Vega School

Vega School of Brand Leadership partners with the Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA)

The Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) has confirmed the endorsement of two new innovative short learning programmes to be delivered by Vega School of Brand Leadership, namely Strategic Brand Leadership and Brand and Marketing Management. 25 May 2012 13:03

TSiBA Education

Investing in the future: Derrick Msibi runs Comrades for TSiBA

Derrick Msibi, MD of Investment Solutions and non-executive director of TSiBA Education, is running this year's Comrades Marathon on 3 June to raise money for TSiBA Scholarships. Investment Solutions will match the funds raised up to R50 000. 25 May 2012 12:04

Three steps to writing well

[James Hurford] Often when people write, they're afraid to make mistakes and so they edit themselves word by word, inhibiting the natural flow of ideas and sentences. However, professional writers know that writing is a process consisting of numerous drafts, rewrites, deletions and revisions. 24 May 2012 09:50

Purple Cow Communications

Purple Cow is proud to present the newly capped Dr Eugene Visser

On 19 April, operations director of Purple Cow Communications, Eugene Visser, graduated from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology with his Doctorate (DTech) in IT. 23 May 2012 09:14

Vega School

Vega Johannesburg navigator wins Dr Freysen Teaching Excellence Award

Vega Johannesburg navigator, Roela Hattingh, is the winner of the Dr Freysen Teaching Excellence Award, which recognises lecturers who demonstrate creative and innovative teaching approaches to promote productive learning. 22 May 2012 15:26

Achievement Awards Group

The Heart of Leadership - Motivation through Recognition - skills development workshop

A unique two-day facilitated recognition skills development workshop, taking place on 6 and 7 June in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, will explore Motivation through Recognition and give leaders the understanding, tools and confidence they need to integrate recognition into everyday management practice. 22 May 2012 11:12

Quirk

Quirk Education to host "Content Marketing for Business" workshop

Quirk Education is proud to present the Content Marketing for Business workshop, a vital addition to its growing range of online courses and specialised workshops. 17 May 2012 12:41

Vega School

Vega School of Brand Leadership exposes school learners to the world of branding

Teams of learners from just over forty schools across the country will descend on Vega School of Brand Leadership campuses in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town on Saturday, 19 May, to take part in VIBE (Vega Interschool Brand Experience). 17 May 2012 11:42

Supporting measures to curb underage drinking

Alarmed by recent reports as to underage drinking, the government is considering legislation to increase the legal drinking limit from 18 to 21 years; however, according to the Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA), this will not have an impact on the 14 and 15-year-olds who are currently drinking. What is required is parental and societal guidance on the dangers of early drinking. 16 May 2012 10:15

eLearning Africa receives sponsorship from CoZa Cares Foundation

CoZa Cares Foundation will be a sponsor of eLearning Africa, which takes place in Cotonou, Republic of Benin from 23-25 May 2012. 16 May 2012 09:58

The Learning Theatre

The last (out)post

To many managers, managing people is one of the most problematic areas in their skills set to acquire. And in South Africa with our diversity of people and cultures a manager needs to have hair on his, or her, teeth to cross the cultural minefield without stepping on toes or alienating half the workforce and causing a riot or a strike through some inadvertent remark. 16 May 2012 09:19

Front Foot

Satellite event - world-renowned leaders to speak across South Africa

Community business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending the 2012 Satellite Chick-fil-A Leadercast at The Forum in Johannesburg, CTICC in Cape Town, Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom in Durban and Summerstrand Hotel in Port Elizabeth. 16 May 2012 06:46

MDDA

Corporate Governance Toolkit Pre-testing Workshop & Learning Forums 2012

Tonight, 15 May, the MDDA is hosting a Welcome Cocktail to welcome community media and small commercial media delegates, partners and sponsors to a Corporate Governance Toolkit Pre-testing Workshop & Learning Forum to be held from tomorrow, 16-18 May. 15 May 2012 16:03

The Learning Theatre

The thin red line

During a recent intervention in Tanzania, the Learning Theatre was called upon to use all their combined skills to defuse a difficult situation that had developed in the company between expats and locals. 15 May 2012 12:14