The Dunlop company's origins can be traced back to 1889. In this year the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd was formed in Dublin, Ireland to acquire and commercialize John Dunlop's patent for pneumatic tyres. The company had branches all over the world but it ...
Apart from 2 Datsuns (that both my parents drove in the 1980s) the family car has always a Volkswagen. I remember my dad being heavily against buying a German car in the late 1980s (after being completely used to a Japanese one for some time). ...
The long wait is over. Last week I did a post about the StarCraft II Trailer. The game is launched tonight at midnight in South Africa. Many of my Facebook friends and Twitter users that I follow have been commenting throughout the day about their ...
South Africa's leading mobile phone network Vodacom has released a new TV advert. This advert features the 1976 hit song by German pop sensation Boney M. I must say that this is definately one of the best Vodacom adverts to be released in recent times ...
Back in early 2004 Australia were on a cricket tour to South Africa. Castle Lager (South Africa's top selling beer) released this TV advert just before the test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. Castle Lager is produced by SAB Miller (the 2nd largest brewery in ...
Doritos is quite popular in South Africa. Doritos was first produced in 1964 in the United States. Doritos means “little bits of gold” in Spanish. Doritos is produced by Frito-Lay (a division of Pepsi Co). For many years Doritos has been advertised heavily during the Super Bowl in the United States. Celebrities like Jay Leno & Ali Landry have appeared in adverts for the brand.
Rolo is a brand of truncated-cone-shaped chocolates with a caramel centre. These delicious chocolates were first made in 1937 by Mackintosh (who later became Rowntree-Mackintosh) in the United Kingdom. Rolo is now made by Nestlé (who took over Rowntree out a few years ago). ...
This English chocolate bar was first made by Rowntree in the UK and is now made by Nestlé (who bought out Rowntree in 1988). The Kit Kar chocolate bar was introduced in 1935. Kit Kat is also available in the United States but is made ...
It's hard to believe that there's less than 3 days left before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa. Hype is really building for the tournament. Some businesses in South Africa are giving their workers time off so they can watch the ...
Molson is the Canadian division of the 5th largest brewing company in the world, the Molson Coos Brewing company. Molson was founded in 1786 and it's the 2nd oldest company in Canada. Molson Canadian was introduced in 1959 by the company. This Molson Canadian advert ...
