Should Sundays be just a “normal” day on our calendar, a day like all others for lawlessness, tender manipulation, backhanders,

Maintaining they did not copy Frankie’s, but with public sentiment going against Woolworths, the company decides it will be prudent not to provoke fiery tempers.

HOWARD Booysen is a man on a mission.

SOUTH African billionaire Johann Rupert is handing over the reins of the wine estate named after his brother, Anthonij Rupert Wines, to Gary Baumgarten, who has been appointed to the newly created position of MD.

Wine experts believe wine sale will grow again as South Africa starts to recover from the recession, but warns of the strong rand.

Specialised resource finance house JCI seeks a further loan from Investec Bank to meet near-term cash requirements.

THE government’s plans to raise excise duties on alcoholic beverages would have little effect on curbing alcohol abuse, South African Breweries (SAB) said on Friday.

Wine is an emerging market in India, and Indian wines are not the best of wines as India’s commercial viticulture industry was less than 20 years old.

Winemaker Nicolas Krone and his company, Twee Jonge Gezellen, are taking a dispute with the Land Bank to the Constitutional Court to challenge the principle of “paying up before arguing the validity of a debt”.

The price of wine grapes rose in 2008 but last year farmers had to contend with higher input costs, putting pressure on their profit margins, according to a new industry survey.