of chemicals in household tap water, as well as cutting down on carbon emissions and excess plastic. 26 Aug 2009
Jonathan Bodibe is the winner of R15 000, courtesy of Stimorol's latest promotion, “Chew Life”, which ran in the Daily Sun and the Sunday Sun. 25 Aug 2009
British American Tobacco Plc announced on Wednesday, 19 August 2009, that Richard Burrows has been appointed a non-executive director from 1 September. 20 Aug 2009
International brand, Perfect Fit, which has now launched in South Africa, uses insights into pet behaviour to formulate products to fit cats' nutritional requirements through different ages and stages. This new brand was developed in close cooperation with Waltham, a world leader in pet care and nutrition, and embraces the concept that each cat has specific dietary needs according to their age and lifestyle. 19 Aug 2009
Alcohol producer and distributor Distell is spearheading a viticultural initiative in Tanzania expected to enable wine farmers in the Dodoma highlands to double their crops within three to five years — and may yet be developing a feasible model for rolling out vineyard productions across sub-Saharan Africa. 18 Aug 2009
Super-Brands, the holding and brand distribution company for Canterbury in South Africa, is now in negotiations to transfer its rights with Canterbury New Zealand to JD Sports, following the acquisition of the global rights to the Canterbury brand by UK sportswear fashion chain JD Fashion (JD). 18 Aug 2009
An international touch has come to the 2009 SAB Intervarsity Brewing competition, as a team from the University of California has entered to compete against 10 local varsities. 17 Aug 2009
Africa's largest food retailer, Shoprite, said yesterday headline earnings per share for the 12 months ended in June this year would be between 25% and 35% higher than a year ago. 14 Aug 2009
Plascon announced the winner of its annual architecture and design competition, the Plascon Prism Awards, earlier this week - Chacey Eder (21), a final year Interior Design degree student at Inscape Design College in Houghton, Johannesburg. 14 Aug 2009
Stuttafords has embarked on a restructuring that will include the closure of some stores, as well as the refurbishment of others, in order to align itself with international department store sizes and standards. 12 Aug 2009
Jose Cuervo Black has been introduced to the discerning palates of South Africans in August 2009. 12 Aug 2009
Fitch Ratings on Friday downgraded struggling transport and logistics group Super Group's long- term rating to a negative on expectations that the group's leverage would remain at elevated levels in the medium term. 11 Aug 2009
Simonsig winemaker Johan Malan has two of his red wines appearing on the 2009 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction hot list - a Pinotage and a Shiraz. 11 Aug 2009
Bilton Wines has just released the 2006 vintage of its Merlot, which has already made its mark as the top-scoring Merlot with a tally of 16.5 points at a recent tasting at Winesense in Cape Town. 4 Aug 2009
