Competition Appeals Court Judge Dennis Davis has expressed grave concern about a tendency in the legal fraternity to prolong court cases indefinitely. 5 Dec 2008

Greg Solomon has been appointed as the new Managing Director of McDonald's South Africa. Solomon's promotion, effective 1 January 2009, is a significant milestone for the company as he will be the first South African to run the local operation since the business opened here in 1995.
5 Dec 2008

After years of strong growth, sales for the iPod appear to be plateauing and may soon decline for the first quarter since it was introduced seven years ago. Everyone who wants an iPod now has one, it seems. Perhaps the iPod's biggest benefit to Apple these days is in helping it sell Macintosh computers. 5 Dec 2008

The Department of Minerals and Energy could implement a retail petrol price cut of some 80 cents per litre (c/l) on 7 January 2009 and a wholesale diesel price cut of some 90c/l, provided the daily over-recovery remains at or above the 3 December level. 5 Dec 2008

As many as half of the small businesses now in operation have no web sites, a figure that should spur more business owners to action, especially in today's economic environment. There are many free and low-cost tools available to help build a functional Web site that helps grow your business. 5 Dec 2008

Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition celebrated the launch of their new Nutren Diabetes website by hosting a media day. Journalists were given some low GI cooking lessons that taught everyone how to “Live Well with Type 2 Diabetes”.
5 Dec 2008

Digital downloads of movies and CDs should be seen as an opportunity rather than a threat to the entertainment industry says Matthew Tagg, MD of Web Africa.
4 Dec 2008