Archive for March, 2010

A R3.5-billion state-of-the-art brewery, owned 75% by Heineken and 25% by Diageo, officially opened in Sedibeng, south of Johannesburg last week, with expansion already under way to exploit the growth opportunities in South Africa’s premium alcohol beverage market.

Australian-listed OM Holdings has signed a R430-million deal with South African black-empowered company Ntsimbintle Mining for a new, R1.5-billion manganese mine to be built in the Northern Cape.

Ernie Els scored his first win in two years when he captured the World Golf Championship at Doral. Just two weeks later, he has notched up a second PGA victory, and is now one of the favourites for the upcoming US Masters after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.

Traffic in Egypt's Suez Canal has returned to normal, a day after an oil tanker ran aground in the waterway.

The 54,000-tonne tanker, flying the Liberian flag, had disrupted traffic over the weekend after it rammed into the east bank of the canal, without causing any spillage.

The ship was towed to the south of the channel for repairs, said…

South Africans will soon be able do more than just pick up a bag of groceries at their local Spar – they will also be able to send money instantly to friends or family anywhere in the country via mobile phone.

South Africans will soon be able do more than just pick up a bag of groceries at their local Spar – they will also be able to send money instantly to friends or family anywhere in the country via mobile phone.

Thailand’s Boonchu Ruangkit won his third title in three weeks at the Berenberg Bank Masters at The Links at Fancourt on Sunday. The event was the first European Senior Tour tournament to be played in South Africa.

South African wine sales in the UK grew 20% by volume in 2009 to overtake French wines for the first time, according to the latest figures from market analysts AC Nielsen.

Seventy-four percent of South Africa’s accommodation establishments are charging reasonable prices ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, says auditing firm Grant Thornton, adding that price premiums are a normal occurrence wherever huge events are hosted.

Germans Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm on Sunday recorded their third win in the Absa Cape Epic, one of the world’s toughest mountain bike stage races, finishing 10 minutes ahead of the combination of Switzerland’s Christoph Sauser and South African Burry Stander.