 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Issa Sikiti da Silva] President Jacob Zuma has finally come out cracking the whip on ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema, describing his rant against a BBC journalist as ‘regrettable' and ‘unacceptable'. But Malema remains defiant, saying he has done nothing wrong.
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 | a) Zuma is a good politician in that he makes statements that others want to hear, but how much action has he taken on past issues accompanied by similar strong statements?
b) Mbeki challenged Zuma and lost his presidency. Who is to say that Malema will not do the same to Zuma? It seems sometimes that whoever stands up to take the crown is given it.
c) I hope that both the above statements are wildly incorrect. |
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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The 2010 FIFA World Cup is slowly but surely edging closer to a full stadium syndrome, with 2.2 million tickets sold so far. The remaining 500 000 tickets will go on sale on 15 April 2010 during the last ticket sale phase, which includes over-the-counter sales at designated FIFA ticketing centres nationwide, the organisers announced today, Friday, 9 April. |
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[Herman Manson] If you look closely, you will notice a pair of eyes and a nose peeking over the wall at the South African market. It belongs to Facebook, which recently signed with Habari Media to represent it locally. Trevor Johnson, head of strategy and planning, Facebook EMEA, says this is in line with the group's strategy for emerging markets, whereby it signs with knowledgeable local partners rather than investing directly into a country. |
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[Chris Moerdyk] It has not taken Julius Malema long to put into practice lessons he has learned from his new mentor, Robert Mugabe. His hitlerite rant at his news conference yesterday was typical Mugabe. Tossing a BBC journo out of his press conference was vintage Mugabe. Ironically, the sight of Malema losing his cool was immediately reminiscent of the scene 24 hours earlier when the AWB's secretary-general, André Visagie, lost his cool in an e.tv studio. All of which begs the question about the prominence the media is giving to extremists. |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT  [Dr Nikolaus Eberl] As the debate over racism rages throughout the nation and political parties seem fond of using this card as a sledgehammer to divide constituencies, it is worthwhile casting back our gaze to a previous host country that was equally divided along the racial fault-lines and emerged united from hosting the FIFA World Cup.
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[Henrie Geyser] Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) is to invest more than R3 billion to expand operations for the production of Ford's next-generation compact pick-up truck and Puma diesel engine. |
 | This must have come out in a rush... we live in a [sic] world. |
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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] It will be wrong to believe that the 2010 official concert is the only FIFA World Cup opportunity for South African artists, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke told the media yesterday, Thursday, 8 April 2010, at a press conference held in Sandton, defending FIFA's event lineup and brushing aside criticism. |
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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The sudden resignation of editor Henry Jeffreys from Afrikaans newspaper Die Burger yesterday, Wednesday, 7 April 2010, has engendered a heated debate in the corridors of the media fraternity, with some speculation that he was pushed after a series of clashes reached a boiling point. |
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[Herman Manson] Copywriter Paige Nick, author of the just-released A Million Miles from Normal (EAN: 9780143026518), wears a necklace with a little silver penguin around her neck. Her first novel has just been published by Penguin Books and she is happy to flaunt it. [ competition] |
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[Debbie Hathway] Top Dutch modern ballet company Introdans returns to Cape Town with a new season at the end of the month, but even more exciting is that this is the first time local audiences will be able to see South African Laura Cameron perform with them. |
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[Herman Manson] Gary Hadfield is an old hand at the e-commerce game, having steered Naspers-owned online retailer Kalahari.net successfully for many years now. At the Habari Media Digital Symposium, being held at the Spier wine estate outside Stellenbosch this week [7-8 April 2010], Hadfield told delegates that e-commerce in South Africa is geared for rapid growth. [ twitterfall] |
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[Herman Manson] Angus Robinson believes that growth in social media, especially in Africa, will be driven by mobile phones and estimates that Nigeria has seen a 340% increase in Facebook usage over the past year - mostly driven from access via mobile handsets. Robinson is one of four keynote speakers at the Habari Media Digital Symposium taking place 7-8 April 2010 at Spier wine estate outside of Stellenbosch. [ twitterfall] |
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[Henrie Geyser] The new Volkswagen Polo has been named as the 2010 World Car of the Year. This is the second year in a row that a Volkswagen model has been crowned as the World Car of the Year. The new Golf won the award in 2009. |
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[Herman Manson] The Habari Media Digital Symposium, taking place 7-8 April 2010 at the Spier Wine Estate in the Stellenbosch winelands in the Western Cape, will focus on growing brands using both social media and mobile channels. It will also take a closer look at online transacting, made all the more relevant by FNB's recent announcement that it is rolling out PayPal in South Africa. [ twitterfall] |
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[Daryl Ilbury] OK, I'm going to say it: “The media loves Julius Malema, and there are many reasons why.” |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Zeenat Ebrahim] These Nouveau movies just get down to the point and that's what I love about them. No unnecessary plot twists and anti-climaxes. Just raw and real, it is what it is. Away We Go is a beautiful journey of discovery visiting the wonders of love, life and family. |
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[Mandy de Waal] From hysterical fear mongering to intelligent commentary and analysis, the reporting and editorialising of Eugene Terre'Blanche's death this past weekend reflected just how divided we are as a nation. It also accented the role the media has played in the Malema creation, and how the pressures of an always-on Internet and the recession have shaped news and media thinking. |
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[John Boe] The person who coined the phrase "time is money," must have been a sales rep paid on commission. In the selling profession, the old cliché rings true, if you are not talking to a prospect or customer, you're unemployed! |
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