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Sports journalist, spectator go to London

The winners of the spectator and sport media journalist competition to go to London to see the South African athletics team in action at the 2012 Summer Olympics, has been won by Wesley Botton from the South African Press Association (SAPA) and Jacob Thekiso. This was part of the 2012 Yellow Pages... read more 16 May 2012

Youth offenders graduate today at Pollsmoor

The Department of Communications (DoC), in partnership with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), has implemented the second phase of the e-literacy programme for 400 youth offenders in prisons in the Western and Eastern Cape by sponsoring training in a certificate course in computer and... read more 14 May 2012

Correction: ADC awards, Chelsea Flower show sponsorship

Bizcommunity.com regrets any confusion caused by these errors: There was only one South African Bronze ADC Cube winner: Dream Real had been used by ADC as a test case when compiling an early version of the winners' spreadsheet and should have been deleted by ADC before the spreadsheet was finalised.... read more 19 Apr 2012

Entries open for BASA Awards

Entries to the annual Business Day BASA Awards are open to all companies who supported arts projects financially or in-kind between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011. The awards feature 15 categories, with 12 open for general entry. They cover a wide range of creative mediums such as visual arts,... read more 20 Mar 2012

Sponsors confirmed for SAMAs

For the ninth consecutive year, MTN is the title sponsor for the 18th Annual MTN South African Music Awards, scheduled for 29-30 April 2012 at Sun City. SABC1 is the official broadcast sponsor and will be broadcasting the main awards ceremony live on Monday 30 April 2012 during prime-time viewing.... read more 1 Mar 2012

SMS code unlocks Le Good Life

JC Le Roux offers purchasers an exclusive, unreleased new single, Le Good Life from GoodLuck through a unique code printed on neck tags in participating stores or by liking its Le Good Life page on Facebook. Selected bottles will also have a limited-edition flash drive attached, containing a link to... read more 27 Feb 2012

Sponsors wanted for Cape Town Pride Festival

Cape Town Pride Festival, one of the premier events on the Cape Town gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-gendered and intersexed (LGBTI) social and community calendar, will take place 2-11 March 2012 with the main parade on 10 March. Details of the venue for the after party and supporting events will be... read more 23 Jan 2012

Reminder to book for Joburg Apex workshop

A reminder that seats are limited for the Johannesburg leg of the 2012 Apex Awards workshops on Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 2pm-4pm, at TBWA (in the auditorium). Entrants are encouraged to attend the free workshop to learn more about the entry process, how to compile a winning entry and to hear... read more 28 Nov 2011

Capricorn FM Birthday party partnered by MTN

MTN will again be a sponsor of the Capricorn FM birthday party, as the station plans a four-day event to celebrate four successful years. There was a gala dinner on Thursday, 24 November 2011, and a golf day on Friday. The station's lineup at the Limpopo Music Festival will include Siphokazi,... read more 25 Nov 2011

Lineup for Sunday's Media@SAfm show

This Sunday, 23 October 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:the winners of the Pendoring Awards 2011; Dulux's "Let's Colour" moving walls advertisement; a review of the new e-book, How to get quoted in the media, which has been... read more 21 Oct 2011

[Biz Takeouts] A note on this month's shows

In case you're wondering what's been happening with the Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show this month of October 2011, since Chai FM is a Jewish community radio station and this is the month of various Jewish high holy days (Rosh Hashanah/New Year, Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement and... read more 5 Oct 2011

Booklet on perils of underage drinking distributed to Joburg school

The Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA) has distributed its sponsored Teenagers & Alcohol booklets to additional schools in the Johannesburg area to reinforce the message of the harmful consequences of underage drinking. The first drop was made to King David High School Victory... read more 15 Sep 2011

Tony-award-winning war horse makes an appearance at BASA Awards

The 14th annual Business Day Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Awards, supported by Anglo American, took place at Turbine Hall on 29 August 2011. The award ceremony - which paid tribute to those businesses that are actively making a difference by sponsoring arts and culture events throughout the... read more 14 Sep 2011

Loeries Travelling Exhibition off to North West

The Loeries Travelling Exhibition sponsored by Adobe will visit North-West University, 25 August -2 September 2011, for its fifth consecutive year and will be hosted by the Potchefstroom Campus' Graphic Design Subject group. The exclusive exhibition will display work across all areas of brand... read more 15 Aug 2011

Entries for Mr Gay South Africa close soon

Entries for the 2011 Mr Gay South Africa competition close on Monday 15 August 2011. Wilco van Eeden and Club Travel Honeydew have sponsored the first prize of a trip for two to Thailand, including accommodation and airplane tickets. Entry forms are available on www.mrgsa.co.za.... read more 8 Aug 2011

