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[NewsMaker] Bongani Siqoko
[Louise Marsland] Bongani Siqoko will take over as the new editor of the Sunday Times on Monday, 11 January 2016. Siqoko was appointed editor of East London's Daily Dispatch, Saturday Dispatch and DispatchLive in June 2013... read


Digital
SEO and content marketing

Gordon Barker

Currently search engines apply various algorithms to their search results which aim to provide the user with an accurate result of what is being searched for... read
Media
Independent Media, Sekunjalo and SACTWU take a firm stand against racism

Issued by Independent Media

Racism in SA remains a blight on our country. It is for this reason that Independent Media, Sekunjalo and clothing and textile union, SACTWU, have decided to join hands and embark on a comprehensive anti-racism campaign... read
Recruitment
Pinterest appoints first head of diversity
[NEWSWATCH] The companies of Silicon Valley have been slowly but surely changing the notion that the technology sector is a man's world. Now Pinterest is leading this change with the appointment of Candice Morgan... read
Social Media
Khumalo in hot water over racist Facebook post

Thulani Gqirana

The Gauteng sports, arts, culture and recreation department has started an internal disciplinary process against employee Velaphi Khumalo over his racist Facebook comments... read
TV
Ultra-thin, high-def TVs battle for CES crown
LAS VEGAS: A battle for the title of best new television opened Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show, with titans fielding new slim, smart, ultra high-definition models... read
Netflix launches in South Africa
[NEWSWATCH] The biggest TV streaming service in the world, Netflix, has gone global. It's launched in 190 countries around the world and SA is one of them... read
International
Grey Group extends South Korea's agency income
The Grey Group has acquired a majority stake in Vinyl I-Co, a leading creative digital agency based in Seoul, South Korea, thus extending the WPP group's reach in the country... read
Huawei wants to be world leader in smartphones in 'three or four years'
FRANCFORT: Chinese electronics giant Huawei hopes to overtake US rival Apple and Korea's Samsung to become the world's leading maker of smartphones in "three or four years"... read
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Africa
Five mobile app trends to look out for in Nigeria 2016

Nkem Ndem V

Nigeria has witnessed an explosion of mobile apps in the last couple years, making it convenient for smartphone users to do everything from paying bills to saving money, shopping, ordering food, keeping up with news... read
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New events to diarise
The New Year design series
iLead Training - 18 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 2016, Pretoria


Effective customer care
Front Foot Strategic Consulting - 21 Jan 2016, Randburg | 22 Jan 2016, Boksburg | 16 Feb 2016, Randburg


Professional telephonist etiquette
Front Foot - 25 Jan 2016, Johannesburg | 26 Jan 2016, Boksburg | 23 Feb 2016, Randburg


Government media short course
Sol Media for Media Leadership - 14 Feb 2016 to 19 Feb 2016, Grahamstown


Essentials of newspaper management
Sol Plaatje Institute - 14 Mar 2016 to 18 Mar 2016, Grahamstown


Loyalty and Rewards Conference 2016
Trade Conferences International - 16 Mar 2016 to 17 Mar 2016, Johannesburg


Y!CON 2016
Student Village - 17 Mar 2016, Johannesburg


Essentials of broadcast management short course
Sol Plaatje Institute, Rhodes University - 4 Apr 2016 to 8 Apr 2016, Grahamstown


Next newsroom management
Rhodes University - 17 Apr 2016 to 18 Nov 2016, Grahamstown


Essentials of digital media management
Sol Plaatje Institute, Rhodes University - 2 May 2016 to 6 May 2016, Grahamstown


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