Joburg criminals cash in on Bieber, Bon Jovi millions

NEWSWATCH: According to IOL, on Sunday evening after the Justin Bieber concert, thieves collected themselves what is suspected to be millions of rands from a strong room at FNB Stadium in Joburg. This is apparently not the only money that went missing recently, as Mail & Guardian reports that Jacaranda FM has suspended a DJ due to missing charity funds. IOL also reports that bus drivers are finally back at work after weeks of striking. 14 May 2013 12:32

M&G editor resigns, off to New Delhi

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Mail & Guardian's editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes, has resigned to take up a post at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, the newspaper reports. 17 May 2013 11:17

Employee engagement - a non-negotiable

[Catherine Milward-Bridges] Bear with me as I state the obvious. Business is about maintaining and growing a healthy bottom line. Satisfied customers are what make that bottom line possible. 16 May 2013 08:52

SABC3 sex slip-up

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: SABC3 has landed in hot water for not placing the correct age restriction on the All My Children soapie, reports IOL, and Lisa Hiemer, writing in journalism.co.za, reports on a new study that shows surprisingly strong investigative journalism in independent local papers in three provinces. 17 May 2013 07:26

PriceCheck

South African app wins International BlackBerry App of the Year

[Issued by PriceCheck] PriceCheck claims international award 16 May 2013 10:36

Pule wants in on SABC board appointments

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Communications Minister Dina Pule wants to be in on SABC board appointments, reports Mail & Guardian, which also reports that both the ANC and the DA are upset over a BBC programme on the plight of SA whites. MyBroadband reports on the hack attack on the SAPS website, and the SABC says that TV and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli will be given a provincial official funeral. 22 May 2013 07:52

The future of business is in SMS texting

[Reuben Yonatan] NEW YORK, US: It wasn't that long ago that the cost of texting was on the rise, but the recent move towards smartphones has changed business models for cellular carriers. 20 May 2013 10:08

The radio natives are restless

[Travis Bussiahn] Marissa Mayer is a businessperson I admire greatly. I think her story is edgy. I think it was brave of her to leave the ever-rising star of Google to take to the helm of the former rising star of Yahoo. I feel she has a mixed media mindset that sees her understanding that traditional media is as important as new media and I like what she had to say about advertising in the mobile space. (Yes! This article is about radio). 21 May 2013 08:01

Bizcommunity.com

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

Youth unemployment in SA

[Catherine Wijnberg] The level of unemployment in South Africa officially decreased in the fourth quarter of 2012 by 0.1%, down from 25% to 24.9% (2012 Fourth Quarter Labour Survey). Sadly though... 18 Mar 2013 15:38

Pondering Panda CEO slams research industry

In his opening speech at today's session of the South African Market Research Association's (SAMRA) conference, Butch Rice, co-founder and CEO of market research company Pondering Panda, criticised the local research industry. The conference is being held at the Thaba Ya Batswana, Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve in Johannesburg from 16-17 May 2013. 16 May 2013 13:50

Twitter: The (career) carnage continues

[Sandra Roberts] Ex-spokesperson for the Hawks McIntosh Polela is the latest to be felled in a spate of twitter-induced career suicides (or at least setbacks), demonstrating that the balance between communicating quickly and communicating carefully can be difficult for communicators. 17 May 2013 09:59

Value of segmentation models in marketing

[Amanda Cromhout] Sounds easy doesn't it? But how do you start such a strategy? Do you even know who your most profitable customers are?