Recruitgroup

Understanding your 'notice period'

[Issued by Recruitgroup] Whenever an employee resigns from his current work place, the company requires a certain amount of time to find a suitable replacement, hence the need for notice periods. Simply and easily defined, the 'notice period' one serves after resigning from a position is often not well understood. 5 Sep 2012 10:22

Chris Moerdyk

The important role of mass media in education

[Issued by Chris Moerdyk] The education of our children has always been emotive and when the mass media is added to the mix, volatility is inevitable. 4 May 2012 10:51

The Role of Public Relations in the Marketing Mix

[Keith Schorah] Advertising is so often "in your face" and those of us that are interested are normally aware of a company's advertising campaigns, but how often are we familiar with the associated public relations activities? 8 May 2002 21:40

Sowetan cop sex video story sends confusing signals

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] What in the world is going on at the Sowetan? Does the paper even know itself? 17 Aug 2011 12:00

Ster-Kinekor slashes movie prices with affordable cinema launch

[Louise Marsland] In a bold move to ensure future sustainability and profit, Ster-Kinekor today, 16 March 2005, announced price cuts of over 50% to R14 a ticket for its rebranded affordable cinema chain, 'Ster-Kinekor Junction' which will see 70% of current sites rebranded by this long weekend. CEO, Ferdi Gazendam, expects cinema attendance to increase from 16.5 million to a staggering 26 million over the next financial year as a result (2005/2006, ending-June). 15 Mar 2005 16:53

The best companies to work for in SA

JobCrystal shows happiest employees and best places to work in South Africa - and surprisingly these aren't always at the same places. 24 Jun 2010 07:47

Ad Talent

Salary speak made easy

[Issued by Ad Talent ] Many of you are quite confused about your salary structures. When asked how much you earn, almost all of you can tell us what you take home, but very few of you know the difference between Total cost to company, Gross, Basic or Cash package. 14 Sep 2006 14:20

So you think you want to be an account manager?

Organised? Love working in a team? Bit anal with your organisation? Johan Reyneke, MD: Switch Through-the-Line, says that a career as an account manager might just be for you… 15 Jan 2008 11:09

South Africa's top malls - ROOTS 2010 Survey

ROOTS 2010, NAB and Caxton/CTP's urban retail and readership survey, has shown urban South Africa's top malls, measuring the destination choice of almost 5.5 million shopping decision-makers in SA's main towns and cities. 30 Nov 2010 10:05

Eight guidelines for report writing

[Tiffany Markman] You'll agree that what I'm about to say is not rocket science. Here goes: a report is written to be read by someone else. Now, if this is the central goal, a lot of your focus should fall on that 'someone else', and on giving them what they need, in a format that'll work for them, so that they read what you've written and rapidly agree with it. 7 Oct 2011 11:18

The 10 Greatest South Africans of all time

The 10 greatest South Africans as nominated by the South African public were revealed Sunday night on SABC 3's Great South Africans Top 100 show. They are (alphabetically): Dr Christiaan Barnard, F W De Klerk, Mahatma Ghandi, Nkosi Johnson; Winnie Madikizela Mandela; Nelson Mandela; Thabo Mbeki; Gary Player; Jan Smuts and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. 27 Sep 2004 23:52

e.tv

Rhythm City, e.tv’s new weekday soapie

[Issued by e.tv] Free-to-air channel e.tv will launch a brand new local soap opera on Monday 9 July 2007 - Rhythm City. Rhythm City will be produced by Curious Pictures, which has a reputation for innovative productions of independent films and large scale television dramas. 16 Apr 2007 20:16

Mr Magic serves breakfast on Ukhozi FM

Ukhozi FM has announced its new lineup for 2008/9, effective 1 April and finally confirmed that Sbusiso “DJ Sbu” Leope is leaving the station. Linda ‘Mr Magic' Sibiya will make a move from the afternoon drivetime show to host the flagship breakfast show (6.30am – 9am). 27 Mar 2008 22:37