BCSA Brand Barometer out for industry participation

The Brand Council of South Africa (BCSA) has launched its first BCSA Brand Barometer, sending surveys to opinion leaders across the spectrum of business, government, education, media, branding and communications. Results are expected in early 2013. 30 Nov 2012 07:50

Times Media launches academy for print industry training

Times Media Academy will launch in January 2013, with its first training module aimed at strengthening skills in the understanding of the print industry. Times Media will cover the full costs of hosting course applicants from tertiary institutions and creative agencies who wish to strengthen the quality of print work they deliver. 30 Nov 2012 07:34

African News Innovation Challenge winners announced

20 digital journalism projects have earned US$1 million in funding and technical support as part of the African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC). 29 Nov 2012 10:12

Wits University

Witsies finalists in Budget Speech Competition

[Issued by Wits University] Six Wits students have been named among the 20 finalists in the Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition. The annual competition is an initiative supported by the National Treasury which seeks to nurture and invest in the next generation of economists, decision-makers and thinkers. 20 Nov 2012 11:07

Missing link between skills development, increased performance

[Deirdre Elphick-Moore] Skills development is still a major focus in South Africa. Businesses are incentivised to implement clearly defined skills development programmes. Although businesses can see almost immediate benefits through tax and skills levy rebates and better B-BBEE scores; are these programmes positively affecting the performance of employees and the organisations they work for? 20 Nov 2012 09:37

IRP global reporting grants open to non-US media professionals

The International Reporting Project (IRP) has announced that applications are now being accepted for two new kinds of global reporting grants in 2013. For the first time in its history, each of these two new fellowship programs will be open to non-US media professionals as well as to US citizens. 19 Nov 2012 07:52

Tsiba Education

TSiBA Eden gets a perfect 10

[Issued by Tsiba Education] Ten TSiBA Eden students were recently interviewed for an amazing training programme venture between Unilever and Smollans. Each and every one of the students made it onto the programme. 15 Nov 2012 11:22

Vega School

Master of Arts degree programme to be offered by Vega in 2013

[Issued by Vega School] The Vega School of Brand Leadership (Vega) is set to be the first private tertiary-education institute in South Africa to offer a new and specialised approach to brand education, with the launch in January 2013 of the Master of Arts in Creative Brand Leadership programme. 15 Nov 2012 09:36

UCT Graduate School of Business

Safeguarding creations of the mind

[Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business] More intellectual property is being generated in emerging economies, yet thought leaders in these areas are not as adept at protecting it as their developed world counterparts. 14 Nov 2012 10:44

Digital Marketing Institute partners with Vega School

The Irish-based Digital Marketing Institute announced a new partnership with Vega School of Brand Leadership to train over 3000 students in digital marketing in South Africa next year. The Institute forecasts that the South African market will generate revenues in excess of €3 million for the company by 2015. 14 Nov 2012 09:42

Wits University

Wits Business Journal continues to grow

[Issued by Wits University] Having recently hosted the 30th Annual MANEX awards, The Wits Business School and The Wits Business School Journal congratulates Mark Lamberti on his achievement. He joined other captains of industry like Maria Ramos, Johann Rupert, Trevor Manuel and Pravhin Gordon as a winner of the award that celebrates excellence in management. 14 Nov 2012 09:14

The secret of good writing

[James Hurford] Most people think good writing flows easily and effortlessly on first draft. Nothing could be further from the truth. Harry Shaw said: "There is no such thing as good writing. There is only good rewriting." 14 Nov 2012 06:45

The Wedding Group

Wedding industry partnership supports PinkDrive

[Issued by The Wedding Group] The Wedding Expo has joined forces with PinkDrive to provide free clinical breast cancer tests at its 2013 shows, and to promote the Pink Bride competition, which helps spread breast cancer awareness and education. 13 Nov 2012 09:50

JIP goes online, offering access to Afrikaans youth

JIP, considered the authority on popular culture, local music and the latest 'cool' in South Africa for Afrikaans youth, has a new online presence. The youth supplement, part of Beeld and Die Burger, reportedly has a readership of over one million. 12 Nov 2012 09:39