4 Jun 2012

Marketing & Media | South Africa

 
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It's a winning campaign. Not...

In a thoroughly tongue-in-cheek look at that subject, Sarah Britten suggests how the ANC's Loerie-winning integrated PR campaign might have been drafted. We hope you get the point.

On a more serious note, Chris Moerdyk suggests that advertising paranoia is not in the consumer's interest - particularly when the SABC manages to get the wrong end of the stick completely and bans the latest Nando's ad on the grounds that it promotes xenophobia. In fact, it does precisely the opposite.

On a totally serious - and very tragic note - when someone is alleged to have committed suicide because he was under the impression - whether rightly or wrongly - that he'd be losing his job, and then the story gets into the media, it's as well for the company's PRO to get his employer's viewpoint across. When it isn't, the resulting media attention could end up costing the company, in this case Cell C, a great deal.

Is the SMS dying? Dr Pieter Streicher says that companies should be careful of buying into the doomsday predictions around the demise of SMS. If they do, they will risk missing out on the excellent business opportunities that the SMS channel offers them.

Rod Baker, Content Director

PS The latest Ornico Ad Showcase features TV ads for Huggies Gold, SABC, Blackberry, Cell C and Opel Astra GTC, and radio ads for John Dory's, Amstel Lager, Life Health Care, PG Glass and Vawter.

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Special focus on media freedom & right to know


City Press vs ANC: Who is the adult and who is the child?
[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Who exactly, I have wondered as temperatures have risen over the past 10 days over Brett Murray's Zuma Spear painting, is the adult and who is the child in this situation? Read more >>

Why I dropped 'The Spear' - Ferial Haffajee
[Ferial Haffajee] Commentary from City Press editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee on the City Press decision to remove "The Spear" from their website. Read more >>

Sleep easy, our democracy is 'almost' safe, for now!
[Benedicta Dube] I cannot say I'm disappointed - no, actually I am. I'm let down that City Press editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee has buckled under pressure and brought down "The Spear" painting off the paper's website, in what she called "the spirit of peacemaking - an olive branch". Read more >>

Call for ANC to drop its court case seeking to ban painting
The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) has urgently called on the African National Congress to drop its court challenge seeking to ban a painting by artist Brett Murray. Read more >>

City Press boycott called off
The boycott of the City Press newspaper has been called off and the Goodman Gallery has agreed to remove the painting "The Spear" from its website, ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said on Tuesday. Read more >>

FPB: No jurisdiction over media houses, but...
The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has indicated that it does not have the jurisdiction to classify content published by media houses. Read more >>

'The Spear': Lekota slams Zuma
NEWSWATCH: COPE leader Mosiuoa Lekota slammed Jacob Zuma in parliament for not protecting the rights of "The Spear" painter Brett Murray and City Press editor Ferial Haffajee, reports IOL. Meanwhile, the Goodman Gallery and the ANC have "made up", reports Mail & Guardian. Read more >>

Marketing


Advertising paranoia not in consumer interest
[Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] In its traditionally muddled wisdom, the SABC had taken the decision to ban the latest Nando's TV ad because it seems to think it promotes xenophobia when, in fact, it is doing just the opposite. This paranoia is an indication of just how much of a nanny state SA has become, with creativity being stifled and the consumer being more and more hoodwinked as an increasing numbers of decisions are being taken not to upset vocal minorities. [video] Read more >>

Cell C - Retrenchments can end up costing big time
[Marion Scher] Cell C was all over newspapers, radio stations and TVs on Friday, 1 June 2012 - but not in a good way. If it had paid for these pages and time it would have cost quite a bit...at least then, it would have been positive messages. Read more >>

Advertising


Clare O'Neil appointed new SAARF chair
Clare O'Neil replaces Sarel du Plessis, CEO of the Marketing Association of South Africa and chairperson of The South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) since May 2007, as the new chair of SAARF. The first women chairperson, she is joined by Virginia Hollis, serving her second year as vice-chair. Read more >>

Branding


How to do brand storytelling
[Jason Stewart] Word of mouth is very much experience-based: yours or someone else's. We love stories. They grip us. We can visualise scenarios and place ourselves in the same situation, but, most importantly, we start to believe in them. Read more >>

CRM


Using social media as a customer service channel
[Diane Charton] Many companies run Twitter, Facebook or YouTube accounts to supplement their other offline and online marketing activities, yet few have understood that social media is quickly becoming as important a customer service channel, as it is a marketing opportunity. Read more >>

CSI


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A culture of curiosity: how to grow, nurture talent in the post-PC generation
[Anice Hassim] We have become disconnected from the "why" of things. Today, everybody seems to be pursuing the making of money and, if we are all trying to produce money, you tend to wonder who is producing anything useful. You can see this attitude at play all over SA as politicians, businessmen and community alike squander precious time and resources that will ill-serve the next generation. But what has this to do with Dev Culture? Read more >>

