| 12 Jul 2012 |
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 As part of its Mandela month, Ligwalagwala FM will collect blankets in the Nelspruit region for the destitute. The station will identify and visit less fortunate families during Mandela Day, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 and hand over the blankets. Read more >>
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 The site onedayonly.co.za has added technologies in its revamp to keep up its leader status in deal websites in South Africa. Launched three years ago by Christian Oberhofer and Maurits Vermeulen, it specialises in daily-deal-specials. Read more >>
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 'Women, the Real Architects of Society' conference will be held on 18 August 2012 at the SAX Arena in Irene Pretoria. Hosted by former Miss South Africa and businesswoman, Joan Ramagoshi Madibeng, the event will provide women an opportunity to network and celebrate womanhood, whilst examining key topics. Read more >>
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 In 2012, the SABC Education Baba Indaba takes to the road, beginning in Durban at the Gateway Shopping Mall from 27-29 July. It will be at the Cape Town International Conference Centre from 3-5 August, the Nasrec Exhibition Centre from 24-26 August and the Sandton Convention Centre from 26-28 October. Read more >>
Magazines
 Charlene Rolls has been appointed as the new editor of Media24's news weekly magazine NewsNow/NuusNou. She takes over from Waldimar Pelser, who has moved to Rapport newspaper. Read more >>
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Media
 Mvelaphanda Group has delayed posting the documents relating to its proposed takeover of media group Avusa until next Wednesday, 18 July 2012. Read more >>
 The Medical Aid Media Monitor ( MAMM) had talked to the Dramatic, Artistic and Literacy Rights Organisation (Dalro) and signed a Media Monitoring Organisation licence to enable Dalro to collect royalties on behalf of its members such as publication agencies, the organisation has announced. Read more >>
Mobile
Mobile TV has a new investor, as the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nafcoc) has purchased a 20% stake in the business. Read more >>
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Newspapers
Independent News and Media (INM), the country's largest newspaper group, is up for sale, Business Day reported today, Thursday 12 July 2012. Read more >>
 [Mamodima Monnakgotla] Sowetan has a new deputy editor. She is Mapula Nkosi, 41, the first-ever woman to hold the position on the newspaper. Read more >>
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 [Janine Lloyd] The rise of interest in Pinterest also bring with it questions about copyright, as the era of social networking has changed the way we interact, consume media, advertise and express ourselves. Read more >>
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 PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY / KIEV, UKRAINE: For Gregory Hywood, CEO of Australia's Fairfax Media, producing quality journalism is more valuable than ever in the Internet era. However, the realities of this new era are forever changing the media landscape, with Fairfax's recently announced restructuring as a prime example. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: D&AD is launching the White Pencil Kitemark this week and is asking supporters of the project to post the logo on their site to encourage creatives to participate in the initiative. Read more >>
More International...
Marketing
 [David Blyth] So much has changed over the last 25 years - both business and consumers have changed significantly - especially in their expecations of brands. Yet for the most part, the structure and the role of the marketing department has essentially stayed the same. Read more >>Digital
 [Antonio Petra] The release of the 2012 Internet Access in South Africa report by World Wide Worx has made it clear that the local online population has moved past the point of viewing the internet as a distraction. Read more >>Events & Conferencing
 When local comedy hero John Vlismas turned 39, he refused to let the experience of maturation pass without commentary or provocation. In true Vlismas style, he chose to celebrate with "38' Special", a two-hour comedy special at The Lyric Theatre. Mann Made Media was tasked with capturing this comedic feat on film. Read more >>Exhibitions |  |
 Exhibitions attract the same or similar audiences to each show that is produced and so, in order to stay new and exciting, you have to be innovative about events and value added programmes that you add to your exhibition, says Amanda Cunningham, managing director for The Wedding Expo. Read more >>Magazines
 Singer, model and SABC2 2007 Supersterre winner, Kobus Muller (27) of Gauteng, was named the hottest of them all when he walked away with this year's heat ManWatch winner title. Read more >>Research |  |
The Online 101 training courses run by SAMRA in conjunction with PSA and held at the SAMRA offices on 16 and 17 May were fully subscribed and all 20 delegates played a role in designing questions to answer a marketing question, and then scripting it in a survey management programme. Read more >>Retail
 Esona, a boutique winery based in Robertson, is stretching the limits of a top-to-bottom approach through an interactive promotional campaign which takes advantage of Pyrotec's full service offering. Read more >>
 [Nthambeleni Gabara] Jacob Zuma has honoured the first democratically elected P\president, Nelson Mandela, by unveiling the construction of the Nelson Mandela Legacy Bridge, which will link Ludondolo village with Mandela's birthplace of Mvezo in the Eastern Cape. Read more >>
More Government news...
 So which is the best season to take a Northern Hemisphere holiday? If you say summer, you'd be wrong - even though summer is clearly a great choice. Trafalgar, however, has devised a brand-new, expanded Europe & Britain autumn, winter and spring brochure designed to give you a wide selection of places to visit and enjoy. Read more >>
More Travel news...
- HMC Seswa appoints new senior account executive - more info
- New appointment at Mazole Holdings - more info
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- Marketing management Oakfields College - Pretoria, 16 July
- Marketing know how Fine Women Business Network - Cape Town, 17 July
- Sony Hirsch's - Edenvale, 18 July
- The secret to business seminar Entrepreneur.co.za - Bryanston, 19 July
- Business writing skills Front Foot Strategic Consulting - Johannesburg, 19 July
- Film school open day Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking - Johannesburg, 21 July
- Present with confidence Congruence Training - Johannesburg, 24 July
- Minute taking Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business - Pietermaritzburg, 26 July
- Broadcast Announcing Oakfields College - Johannesburg, 28 July
- T'ART A Cabaret Atterbury Theatre - Pretoria, 28 July
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