Continental Outdoor Media supports malaria campaign with football stars

To help fight malaria, Continental Outdoor Media has joined forces with the United Against Malaria (UAM) campaign to use the popularity and power of football to raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of malaria. 6 Feb 2013 12:17

Future Crew mural inspires Lavender Hill Senior Secondary

Future Crew is a schools-based project aimed at empowering learners in challenged communities to make positive changes in their lives through being active and life skills training. Lavender Hill Senior Secondary School learners have recently created a graffiti-style mural that underlines the tenets of the project. 6 Feb 2013 11:27

Pernod Ricard selects International Business Game winners

Late last week, Pernod Ricard South Africa announced the winners of the International Business Game, a competition targeted at final year and post-grad students. 6 Feb 2013 10:25

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The Jupiter Drawing Room's Constructus Grant awarded to Alpha Longboards

[Issued by The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town] Cape Town-based entrepreneur, Kent Lingeveldt, who started the customised longboard business, Alpha Longboards, has been named the recipient of The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town)'s 2013 Constructus Award. 31 Jan 2013 12:59

The ONE Campaign aims to bring African voices to the table

As the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire in 2015, The ONE Campaign, an international grassroots advocacy backed by more than 3 million members worldwide, is launching an initiative to make sure the world's poorest people have a say in the development of the next set of goals to eradicate extreme poverty. 31 Jan 2013 10:34

Investec awards R900,000 for 2013 tertiary bursaries

Investec has handed out R900,000 merit bursaries to successful Promaths students who achieved distinctions in maths, science or accounting. Students can use these merit awards to go towards their tertiary studies. 31 Jan 2013 07:01

[2013 trends] It is no longer business as usual

[Dave Nemeth] No matter how slow off the mark, we have all come to the realisation that, no matter what line of business we are in, drastic measures are needed in order for us to not only increase market share but also to survive. It is not, however, all doom and gloom and for those who are embracing innovation and prepared to experiment with new ideas, a lot of opportunity awaits to reconnect with consumers and rise above the negative economic factors. 30 Jan 2013 10:44

Billads

It's not what you've got, but what you do with it

[Issued by Billads] Nine Mile Media's Craig Segal knows that organ donors are mighty "men". As MD of Nine Mile Media, which focuses on brand building and customer retention, Craig is the driving force in the sponsorship of a national Billads campaign to raise awareness of the work done by the National Kidney Foundation of South Africa. 30 Jan 2013 10:05

Abraham Kriel reopens House Bouwer for girls

Abraham Kriel Childcare (AKC) has reopened House Bouwer following a rebuild and renovation programme. Situated at the organisation's Langlaagte campus, it can accommodate 10 girls, between the ages of 7 and 15, who can benefit from a specialist programme designed to cater for the needs of traumatised children. 30 Jan 2013 10:01

[2013 trends] The year ahead for experiential marketing

[Mike Silver] It's that time of the year where agencies are asked to haul out the old crystal ball and provide pearls of thumb-sucking wisdom. Before we do so, it would be wise to see how history might repeat itself. Reflecting briefly, for experiential marketing, 2012 was quite a year locally and abroad. Oh, and mazeltov on surviving the Mayan apocalypse - it was touch-and-go for a second there. 29 Jan 2013 11:18

Dusi marathon selects charities, early batch selection vital

The official race charities of the Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon have been selected for 2013. They are The Unlimited Child, SPCA and DUCT (Dusi Umgeni Conservancy Trust). 29 Jan 2013 09:27

F.I.L.M Sallywood interns introduce Kwaai City

The Film Industry Learner Mentorship's (F.I.L.M) Sallywood interns from the 2012-2013 Sallywood MICT Seta Internship, is producing a fun and funky web-based program called Kwaai City. Broadly speaking Kwaai City features 'What's Hot' and by omission, 'What's Not' in the Kwaai City of Cape Town. (video) 29 Jan 2013 06:06

Midmar Mile offers opportunity for cancer awareness sponsors

The annual endurance swim, the aQuelle Midmar Mile, will offer PinkDrive and its newly launched male campaign MBTM (More Balls Than Most) a platform to raise funds for cancer awareness projects. 26 Jan 2013 08:41

[2013 trends] A virtuous cycle - appscriptions, augmented, apocalypses and other apt trends

[Gisele Wertheim Aymes] The world is more interdependent and interconnected than ever before. Technology is ensuring the free flow of ideas, information and energy; creative co-operation and influence; and is bringing change across the globe that is happening at an unprecedented and accelerated rate. 25 Jan 2013 12:59