Crossing borders with virtual offices

[Lewis Edward] The world of office space may look like a complete mess to someone on the outside of that industry. Every single business needs to be able to solve the problem of having enough office space, yet many entrepreneurs are willing to go even further than that and invest money into offices that are not completely physical - the so-called virtual offices. 21 Dec 2012 05:58

'What Women Want'

Looking at what marketers can do to relate better to the major spenders. 21 Dec 2012 05:14

OFM Radio

OFM welcomes Yolanda Maartens to 09:00-12:00 slot

[Issued by OFM Radio] OFM is excited to welcome Yolanda Maartens to the midmorning slot, weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00. Yolanda is a homegrown talent from Potchefstroom. She has been part of the OFM team for three years, making her mark on the brand and its listeners with her friendly presentation style on Saturday mornings from 09:00. 20 Dec 2012 15:56

24.com

News24's Newsmaker of the Year has been announced

[Issued by 24.com] News24 has named the Lonmin unrest, which culminated in the police opening fire on protesting miners, killing 34 of them, its Newsmaker of 2012 after users voted for the candidate or event of their choice. 20 Dec 2012 13:14

Ndalo Media

South African entrepreneurs spearheading the natural beauty products industry!

[Issued by Ndalo Media] Destiny magazine is profiling four women who are playing their part in advancing the natural beauty products industry in South Africa. These ambitious women, through hard work and determination, founded their companies and are now operating as the CEOs. 20 Dec 2012 11:23

International award pays tribute to South Africa's campaign against drinking & driving

Anti-drinking and driving organisation South Africans Against Drunk Driving (SADD) has won the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award in recognition of its national university project, focusing on vehicle crashes as a leading cause of death amongst the youth. 20 Dec 2012 11:06

Anti-mosquito campaign increases brand awareness

An "anti-mosquito" campaign for Swedish client ThermaCELL has pulled in more than 1,000 Facebook likes in the first two weeks of its launch in November and a sharp increase in awareness from consumers as well as customers and other retailers. 20 Dec 2012 11:00

Leisure travel down, business travel strong

Business tourism has led the recovery of SA's hospitality industry, although the sector is under pressure as organisations look to cut travel and accommodation costs, according to experts. 20 Dec 2012 08:06

The new Hollywood? Cape Town takes on Tinseltown

[Robyn Curnow and Teo Kermeliotis] According to CNN Marketplace Africa, last February, tens of thousands of moviegoers stormed cinemas around the United States to watch Chronicle, turning the superhero thriller into a surprise hit that topped the US box office on Super Bowl weekend. And where was the film made? Right here - in South Africa. 20 Dec 2012 07:46

SABC fails the test

NEWSWATCH: Cricket is one of SA's leading sports and our national team - unlike our national football team - is ranked at the top or near the top in all forms of the game, but, as Daily Maverick and ESPNcricinfo report, the SABC will not be airing the SA-NZ test matches live. 20 Dec 2012 06:31

Intrepid publisher launches an intrepid new magazine

[Chris Moerdyk] Under normal circumstances anyone who told me they were going to launch a new magazine would get the full force of my cynicism and a suggestion that it would probably be a lot less risky and more profitable to start up a combi-taxi operation employing only AWB drivers in full uniform and flying the old South African flag from the radio aerial. 20 Dec 2012 05:59

Murdered journalists symbols of impunity

A day after the 14th anniversary of journalist Norbert Zongo's murder in Burkina Faso and two days before the 8th anniversary of journalist Deyda Hydara's murder in Gambia, Reporters Without Borders accuses the authorities in these two countries of sabotaging the investigations into their deaths and encouraging impunity. 19 Dec 2012 12:59

'Unsavoury' sources lead to Ramaphosa report

NEWSWATCH: According to Mail & Guardian, Star editor Makhudu Sefara says the newspaper reporter working on the Ramaphosa nomination report, which resulted in the resignation of political editor Gaye Davis, was "led down an unsavoury garden path". Meanwhile, Wyndham Hartley, writing in BD Live, says the media is becoming increasingly concerned with how government officials are handling news of Nelson Mandela's hospitalisation. 19 Dec 2012 12:31

Toppling of Telkom's dominance, biggest change to IT landscape in 2012

[Jeff Fletcher] The final toppling of Telkom's stranglehold as the dominant last-mile provider in South Africa was the biggest change to the IT landscape in 2012. While the change has been a long time coming, the combined efforts of mobile network operators (MNOs) and the fibre optic network providers has demonstrated that it is now not just possible, but actually convenient, to buy connectivity services that do not transverse the Telkom network. 19 Dec 2012 07:53