[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The SABC board is upset and disappointed by what it calls annihilating and baseless accusations made by the president of trade union BEMAWU regarding Clare O'Neil, a board member who has recently been asked to provide "extended oversight" on all of the corporation's sales and marketing activities.

Welcome Nzimande, after 32 years with the SABC, is taking early retirement at the end of March 2010 from his position as Ukhozi fm station manager. His career began with Radio Zulu, which today is Ukhozi Fm, in 1978 and he has held a number of positions including 10 years as a TV presenter co-anchoring the popular traditional music show, Ezodumo.

The Marketing Association of South Africa will hold a meeting on Friday, 26 March 2010, 9a,-10.30am at the Sanlam head office in Bellville, where Chris de Villiers, executive director will hold a general information meeting, to pursue the establishment of the Cape Town Branch steering committee and to organise two Cape Town seminar events for this year.

Swiss-based financial services group Credit Suisse used 3000 analysts in 50 countries to identify the brands around the world that are most likely to significantly outperform their markets and competitors over the next 3-5 years and one of them is South Africa's youngest retail bank, Capitec Bank.

The Ola Milky Lane brand has undergone rejuvenation, beginning with Fourways, Monte Casino and Eastgate in Johannesburg and Galleria Mall in KwaZulu-Natal, and will be rolled out countrywide shortly.

The Rezidor Hotel Group, which includes the Radisson Blu, the new lifestyle brand Hotel Missoni and Park Inn, is the first account win announced by M&C Saatchi Abel, which opened its doors just over a month ago. The announcement was made this afternoon, Wednesday, 9 March 2010.