Lineup for Sunday's Media@SAfm show

This Sunday, 10 July 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:the launch of the Press Freedom Commission, headed by former Constitutional Court chief justice Pius Langa;assessing latest KFC campaign by the Ogilvy Johannesburg and KFC... read more 8 Jul 2011

New sponsor for Compleat Golfer Awards

click to enlargeThe Compleat Golfer '5-Star Golf Experience Awards', which were put on hold last year, are back this year with Mercedes-Benz presenting the awards for the best golf club or estate. Golfer and the magazine's columnist, John Botha, will again chair the panel of judges, which for the... read more 24 Jun 2011

Puma supplies rugby kit for Bulls

click to enlargeThe Vodacom Blue Bulls and Vodacom Bulls rugby teams' full technical kit will be supplied by Puma, following a long-term deal. Supporters can also purchase the new Vodacom Blue Bulls fanwear.... read more 23 Jun 2011

Chelsea Flower Show: SAGCE continues SA's entry sponsorship

After its successful rescue of South Africa's entry to the 2011 Chelsea Flower Show, the current sponsor, the South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) has announced it will sponsor the team again next year. Its R300 000 sponsorship was well-rewarded when the team brought home a Gold from the show.... read more 27 May 2011

Loerie entries close at month end

Entries for all categories of the Loerie Awards close on Tuesday 31 May 2011. Entries from Africa and the Middle East are eligible in the categories television, radio and print, communication design, architecture, interior design, direct marketing, PR communication, non-broadcast video, live events,... read more 27 May 2011

BASA Awards extend entry deadline

The Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American, have extended the entry deadlines to Friday, 27 May 2011, due to demand. The awards feature 15 categories, with 12 of these open for general entry. The awards recognise and encourage excellence and innovation in the field of business... read more 20 May 2011

Twenty one years of Sasol New Signatures Art Competition sponsorship

The Sasol New Signatures Art Competition is the longest running national art competition in the country and is a project of the Pretoria Arts Association, sponsored by Sasol for the past 21 years. "This is an important event on Sasol's arts calendar and underpins our commitment to and support of... read more 19 May 2011

New sponsor for ABF

The Advertising Benevolent Fund (ABF), which raises income from media packages auctioned at a fundraiser or sold to the highest industry bidder, has received a R70 000 media sponsorship deal from Admadmedia, a new player in the out of home (OOH) industry. The package includes three months of... read more 21 Apr 2011

Intern reporters stay at Holiday Inn Express

Holiday Inn Express Cape Town, City Centre, will host the latest intake of the Independent Newspaper Group's interns over the next three months, as they are put through their media training at Newspaper House in Cape Town. The deal, signed between Holiday Inn Express (managed by ISO Leisure Hotels... read more 7 Apr 2011

Nominations open for Boss of the Year Award

The 2011 Boss of the Year Award, which identifies and rewards sound leadership in private and public enterprise plus civil society, has opened for nominations. Organised by Dictum Publishers, MTN SA Foundation is entering its fourth year as its patron, with main sponsor prizes come from Stabilo,... read more 24 Mar 2011

Support a charity with mobi content

Users of Goodyz mobile phone software can support a charity of their choice at no cost by downloading and running the free Goodyz4Charity application on their mobile phones. Launched by Goodyz Media, in partnership with Cape Town based MobiZAR, it takes the concept of giving free mobile content to... read more 17 Mar 2011

Bid for Mr Gay World leaves today

Accompanying the current Mr Gay South Africa to Manila Philippines today, Monday 7 March 2011 for Mr Gay World 2011, is the South African bid committee for Mr Gay World 2012. The committee, Coenie Kukkuk, operations director and John-Louis O'Neil, logistics manager, will hand over its basic plan and... read more 7 Mar 2011

essentials magazine seeks 'real' women

essentials magazine, in partnership with Yardley London, has launched its You are Amazing! campaign. The initiative is looking for 'real' women, and not "super-skinny catwalk models", asking readers to tell the magazine why they are amazing. Twenty readers will be shortlisted by a judging panel... read more 3 Mar 2011

Architects win 2011 Absolut Visi Designer of the Year award

For the fifth year, Absolut vodka partnered with Visi magazine to host the annual 'Oscars' of the design world, the 2011 Absolut Visi Designer of the Year Awards recently. The award ceremony and glitzy party rocked the Chavonnes Battery Museum at the V&A Waterfront, where international trends... read more 1 Mar 2011

Iconic Group appoints new business development manager

The Iconic Group, which has three operating entities - Wag the Dog Publishers, Stone Soup (public relations and event management) and Ideaology Communication & Design, has appointed Brigida Herzfield as the new business development manager, responsible for creating communication packages for... read more 26 Nov 2010

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