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  • Bundublog reviews EasyAds from OfferForge
    Leading African blogging platform Bundublog reviews EasyAds offering from OfferForge and finds it to be handy tool to help bloggers monetise their offering.
    Posted: 2010-04-24
    Category: Marketing
  • SA consumers still under pressure
    The South African consumer continues to seek out short-term personal loans to try and keep their heads above water, but there are signs that interest rate cuts are starting to take effect.
    Posted: 2010-04-19
    Category: Finance
  • A small business lesson from Horatio Caine
    Horatio Caine is one of those TV characters that you love to hate. For those who don’t know him, he is the lead detective in CSI Miami played by David Caruso and in short, he is the master of cheese.
    Posted: 2010-02-15
    Category: Entrepreneurs
  • Does Mickey Arthur have a plan?
    Some of the selections by the South African cricket brainstrust leave unanswered questions about the planning going into this team...
    Posted: 2010-01-10
    Category: Recreation & Sports
  • England scrape home
    Graham Onions is probably the most hated man in South African cricket right now as he once again frustrated the home team and made sure that England for the second time in three test matches hung on for an improbable draw.
    Posted: 2010-01-07
    Category: Recreation & Sports
  • Entrepreneurship lessons from Jay-Z
    Over the last few months I have developed a bit of a fascination around American rapper Shawn Corey Carter – better known as Jay-Z - specifically around the development of his business ventures.
    Posted: 2010-01-07
    Category: Entrepreneurs
  • Two tests down and its not looking good
    After two test matches the English cricket team have looked far hungrier than the South Africans and the results are going their way.
    Posted: 2010-01-01
    Category: Recreation & Sports
  • Perception is 9/10ths of marketing
    One of the things I have learnt as I've gone along is how important "image" or "perception" is when marketing your company... and no this doesn't mean larny cars and fancy buildings.
    Posted: 2009-02-28
    Category: Marketing
  • SA State owned pharma player makes sense
    Rumours of a South African state owned pharmaceutical player have been gathering momentum in the last few weeks. ManufacturingHub.co.za takes a look at the drivers for such a move and the impact it may have on the local pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
    Posted: 2008-12-02
    Category: Business
  • Mckenzie and Steyn – vital for Australian tour
    Dale Steyn and Neil McKenzie are going to have vital roles to fill if the South African cricket side expects to be competitive against the Australian’s in the home and away tours commencing in December.
    Posted: 2008-11-30
    Category: Recreation & Sports
  • SA pace attack comments
    On Friday the South African cricket side took on Kenya in a One Day International fixture which they easily cantered home in. The side looked very short of match practice (particularly the bowlers) and this is something that needs to be addressed without blowing them out ahead of the Aussie tour at the end of the year.
    Posted: 2008-11-02
    Category: Recreation & Sports
  • Champions League picks - 4/5 November 2008
    The world's greatest football clubs lineup for the next round of the Champions League and Sports Trader has made its predictions for the 4 / 5 November rounds.
    Posted: 2008-11-02
    Category: Recreation & Sports
  • Hidden opportunities
    A mate of mine told me an interesting story last week which I wanted to share with our readers.
    Posted: 2008-10-29
    Category: Management
  • Invest in SA food sector to buffer against crisis
    Over the last ten days or so, there appears to have been a subtle shift in the mindset of South Africans around this credit / financial crisis and the real impact it is likely to have on local business. A policy shift aimed at stimulating the South African food sector may be a way to ease the impact in South Africa.
    Posted: 2008-10-28
    Category: Science
  • Marketing madness
    I got a phone call from a mate yesterday which gave me the shivers from both an entrepreneurial and marketing perspective.
    Posted: 2008-10-24
    Category: Marketing