 | [Sara Butchart] Oh how I love my PVR! After years of being in the advertising and communications business, my husband and I delight in zapping the rubbish ads and moving on to what we really want to watch - the programme! It's a global trend which is resulting in more and more interest being placed on AFP's (Advertiser Funded Programmes) with some really interesting results. |
 | The annual Supply Chain Management Education Excellence Awards were held on 7 May 2013 in Rosebank. Awarded by SAPICS (Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa), they aim to encourage the continuous improvement of the body of knowledge, address the skills shortage in the profession and to encourage the sharing of knowledge between organisations and individuals. |
| To avoid losing margins to SARS, retailers need to ensure that they are in possession of associated tax invoices for VAT inputs. Following successful SARS legal cases, companies need to ensure that all input tax invoices are compliant and the record of invoices is complete. |
 | [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Mail & Guardian's editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes, has resigned to take up a post at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, the newspaper reports. |
 | [Andrew Kirkland] Recent reports suggest that the managed security services (MSS) space, which increased by 12% to US$13 billion in 2012, will continue to grow rapidly. For businesses looking to partner with a MSS provider (MSSP), this article will provide tips which may assist in properly assessing your IT security environment before engaging a MSSP for outsourced services.
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 | Atlantis City Shopping Centre in the Western Cape has been acquired by Synergy Income Fund Limited for approximately R334 million, making it the fund's largest single property investment since listing in December 2011. The retail centre is expected to transfer on 1 September 2013. |
 | [Amukelani Chauke] Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA's functions to make it more transparent and accountable. |
   If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one coveted ticket to give away. 15 May 2013 11:32
 Hilton Worldwide has expanded its product offering in SA over the past six months and the US-based group intends to increase its presence in Africa‚ according to vice-president of operations for Africa and the Indian Ocean‚ Jan van der Putten. 16 May 2013 08:38
 [Paul Vecchiatto] African governments should own at least a 50% of any new mining venture in order to ensure that the country gets more of the revenue from mining projects. 13 May 2013 14:21
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