Retail rewind - a year in review 2011

[Zeenat Moorad] The approval of the Wal-Mart/Massmart deal will go down as the highlight of the retail sector in 2011. 6 Jan 2012 08:19

Upgrade offer from Quark

As a special offer until 31 January 2012, Quark has announced that its current QuarkXPress customers can upgrade to QuarkXPress 9. The offer applies to all current and prior users on versions 3-7 for the standard upgrade price, which is typically applied to upgrades from version 8. 5 Jan 2012 11:22

Signage company ordered to remove billboards

The Western Cape High Court has ordered a signage company to remove nine billboards promoting liquor, fast food outlets, financial institutions and in one case, the signage company itself, the City of Cape Town said on Wednesday, 4 January 2012. 5 Jan 2012 10:46

2012 IPRA president lays out plans

The new 2012 International Public Relations Association (IPRA) president, Johanna McDowell, South African resident and British citizen, has laid out some of her plans for the year's presidency. 5 Jan 2012 10:15

Matric pass rate improves to 70.2%

Around 70.2% of the matriculants who sat for the 2011 National Senior Certificate examinations last year passed their exams. 5 Jan 2012 06:55

Two new iPads coming?

Reports from Digitimes - a Taiwan-based electronics publication - suggest that Apple will launch two new iPads at the MacWorld event and iWorld conference later this month. 4 Jan 2012 11:52

Times Media LIVE

New juncture for Avusa Media LIVE

[Issued by Times Media LIVE] Avusa Media LIVE (AML) has recently multiplied the size of its network by combining online sales for the Interactive Junction portfolio with its own media titles. Popular portals CareerJunction, PropertyJunction, AutoJunction and Junction now form part of the AML bouquet of news and entertainment websites, which include TimesLIVE, SowetanLIVE, SportLIVE and Sunday World. 4 Jan 2012 10:29

Managing your online brand in the world's best & worst marketplace

[Jeff Beals] "Had a very long day today. Got into an argument with my boss and a client. All I want to do is drink a glass of wine and take it easy, but I have to do laundry tonight. Arrrgh!" This is the text of a post I once read on a friend's Facebook page. She was clearly frustrated after a tough day at the office. 4 Jan 2012 09:14

Survey shows gloomy outlook for SA job seekers in 2012

The latest survey from workforce solution group Manpower paints a gloomy picture for job seekers in 2012. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, released on 13 December 2011, shows local employers are expecting the hiring pace to slow to its least optimistic level since the survey started in the fourth quarter of 2006. 4 Jan 2012 08:12

Obituary: Jon Hrusa: passionate photographer

[Brett Horner] The sudden death of former Sunday Times photographer Jon Lynton David Hrusa on 19 December 2011 ended a career of 25 years and, at the same time, put his troubled mind at peace. 3 Jan 2012 13:49

Private sector key to job creation - Busa

Business Unity South Africa (Busa) says that the private sector holds the key to sustainable job creation that can rapidly be achieved as already about 85% of jobs are within the private sector. 3 Jan 2012 13:04

Bernadette Homor AdMarula's new head of affiliates

AdMarula has appointed Bernadette Homor from Media Digital Agency, as its new head of affiliates. Homor has spent several years abroad where she held affiliate manager positions at Betfair, Expekt.com and Netrefer, before returning to South Africa in 2010. 3 Jan 2012 09:52

Agence France-Presse reviews dramatic year

Reviewing its coverage of 2011 news, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that video is now firmly established as part of its news coverage, offering 150 to 200 videos a day in seven languages, twice the output of 2010. 3 Jan 2012 09:35

The hard-and-fast rules of mobile engagement

[Staff Reporter] Are smartphones the most capable, and powerful engagement tools in existence? Mobile marketers should consider integrating their applications with the mobile web in order to gather real-time information based on a "per user-level". 3 Jan 2012 09:24