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RetailWoolworths workers storm through storeHundreds of protesting Woolworths employees stormed through an outlet in Johannesburg's CBD intimidating employees and assaulting a truck driver, police said. Amalgamated to cash in on SA's health[Tamar Kahn] Amalgamated Healthcare is planning an exclusive deal to roll out Holland & Barrett health stores in SA. Shoppers of the world, unite!As retailers quake in recession, now is time to demand better services, prices and clever ideas. Advertisement:
Banking & FinanceSA interest rates anchored amid global turmoil[Michael Appel] The current global economic turmoil has been cited as one of the reasons Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has left the repo rate unchanged at 12%. Unprecedented move to prop up the UK banking system[Datamonitor] Treasury moves to inject trust, as well as liquidity, into the UK banking system.
Brand newsThis bag will brake, won't break Samsonite's functionality and innovation have been combined to make the Pro-DLX Travel range a great choice any trip you care to make. You can be a Mighty Mum A sentiment of millions of mothers across South Africa, which has lead to the insemination and final birth of the Pick n Pay initiative, Mighty Mom, is this, from an unknown writer... "I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I'm too buys raising my kids." Wal-Mart reports softening US salesUS retail giant Wal-Mart has reported a slowdown in its US sales growth in September and predicted weaker results in October. Prizes worth R75 000 up for grabs in Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest - General Mills South AfricaSouth Africa's kitchen divas are set to compete for prizes worth R75 000 in the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest, a national competition open for entries now. Advertisement:
RegulatoryUK drink labels aim to cut binge drinkingA new supermarket labelling scheme being piloted in the North and Scotland in a bid to curb binge drinking was welcomed tonight.
ResearchWhat's in a name?[Kory Kredit] For those of you old enough to have watched the '70's television classic, "WKRP in Cincinnati," you will remember the straight-laced, bumbling and insecure newsman from the lowest-rated radio station in Ohio...
SecurityBlacklisting and whitelisting: Colour-coding securityBlacklisting is a common security tactic - information about a known bit of malware is distributed, and endpoint security tools search and destroy. Conversely, another approach called "whitelisting" only permits known safe programs to run at all. It can be a sturdy layer of extra protection; however, the system lock-down that sometimes results can be a pain for IT admins to manage. |
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