Following on recent reports of severe national ICT skills shortages nationally and provincially, the ICT incubator, Bandwidth Barn and the Cape IT Initiative (CITI) will launch a training programme focusing on the two core areas of technical skills and basic business administration skills in the Western Cape. 17 Nov 2009 10:31
[Douglas Kruger] Ever seen the Wesbank ad with the Kendo swordsman? The dramatic voice-over says, “A recent study asked: where does talent come from? Is it programmed at birth into a select few, or is it something that can be drawn from you, inch by inch?” 17 Nov 2009 07:12
The Gold Quill, the International Association of Business Communicators' (IABC) global awards competition recognising outstanding achievement in communication, is open for entries for the 2010 awards. Multi-Quill winner and African Quill coordinator Mari Lee will present a workshop to entrants in honing their entries on 3 December 2009, in Johannesburg. 13 Nov 2009 08:36
[Tiffany Markman] One of the big trends in small-to-medium business marketing at the moment is content creation: writing articles, blog posts and newsletter articles on a regular basis and using these to boost website traffic, public interest or even sales. So here's a three-step tutorial, ideal for non-writers on how to write articles for your own business. 12 Nov 2009 12:27
[Douglas Kruger] Whatever your field of expertise, don't you wish you had been born a Mozart? A child prodigy? A natural genius? Everything would be so much easier if it all just ‘came naturally' to you. 11 Nov 2009 13:20
November is novel writing month and it seems that strong heroes, violent crime and creepy super-villains are the flavour of the month. Budding crime scribes got to listen to new South African novelist Jassy McKenzie speak at Writers Writer's first-ever crime writing evening. 9 Nov 2009 15:22
Join Africa's foremost CEOs, MDs and HR Leaders at the 6th Annual HR Africa Summit and discover how you can respond to today's tactical challenges effectively. 9 Nov 2009 00:11
The 6th Annual HR Africa Summit, taking place on 23, 24, 25 and 26 November 2009 at Vodaworld in Midrand, has been specially developed to provide an interactive space that will expose HR practitioners to innovative and practical HR approaches for times of challenge and change. 8 Sep 2009 15:47
The University of Pretoria's campus was buzzing with students as The Learning Theatre and the university's Human Resources Department prepared for the Birds of a Feather theatre workshop, one of The Learning Theatre's new generic Diversity Management products. 5 Nov 2009 12:12
For the last time this year, CBM Training will be running some of their most popular courses in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, so book now to avoid disappointment! 4 Nov 2009 16:22
Fairlady and M-Net have joined forces to find South Africa's first style apprentice, who stands to win six-month's paid internship with the magazine after battling it out with five other contestants on the MNet Style Apprentice show. The winning candidate will also receive career-boosting accessories such as a new wardrobe, a laptop, a cellphone and all the right accessories. 4 Nov 2009 07:36
NEW YORK: The CLIO Awards announced yesterday, Monday, 2 November 2009, that its online entry system for the 2010 Awards Programme is now accepting submissions. Entry deadline is 22 January 2010. 3 Nov 2009 11:00
The One Show appears to be the international advertising awards show of choice for the 2009 Loeries Young Creatives Award winners. Both Sanjiv Mistry of Ogilvy Cape Town and Net#work BBDO's Joanne van der Linde, also one of 50 ADC Young Gun 7 winners worldwide, have their sights set on New York. 27 Oct 2009 10:23