The 2013 Africa's Big Seven trade show, on at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand from 30 June until 2 July, will be covered in depth by the June issue of the Food & Beverage Reporter. Additional copies of the publication will be handed out at the show. 22 May 2013
Kelebogile Seokolo, editor of Urban Reality digital magazine has resigned her post and has joined the One Media SA Group public relations team. CEO of One Media SA Group, Lawu Mahome, has appointed Nozizwe Nuku as the new editor as of May 2013. Nuku has a hard task ahead of her, as the magazine is... read more 21 May 2013
PR and communications specialists, Greater Than has partnered with its client TFG (The Foschini Group) to launch its new range of designer gift cards (themed for males, females and romance) available in stores nationwide. "Last year we ran a gift card design competition targeting tertiary... read more 15 May 2013
Entries for Your Street South Africa close on 17 May 2013. With successful projects already on the streets of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Eindhoven, Your Street is asking South Africans to look at the streets they live, work or play on. Anyone anywhere can submit their ideas and become a catalyst... read more 7 May 2013
Ahead of the 2013 SAMAs, Mi Casa did a live studio stream via YouTube late last week with #GetThemSomeShoes. All Mi Casa fans could #askMiCasa any questions they wanted via Twitter during the live stream. Zando.co.za launched the #GetThemSomeShoes initiative on 4 April 2013 with the aim of donating... read more 6 May 2013
The Sunday Times will be launching its new fashion supplement, FashionWeekly, this Sunday, 5 May 2013. With a strong focus on women's fashion and beauty trends and what is currently available in stores, the supplement will include an ecommerce collaboration with design e-tailer, Citymob, for select... read more 3 May 2013
In response to requests to produce Sarie Kos in English, a special edition 'Sarie Food, the Best of Sarie Kos', will be available from 29 April 2013 on selected store shelves nationwide at R39,90. The food editor, Barbara Joubert, has carefully selected the collection of 119 favourites from the... read more 30 Apr 2013
The Market Photo Workshop reminds all photographers that applications for the 2013 Tierney Fellowship close on Friday, 3 May 2013. Applicants are encouraged to contact Bekie Ntini on +27 11 834 1444 with any queries. For more, go to www.tierneyfellowship.org or www.marketphotoworkshop.co.za.... read more 30 Apr 2013
Join Nataniël for 26 weekly episodes of Die Nataniël Tafel Season 2 which will kick off on Tuesday, 16 July at 7.30pm on kykNET. Nataniël has the ability to captivate people with everything he does - his humour, stories, stage productions, music, food and his spirit. More than simply a personality,... read more 23 Apr 2013
Grade 12s and first year university students wishing to apply for the 2013 Fellowship from the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation need to apply before 30 April 2013. The Foundation, which aims to develop a new generation of dynamic entrepreneurial leaders who can make a valuable difference to the societal... read more 22 Apr 2013
Young Gagasi FM morning show producer, Jacinta Ngobese, won a designer watch worth R25,000 at the legendary Oprah mag tea party in February 2013. Ever caring and cheered on by Alex and The Morning Crew, she decided to auction her glitzy prize on air to raise much needed funding for the KwaMashu... read more 18 Apr 2013
Asset Magazine, which offers information and insights into the workings of the property world to over 20,000 readers every month, is celebrating its first anniversary. Its digital circulation, as of 4 April 2013, is 23,912. It is available as a free Apple and Android app and may be viewed offline on... read more 15 Apr 2013
The White Picket Fence Project has recently been accepted into the Rolling Film Festival in Kosovo, The Big Muddy Film Festival in Illinois, The American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs (4-8 April) and, most recently, The United Film Festival in Los Angeles (26 April-2 May at the Los... read more 15 Apr 2013
Brother International Corporation has extended its ad campaign to cinema. The company chose cinema because of its value for money and the large volume of exposure that it offered to the brand. The cinema platform ensured that the company targeted a specific audience at a very specific time of the... read more 11 Apr 2013
The Loeries Early Bird deadline closes next week on 15 April 2013, allowing entrants 10% discount. This early bird special is also eligible for the new Effective Creativity Award, which has been introduced to recognise the link between innovation and business success. The eligibility period for... read more 10 Apr 2013
