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Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already. 17 May 2013 11:04

SA's sci-fi siren set to seduce Hollywood

[Andile Ndlovu] HOLLYWOOD, US: A week after her latest novel, The Shining Girls, hit the Sunday Times Bestseller list in the UK, Lauren Beukes began negotiating film rights to the book. 17 May 2013 10:37

Conference to explore creativity as a currency

The Creative Currencies Conference will take place in Johannesburg from 6 to 8 August 2013 at the UJ Arts Centre, University of Johannesburg. Presented by the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and University of Johanesburg (UJ) Arts & Culture, the conference aims to develop, inspire and enable the creative sector, by sharing information with industry stakeholders. 17 May 2013 10:19

ICASA review in the pipeline

[Amukelani Chauke] Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA's functions to make it more transparent and accountable. 17 May 2013 10:08

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Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May. 16 May 2013 14:10

Wild Talk Africa calls for natural history, wildlife pitches

The Wild Talk Africa Festival invites wildlife filmmakers to submit proposals for the open pitching sessions. The festival takes place at the Docklands Hotel & Conference Centre in Durban from 23 to 26 July, 2013, running concurrently with the Durban International Film Festival. 16 May 2013 11:08

Hannes Coetzee, Pops Mohamed to perform with slide guitarist Bhatt

When the Grammy Award-winning Indian slide guitarist Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt takes to the stage in a two-city tour entitled Ragas of the Desert in June, local audiences will be treated to more than just Indian classical and folk music. 16 May 2013 10:29

Joburg City Theatres restructures executive management

The board of directors of Joburg City Theatres has restructured executive management with effect from 1 July 2013. Joburg City Theatres is a City of Johannesburg Municipal Entity that operates Joburg Theatre, Soweto Theatre and Roodepoort Theatre. 16 May 2013 09:38

CT International Ballet Comp 2014 details unveiled

The Cape Town International Ballet Competition (CTIBC) is set to bring international ballet to Africa for the fourth time next year. The competition will run from 17 to 23 February 2014 at the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town. 15 May 2013 10:24

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Be big on biz with Portfolio Night and Bizcommunity - competition

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed forever! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one ticket of the coveted 150 to give away. 15 May 2013 11:32

Business and Arts South Africa

Growing impact of environmental arts projects celebrated by BASA Awards

[Issued by Business and Arts South Africa] The growing impact of environmental arts projects in South Africa is one of the more recent areas celebrated by the annual Business Day BASA Awards, supported by Anglo American. Since 2010, the Arts and Environment category, supported by Nedbank, has attracted a range of environmental arts project that have been created in partnership with South African businesses. 14 May 2013 13:05

Toya Delazy and Khuli Chana dominate SAMAs 2013

Millions of SABC1 viewers were witness to the 19th annual MTN South African Music Awards as Toya Delazy and Khuli Chana dominated the evening taking home three awards each at the Sun City Superbowl on Saturday, 11 May, 2013. 13 May 2013 12:04

First-night SAMA 2013 winners announced

The 19th annual MTN South African Music Awards (MTN SAMA 19) kicked off at the Royal Ballroom at Sun City on Friday, 10 May, 2013. The Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented by the renowned Vusi Mahlasela and Ray Phiri to three legendary icons in the South African music industry: Dr Thomas Chauke, Sizwe Zako, and posthumously to Johannes Kerkorrel. 13 May 2013 11:22