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The New South African Labeling Regulations – 10 Key Changes.

This post looks at 10 key labeling regulation changes that Food Processors will face in ensuring they comply with the new regulations in South Africa

from: Food & Beverage Reporter (click image for full story online)

The main points are listed shortly below, while the FBR summary can be reached by clicking the image [...]

South African Baby Formula Problem – Single Screenshot Series

Apple – Misleading Advertising Again

Again Apple is publishing misleading advertising on its South African website. The clips below shows all the things supposedly available through iTunes.

 

from: Apple South Africa (click image to visit the site)

 

 

from: iTunes Info on Apple SA (click image to visit the site)

 

But as the [...]

Solar Car Race – My Posts at EcoWorldly

 

from: EcoWorldly (click image for full story online)

 

This is the full text, you’ll need to go to EcoWordly if you need references.

“South Africa, recently dogged by electricity shortages at the state-run generator (Eskom), is innovating strongly in the energy sector. I will be discussing examples of this innovation in future [...]

South Africa’s Apps Store is Gameless!

Now that South Africa at least has an Apps Store we were getting excited BUT there is no games category and searching for games that exist on other country’s sites shows the apps don’t exist on the Apple’s South African site!

Biofuels in South Africa – Current Situation

Two recent stories are I think indicative of where South Africa is in the biofuel market.

Sasol recently discussed their succeeding in being listed in the Dow Jones sustainability world index and gave an overview of their focus.

 

from: Engineering News (click image for full story online)

 

On the biodiesel project [...]

Apple iPhone in South Africa

What is Apple doing to us in South Africa?

According to this email from Apple, the iPhone launches tomorrow.

 

 

But yesterday

the iStore could not tell me the price the iStore could not tell me the carrier contracts that would apply

and today the carrier Vodacom could not tell be

when the phone [...]

French Retail Food – Observations 2

Many consumers in South Africa believe that we do not get the best fruit, which is reserved for export.

I was one of these people until I saw the display below in a supermarket in Cluny.

photo by Dave Harcourt (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License)

 

I was also surprised to see [...]

No Ethanol from Maize in South Africa!

South Africa’s new government lead the way in banning smoking in public (even the French can’t smoke in their cafe now) and seem to be making good decisions again.

from: Business Day (click image for full story online)

 

Responding to the potential food and particularly maize supply problems, the Agriculture Minister Lulu [...]

Kill The Criminals!

The Deputy Security Minister of South Africa recently made a number of stunning statements

from: BBC (click image for full story online)

 

these included:

“..kill the bastards [criminals] if they threaten you..” “..I want no warning shots..” “The constitution says criminals must be kept safe, but I say no”

The disturbing [...]