Screen Africa's industry golf day still has a few 4-ball spots to fill and some holes available for sponsorship. The golf day will be held on 18 April 2013 at the CMR Golf Club, Maraisburg, Roodepoort. Email Ellen Oosthuizen at document.write('' + bRev('moc;64#&acirfaneercs;46#&nelle') +... read more 9 Apr 2013
The Women in Need (WIN) Playhouse, which looks after approximately 50 children, participated in a theme party in celebration of the Easter holidays at the Hilton Cape Town City Centre. Team members, together with GM, Markus Fritz arranged a number of activities at the hotel for the children that... read more 5 Apr 2013
Cow Africa has continued its work for the Bos Ice Tea brand by producing an infographic that illustrates how the brand has clear sustainability principles in place since day one. It tells the story of the commitment to the environment, through the company's work with the Greenpop initiative. By... read more 5 Apr 2013
Designed with touch in mind, developers at Howzit MSN have been working hard in the background to bring a new, enhanced, faster, cleaner and easier-to-navigate MSN for Windows 8. Operated by Kagiso Media, Howzit MSN is the South African version of Microsoft's MSN portal. The all-new MSN will be the... read more 3 Apr 2013
Captain Jean de Villiers will be donating 600 Easter Eggs to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Rondebosch Cape Town, this morning 28 March 2013 on behalf of Resolution Health Medical Scheme. 28 Mar 2013
Legacy Lifestyle, a luxury rewards programme, has announced that South African Olympic champion and businessman Ryk Neethling will be the new official brand ambassador for the next three years, serving as the brand's official face. Through the new association, he will be living and promoting not... read more 26 Mar 2013
Golf Unlimited will feature a new client for two months, advertising on the GPS based golf cart units around four and five star South African golf courses. ACSA (the Airports Company South Africa) will promote its competitions and prizes at the duty free shops within airports. The campaign will... read more 26 Mar 2013
From 1 April 2013, Out of Home Media South Africa (OHMSA) will be located in new corporate offices at Unit 10, Cambridge Commercial Park, Witkoppen Road, Paulshof. The new telephone numbers will be +27 (0)11 080 0234/5, fax +27 (0)86 730 6582. Executive director, Sarel du Plessis, commented, "OHMSA... read more 26 Mar 2013
The Hardy Boys and disturbance have recently joined forces. The Hardy Boys is an independent through the line communications agency and disturbance is a multi-disciplinary creative hot-shop. Both are able to broaden their current market by giving the Hardy Boys' clients access to a specialised and... read more 26 Mar 2013
Technology company, Saratoga, part of the JSE-listed Sekunjalo Group has acquired a majority stake in Cape Town and Johannesburg-based digital marketing agency, World Wide Creative, formed in 2003 by Fred Roed and Mike Perk. "The move underpins our commitment to creating remarkable products and... read more 22 Mar 2013
At both Wedding Expo Cake Challenges, taking place between 6-7 April and 24-25 August 2013 at the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg, a co-sponsor will be Sasko Flour. The challenge extends an invitation to high quality cake makers to interpret a set theme for the competition, which changes for each... read more 19 Mar 2013
Following the current meat content scandal, copywriter Amy Auret and the team from Joe Public have created an ad for Fry's vegetarian range with a minimal budget. Capitalising on the much loved 'screaming goat' meme and YouTube hits at the same time, the team has brought the thought of 'Mmmeat' and... read more 19 Mar 2013
A new Afrikaans online accommodation-booking website, LekkeSlaap.co.za, launched earlier this month. It has reportedly become one of the top Afrikaans brands on Facebook, with more than 27,500 fans and thousands of unique visitors since its launch on 4 March 2013. The website has been created by the... read more 19 Mar 2013
Last week saw the launch of the redesigned website for Arrive Alive, as programmer Charl Wilson and graphic designer Pierre Steenkamp celebrated a decade in road safety online and reviewed its awareness campaign - go to www.arrivealive.co.za.... read more 18 Mar 2013
The 7th Annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA), which honours, celebrates and promotes the creativity, quality and excellence of South African Film and Television talent and productions, will take place this weekend, 15 and 16 March at Gallagher Estate in Midrand. View all the... read more 15 Mar 2013