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Magazines


Media


'Broken Spear'?
NEWSWATCH: Not content with having City Press and the Goodman Gallery remove "The Spear" from website and public view, the SACP's Blade Nzimande wants it destroyed, reports Times Live. Meanwhile, the DA's Dene Smuts says the FPB's efforts to classify the painting "hark back to Nazi Germany", reports Politicsweb, and Eye Witness News reports that the ANC and the Goodman Gallery are holding a joint news conference today and will "tell all". Read more >>

Winners of Responsible Drinking Media Awards announced
In the brandhouse Responsible Drinking Media Awards, announced at the awards dinner, hosted by KFM presenter, Ryan O'Connor and held at the One & Only Hotel in Cape Town on Wednesday 30 May 2012, Carte Blanche producer, Kim Cloete won Journalist of the Year for her programme on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. Read more >>

Mobile


A2P SMS messaging continues to grow
[Dr Pieter Streicher] Companies should be careful of buying into the doomsday predictions around the demise of SMS. If they do, they will risk missing out on the excellent business opportunities that the SMS channel offers them. Read more >>

Newspapers


Newspaper awards take on new sponsor, present new theme
Standard Bank is the new sponsor of Print Media South Africa's (PMSA's) newspaper awards, previously known as the Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards. Read more >>

PR & Communications


The ANC's Loerie-winning integrated PR campaign
[Sarah Britten] The following case study will demonstrate how ANC used a compelling consumer insight and combined it with innovative execution to drive home the relevance of the brand message. Read more >>

Production


Radio


Internet radio: It's all in the numbers
[Richard Hardiman] One of the most consistent questions we get working in internet radio is where we get our numbers? Predominantly the question comes from those working in commercial radio and people interested in how we operate and create revenue flow. Read more >>

Research

Southern African Marketing Research Association

Sponsorship


Too cool to smoke: World No Tobacco Day, 31 May
Thursday, 31 May, was World No Tobacco Day, a World Health Organisation (WHO) day dedicated to highlighting why tobacco is harmful to your body, and why quitting is life-saving. Roche's cancer education platform, Be Cancer Aware, invited all smokers in South Africa to quit for the day. Read more >>

TV


Youth Marketing



International
EU5 map usage via smartphone growing 7x faster than classic web
LONDON, UK: - comScore, Inc has released an overview of mobile and computer usage of Maps across the five leading European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) using the comScore MobiLens and comScore MMX services. Read more >>

WAN-IFRA: Why we're going to Kiev
PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY, KIEV, UKRAINE: The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have called for greater support of press freedom in Ukraine amid concerns about the state of democracy in the country. Read more >>

The Economist celebrates e-book success
LONDON, UK: The Economist's 2011 European brand campaign, 'Thinking Spaces', showcases the inspiring places all over the world where people go to think, reaching a community of more than 40 000 fans. Read more >>

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Company news

Cannes Lions


A challenging case for winning a Cannes Cyber Lion - The Jupiter Drawing Room South Africa
In an effort to encourage South Africa's digital creative community, The Jupiter Drawing Room is offering a case of Bollinger champagne to the first South African agency to win a Cyber (Digital) Lion at the celebrated Cannes Awards. Read more >>

Advertising


Industry profile: Paul Williams, human.kind Business Unit Director - human.kind
Paul Williams has always been fascinated by how skillful language and strong imagery, when cleverly combined, have a way of making something come alive in people. It was this passion that naturally led him into the world of advertising and has shaped his career path for over two decades. Read more >>

human.kind Advertising appoints strategist - human.kind
human.kind Advertising has recently appointed Johanni C Jennings to take up the role of strategist at the agency. Read more >>

Andy Rice becomes first ever patron of the ABF - Advertising Benevolent Fund
Brand expert, advertising guru, commentator and South African industry 'elder', Andy Rice has become 'patron of the ABF (Advertising Benevolent Fund)'. He is the first ever patron of the 43-year-old fund that is the vital support system behind the advertising, media and marketing industries. Read more >>

Brett Wild of Hammersmith & Elephant adds a first-hand parenting touch to Toyota ad - Hammersmith & Elephant
Hammersmith & Elephant's Brett Wild recently directed the first ever advert for Innova, a new people carrier from Toyota. Written by Draftfcb JHB, the spot involves a dad getting a house of kids ready and off to various appointments - on his own, while mom is away. Read more >>

Babies talk the talk - Giant Films
Giant Films' Ian Gabriel was challenged to get babies to talk their minds in a new Huggies Gold commercial for Ogilvy Joburg, written by Irene Styger and art directed by Alexa Craner with creative directors Robyn Bergmann, Peter Little & Catherine Conradie. Read more >>

Durban ad agency challenges its national counterparts - The Hardy Boys
Representing multinational giants including Unilever and Diageo, as well as local leaders SA Home Loans, Rainbow Chicken and Tedelex, the country's third largest independent agency, The Hardy Boys, scooped the AdReview Durban Agency of the Year Award at a glittering ceremony at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg. Read more >>

