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SAARF AMPS December 2013 Topline results
SAARF AMPS Dec 13 is the picture of stability, with few significant changes coming through in the data. Read more >>

Eavesdropping at the SABC

NEWSWATCH: According to a Mail & Guardian report, SABC staff have been informed that their phones are being monitored by the NIA (National Intelligence Agency).

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The relevance of personal branding and marketing

Donna Rachelson

We are all branded whether we like it or not, and if you don't take responsibility for branding and marketing yourself, others will do it for you.

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The cruel reality: Not all are equal in eyes of the media

Anton Harber

Are we all equal in the media? That's the question to ask as we mark 20 years since the Rwandan genocide.

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Advertising
Collaboration between Hellocomputer and FCB Johannesburg electrifies the Labello kiss

Issued by FCB South Africa

The collaborative duo that gave South Africa the world's first tweeting honey badger, has again broken the mould with an electrifying activation for Labello, a Beiersdorf AG brand first launched in 1909. Read more >>

CSI
Call to donate PnP points to TEARS
Transform Education About Rape and Sexual Abuse (TEARS), a local NGO, is encouraging more South Africans to support it in its fight to educate the country on the damage of sexual abuse by asking for the donation of PnP points. Read more >>

Education & Training
What does a good boss look like?

Chemory Gunko

We speak about good bosses and bad bosses all the time... okay, no wait, we actually only speak about bad bosses all the time. Read more >>

Events & Conferencing
WTM Africa attracting exhibitors from all over the globe
The inaugural World Travel Market (WTM) Africa will take place at the CTICC, Cape Town from 2-3 May as a leading B2B exhibition for Africa's travel industry. Read more >>

It's time for the big guns

Issued by The 2014 Rand Show

The Rand Show is South Africa's biggest consumer event, making it a natural choice for the SANDF to get its nation-serving message across. From 18-28 April, the Rand Show is going to be positively bristling with exhibits and displays to showcase the SANDF's capabilities. Read more >>

Unilever's chairman to address Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Media
The future media models

Louise Marsland

Future media models are all about reading - grasping the attention of the bored consumer - and being innovative with digital. But, it is predicted that 80 to 90% of publishers will still fail to innovate. Read more >>

Record entries for 2013 MDDA-Sanlam Local Media Awards

Issued by MDDA

Sanlam and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) have received a record 750 entries for the 2013 MDDA-Sanlam Local Media Awards since the joint awards were established four years ago. Read more >>

Mobile
Telkom's Maseko baulks at order to attend course

Thabiso Mochiko

Telkom has instructed its lawyers to write a letter to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) demanding clarity on its decision that the group's Chief Executive‚ Sipho Maseko‚ attend a corporate governance and director's duties course. Read more >>

Online Media
Facebook and Pinterest: The online word-of-mouth way to promote your business

Paige Calahan

The oldest and still most powerful way to promote any business is through word of mouth. Nothing resonates stronger than a recommendation from a friend, family member or colleague. Read more >>

OOH
New Ricoh campaign uses light-hearted political humour
The new OOH campaign from Ricoh SA uses light-hearted political humour as it encourages South Africans to 'Imagine. Change' and it uses a cartoon of Helen Zille and Julius Malema embracing to make the point. Read more >>




Radio
Gagasi FM and Heart104.9FM announce alliance with United Stations to grow share of the national advertising market

Issued by United Stations

Gagasi FM and Heart104.9FM have taken another step forward in their quest to supercharge efforts to deliver value to its advertising partners. Read more >>

Research
March 2014 Mobile Report from Native VML
Native VML has released its March 2014 news on innovations and trends in the mobile and social media space. Read more >>

Retail
Bottom line: It's about Africa

Danette Breitenbach

Africa is the story, actually the big story is Africa*. This was the message from Malcolm Horne, of Broll at the fourth South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) annual research conference. Read more >>


International

Turkey keeps YouTube ban in place despite court orders
ANKARA, TURKEY: Turkey's government said it would keep its block on YouTube in place despite two separate courts ordering the ban be lifted. Read more >>

AFP launches 'AFP Forum' to unify news products on internet
PARIS, FRANCE: Agence France-Presse has launched a new internet platform called "AFP Forum", which brings together its multimedia products in six languages for clients and is partly available to the general public. Read more >>

HP pays US$108m in US to settle bribery probes
WASHINGTON, USA: US computer giant Hewlett-Packard agreed to pay US$108m to settle investigations that it paid bribes to win public contracts in Russia, Poland and Mexico, officials said on Wednesday (9 April). Read more >>

Pirelli's 2012 Annual Report wins PR News award
WASHINGTON, US: The PR News' CSR Awards, announced at a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on 8 April 2014, selected Pirelli's 2012 Annual Report as the winner of the Annual Report category. Read more >>

