The first SA Box Wine Awards, aptly named Spit or Swallow, saw a panel of 25 wine enthusiasts, bloggers, winemakers and sommeliers participated in the blind tasting of 14 different wines in search of South Africa's best boxed wine. 11 Nov 2010
South African Breweries (SAB) was voted as the most trusted company in the country by various JSE listed companies, according to the 2010 Ask Afrika Trust Barometer. 10 Nov 2010
South African Airways has selected two award-winning Fleur du Cap wines for its Business Class in-flight service, the Unfiltered Chardonnay and the Bergkelder Selection flagship Merlot. 10 Nov 2010
Cape Town Tourism is attending the World Travel Market 2010 in London from 8-11 November 2010 to spread the message that Cape Town is one of the places of a lifetime, and is well on the way to becoming one of the top ten cities in the world in which to live, visit, study, work and invest. 8 Nov 2010
BlackBerry launched its Enterprise Server Express for IBM Lotus Domino late last week. This free server software wirelessly synchronizes email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks between IST smartphones and the software without compromising security. 8 Nov 2010
Late last month at the dti's 2010 Productivity SA Awards, held in Johannesburg, Fair Cape Dairies won the Outstanding Productivity Award for the national corporate sector. Reportedly the first dairy company to do so, it competed against Liberty Life, Schaeffer SA, Grano Passi and Orley Foods. 8 Nov 2010
Yesterday 4 November 2010, saw Steenberg Vineyards win one of the global Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Awards in Christchurch, New Zealand. 5 Nov 2010
The Spar Group said Tuesday that the costs relating to the black economic empowerment (BEE) transaction concluded by the company during the financial year ended September 30 2009 resulted in the company's earnings and headline earnings for the 12 months ended August 2009 and the year ended September 30 2010 being reduced by approximately R136.2 million and R13 million, respectively. 4 Nov 2010
The winner of the Sunday Times Business Times Top 100 Companies is Capitec Bank, which is rapidly gaining market share and providing banking services to many people who have not banked before. The nine-year old bank that is strong arming established banks to give up their market share is ranked first in the Top 100 Companies for 2010. 4 Nov 2010
MWeb will host Call of Duty: Black Ops exclusively in both its Cape Town and Johannesburg data centres to ensure maximum gaming experience for its customers. The partnership with Gameservers.com will reportedly be a first for South African Internet users, allowing for a superior network experience for online multiplayer gaming. The title is scheduled to launch worldwide on Tuesday 9 November 2010. 4 Nov 2010
The strike over wages between Pick n Pay and its employees belonging to The South Africa Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) is not good for anyone, for Pick n Pay, Neil Quirk told I-Net Bridge on Monday. 3 Nov 2010
The Australian fashion brand, Witchery, will launch its Spring/Summer 2010 women's wear collection in late November 2010 across eight concession stores within Stuttafords Sandton, Eastgate, Rosebank, Clearwater in Johannesburg; Brooklyn and Menlyn in Pretoria; Gateway in Durban; and Canal Walk in Cape Town. 3 Nov 2010
Clover launched its 1% low fat fresh milk, The One, this October, reputedly making it a first for this leader in milk produce and for the market. It is an additional variant to the South African market which is split into Full Cream, 2% Low Fat and Fat Free milk. 2 Nov 2010
In its 150th anniversary year, Campari has chosen to make a break with more than a decade of tradition by choosing to introduce a male lead to its Campari calendar for the first time. 2 Nov 2010
Following in its tradition of producing iconic designs, Perrier, natural sparkling mineral water, has teamed up with Dita von Teese, the burlesque queen of fashion, to produce the "Paparazzi" 2010 Limited Edition. 2 Nov 2010
Lanseria Airport has a new branch of Tempest Car Hire utilising the same layout and image as Tempest's other upgraded branches with its almost 100% glass open-plan design, encouraging walk-ins. 1 Nov 2010
The BlackBerry Bold 9780, featuring the new BlackBerry 6 operating system, will be released in November 2010. Its enhancements include new user interface, fast and powerful WebKit-based browser, broadly improved communications and multimedia capabilities, a Universal Search feature, easy-to-use keyboard and optical trackpad. 29 Oct 2010
At the recent Look & Feel Good Expo in Johannesburg, Valpré Spring Water received the Excellence Award for Most Innovative Stand. 29 Oct 2010
A book about the early lives of Nigel and Corona Thornycroft, Nigel & Corona - a Family Story of Adventure, Sport, Wilderness & War from England to Africa, which was published in limited quantities as a family record, sparked requests from around the world, particularly from ex-Zimbabweans. 28 Oct 2010
Wynand and Nico Retief founded the Van Loveren trademark on 23 October 1980 with only 500 cases of Premier Grand Cru. Since then, the size of the company's brands has increased to over one million cases per annum, offering an extensive range of wines, renowned for their widespread availability, consistency and quality. 28 Oct 2010
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