|  | The Marketing Association of South Africa [MA(SA)] says it is confident that the process of reaching a resolution on the funding issue for The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) and The South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) is well on its way following an inclusive meeting with relevant industry bodies on 14 May 2012. |
 | [Justin McCarthy] There is no doubt that South Africa has an alcohol-abuse problem. Alcohol-related problems such as foetal alcohol syndrome, physical and emotional abuse, drunk driving, severe medical conditions and a raft of social side effects are significant health and social concerns. |
 | Ray Hartley, editor of the Sunday Times has issued a statement following an allegation that some of the newspaper's journalists were paid by SAPS' Crime Intelligence division to write biased articles. The allegation was made in a document submitted as part of the FUL court application to have controversial police official Richard Mdluli removed from office. SANEF, meanwhile, has written to acting National Commissioner of Police, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, requesting further information regarding the allegation. |
 | [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] We're getting used to seeing newspaper circulation figures taking a beating these days but the fact that a few can buck the trend also tells us that all is not lost. Among the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) figures for the first quarter of 2012 that were released on Thursday, 17 May 2012, the isiZulu newspapers are still on their incredible upwards trajectory. |
  According to Business Report, international and local media companies report that Facebook's share price was fixed at US$38 ahead of its initial public offering, giving the company a market value of $104-billion. 18 May 2012 14:03 The finalists in the 17th CNN MultiChoice African Journalist competition were announced today, 18 May 2012, by Ferial Haffajee, chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa. 18 May 2012 11:49 [Craig Wilson] It's no secret that despite having the longest-standing mobile networks on the continent, SA still has some of the highest mobile call rates in Africa. This week, Cell C went some way to correcting that when it announced it was cutting prepaid rates, and hinted that new post-paid pricing will follow soon, but there's arguably still a long way to go. 18 May 2012 10:50 Three South African TV production companies, Curious Pictures (producers of Rhythm City, The Lab, Intersexions and Hopeville), Endemol ( Isidingo, Survivor: Maldives and Big Brother Africa Six) and Ochre Media ( Scandal and Takalani Sesame) have launched South Africa's Next Top Filmmaker. 18 May 2012 10:04 The shining stars of the advertising industry were announced at the 2012 AdReview Awards which took place at the Sandton Sun Hotel last night. Gloo won Agency of the Year and is the first digital specialist agency to win the overall Agency of the Year Award. 18 May 2012 09:58News from Biz Company Press Offices Propeller Films Propeller Films are pleased to announce that Paulo Henriques is back in the hood. Well, not quite his old Bez Valley hood where he grew up, but South Africa generally. 18 May 2012 16:45 Velocity At this year's Clio Awards held in New York, Velocity's Greg Gray won Gold for Cadbury's Lunch Bar "Sweeper", and a Silver for M-Net "Birth," while Tristyn von Berg's "Leila" for Orgon Donor took home a Silver and Bronze. 18 May 2012 13:00 BouffantBouffant has scooped up two wins at the annual Clio Awards in New York: Director Dean Blumberg's Santam Campaign won Silver and Erik Van Wyk's spot "Old Couple" for KFC took home a Bronze. 18 May 2012 12:47 HOMEMAKERS In appreciation of 25 years advertising support, HOMEMAKERS commemorate Hardrock Drilling for achieving this quarter-of-a-century milestone. 18 May 2012 12:39 FoshiziBlack consumer insight agency Foshizi has unveiled a new interactive which not only makes surfing through it a pleasurable experience but also leaves the reader better informed about the market research company. 18 May 2012 12:23 Ireland/DavenportIreland/Davenport has been awarded Gauteng Agency of the Year for its performance in 2011 at Finweek's AdReview. 18 May 2012 12:09 Gullan&Gullan [Desirée Gullan] According to the 2010 Social Media Marketing Report, 67% of marketers planned to increase their use of social media channels including blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. As more brands integrate social media into their marketing and communications plans, a social media strategy has never been more vital. 18 May 2012 11:53 International news  HAMBURG, GERMANY: From using Twitter to gather information and report it, to raising funds from foundations for serious reporting projects, to hiring researchers and academics to analyse big data, to engaging audiences through social media, to re-organising and integrating newsrooms, the annual global Newsroom Summit examined major trends facing editors-in-chief today. 18 May 2012 12:25 More international news... Africa news  The finalists in the 17th CNN MultiChoice African Journalist competition were announced today, 18 May 2012, by Ferial Haffajee, chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa. 18 May 2012 11:49 More Africa news... Latest jobs| Featured jobs |  | PHP Developer - Sandton NXT\require senior PHP developers to join our award-winning full service digital agency. | |  | Marketing Manager - Cayenne, Kyalami Join a leading multi-franchise motorcycle dealership and manage facets of the marketing diverse business. | |
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