Creative Week May 2014
NYF Torch Awards for young creative talent announces finalists teams

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Government

Focus on foundation phase education yielding results
Deputy Minister of Education Enver Surty says government's focus on education at the foundation phase is showing results. Read more >>

More must be done to reduce HIV
Although South Africa's large scale Aids response has resulted in significant gains in treating the disease, HIV surveillance experts in South Africa have stressed the need to further expand and intensify current efforts to reduce the impact of Aids. Read more >>

Only 1 in 5 South African executives are black says Mildred
South Africa's workplaces are still heavily racially skewed 20 years after the fall of apartheid, with only one fifth of top executive positions held by blacks, said a report published this week. Read more >>

Job equity 'no threat to minorities'
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant reassured critics of the controversial draft regulations on employment equity that proposed guidelines for quotas would not prejudice coloureds and Indians. Read more >>

Tsenoli condemns Bloemhof protests
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Lechesa Tsenoli has strongly condemned the violent protests in Boitumelong, Bloemhof, in the North West. Read more >>


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Lifestyle

New Accent takes the gap

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

To plug an important price and size gap between its i20 and i30 models Hyundai has launched another attack on the highly competitive B-segment with the introduction of a neat and practical five-door Accent hatchback. Read more >>

Coming up for air

Eugene Yiga

Graham Russell, singer-songwriter and guitarist in soft rock duo Air Supply, chats about Rod Stewart and paths in the jungle. Read more >>


New accounts

  • Aqua4Life joins forces with BrandVan and Red Carpet Concepts - more info
  • Taste Holdings secures master licence for Domino's Pizza - more info

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People on the move

  • New curator for V&A Waterfront's craft market - more info

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Jobs offered

Account Executive/Client Service - Johannesburg
B2B marketing agency in the North of Johannesburg is looking for a dynamic account executive. Read more >>

Graphic Artist - Johannesburg
Graphic designer skilled in print production including catalogues and flyers. Dynamic growing company in the office products industry. This is a unique opportunity for the right candidate. Read more >>

Brand Manager - Cape Town
An opportunity exists for a creative and dynamic brand manager to drive the performance of a premium internationally recognised brand by developing and implementing brand strategies and marketing programmes. Read more >>




New events to diarise

Baxoxe 1 - 16 Apr 2014 Johannesburg
Our first live event will take place on Wednesday, 16 April 2014. Please join us for some good conversation! Our first conversationalists will be Hugh Fraser (architect) and Tzvi Karp (fashion designer) Read more >>


African Utility Week/Clean Power Africa - 13 May 2014 to 14 May 2014 Cape Town
Visit the CTICC, 13 to 14 May, for the African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa Conference and Exhibition Read more >>


Social media training
Lucky Fish - 21 Apr 2014 to 23 Apr 2014 Johannesburg

Startegic brand leadership
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 6 May 2014 to 12 Jul 2014 Johannesburg,Durban,Cape Town,Pretoria

Graphic and web design workshops
Multidimensions - 9 May 2014 to 30 May 2014 Cape Town

Multi-Channel Contact Centre Conference 2014
Trade Conferences International - 14 May 2014 to 15 May 2014 Johannesburg

Martketing Indaba 2014
Cadek Media - 15 May 2014 to 6 Jun 2014 Cape Town,Johannesburg,Durban

2nd Biennial Inclusive Education Conference
Mogorosi Communication - 15 May 2014 Johannesburg

Illustrated infographics and animation workshop
Multidimensions - 19 May 2014 to 10 Jun 2014 Cape Town,Sandton

Graphic and web design workshops
Multidimensions - 3 Jun 2014 to 13 Jun 2014 Johannesburg

Future of media and advertising
Future Publishing - 30 Jul 2014 Illovo


Upcoming events

SANS10400XA refresher workshop
Structatherm Projects - 11 Apr 2014 Cape Town

Finlayson family dinner
Vineyard Hotel - 12 Apr 2014 to 13 Apr 2014 Cape Town

3D printing workshop
Curiosity Campus - 12 Apr 2014 Cape Town

Nissan Easter Festival
Kyalami Park Club - 12 Apr 2014 to 21 Apr 2014 Johannesburg

Wealth Summit 2014
Work Your Wealth - 12 Apr 2014 to 27 Jul 2014 Durban,Gauteng - Midrand,Cape Town,Port Elizabeth

Walk for a good cause
Pick n Pay - 12 Apr 2014 Cape Town

SANTA TB/HIV Fun Walk 2014
Britespark Communications - 12 Apr 2014 Johannesburg


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