TBWA Cape Town dedicated to the fully integrated approach - TBWA\South Africa
TBWA Cape Town continues to develop its fully integrated approach to help clients communicate effectively across all platforms. Tim Culley, MD of TBWA Cape Town, says the agency's mantra is "to deliver fully integrated communication solutions, through small agency service and big agency capabilities". Read more >>

Relevant advertising should be preying on the news with its spear at the ready - Euro RSCG
Advertising is one of those industries treading the new way of communicating, where we're all connected to the same world that affects and creates our perceptions and our reality. In this world of over politically correctness, some are being brazen enough to say that many aspects of our overly sensitive lives are worth looking at and laughing about. Read more >>

FoxP2 dominates 2012 Apex Awards - FoxP2
FoxP2 has weighed in with a stellar performance at the 2012 Apex Awards and delivered proof that strategically sound creative work delivers business results. The agency walked off with no less three of the ten awards handed out at the prestigious Apex Awards held in Midrand on Thursday, 24 May. Read more >>

MetropolitanRepublic demystifies Castle Milk Stout - MetropolitanRepublic
The new TV commercial for SAB's Castle Milk Stout goes against the grain of tradition, with a new approach in shooting a breakthrough commercial that illustrates, quite literally, moments in time. Read more >>

Branding


Name dropping: Kagiso TV and Communications embarks on exciting new journey as "Grounded Media" - Grounded Media
After 16 years under the Kagiso Investment Trust stable, Kagiso TV and Communications are striking out on their own and rebranding themselves as Grounded Media in an effort to remain relevant and to keep pace with new developments in the communication industry. Read more >>

Brand consistency in today's dynamic context - Yellowwood Future Architects
[Lilian Plomp] In today's hyper connected socially-driven and omni-channel environment, it is essential that marketers realise that they are custodians of the entire brand experience, not just the corporate identity. So what are the core components of a brand experience? Read more >>

Local is better, China - Mango Moon
Local brand marketing solutions company, Mango Moon, recently won a contract to manufacture, pack and deliver four million fridge magnets for a large South African financial services company despite a cheaper Chinese product on offer. Read more >>

CRM


Camsoft releases Maximizer CRM 12 Entrepreneur edition - Maximizer
Camsoft Solutions recently released Maximizer Software's new Entrepreneur CRM 12 contact management software that is designed for small business owners and sales professionals looking for an easy-to-use solution that's going to make it easier to close sales. Read more >>

CSI


ITWeb gets planting to honour pledge - ITWeb
ITWeb has planted 20 indigenous trees at Walkhaven Dog Park in Johannesburg, fulfilling its Earth Hour pledge to donate trees for readers' support of the global awareness event. Read more >>

Design


Talking to the youth in their own language - Blue Apple
Blue Apple was approached by Nedbank to come up with concept, creative, merchandising and marketing collateral for its new youth offering at all branches nationwide. Read more >>

Digital


IT giant and digital guru partner up - NATIVE
During May, Native and Microsoft joined forces to show their clients the possibilities that exist when technology meets creative thinking. Read more >>

Google, CMO Council and Adobe to present on the future of digital... - Acceleration
Time is running out to secure your place in the Acceleration Digital Ignition Symposium 2012. The conference will bring together high-quality delegates and speakers from 12-13 June in Franschhoek to discuss the future of digital marketing. Read more >>

Purple Cow to redesign two websites for The Exporter CC - Purple Cow Communications
Purple Cow Communications, a leading South African internet marketing agency, will be redesigning two of The Exporter CC's websites: www.radioexport.com and www.exsolar.co.za. Read more >>

Joe Public rallies a Twitter army for Aids, wins international Bees Award - Joe Public
Joe Public has won a highly coveted international social media Bees Award in the category Best Use of a Micro-Blogging Platform for its stand-out Brother's for Life campaign funded by USAid; this despite facing stiff competition from a number of international agencies. Read more >>

Southern Cross among market leaders in digital subscriptions - The Southern Cross
Latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) show that The Southern Cross is among the market leaders in digital subscriptions among South African weeklies. Read more >>

IMC Conference - One week to go and only 20 seats left! Book today! - Living Your Brand
In just seven short days, the country's top media and marketing minds will be making a big impact at this year's third annual Integrated Marketing Communication Conference in Cape Town. Read more >>

Standard Bank's dual purpose NFC/Mastercard payment innovation is believed to be world first - mimoney
A multifunctional payments card, incorporating both near field communication (NFC) and debit card functionality and meeting Mastercard's stringent requirements, has just been rolled out by Standard Bank's innovation incubator and business development unit, Beyond Payments. Read more >>

Behavioural targeting - Apurimac
Fine-tuned by over a decade of experience meeting advertisers' complex business objectives and with an unparalleled depth and scale of data, Yahoo!'s proprietary behavioural targeting algorithms help advertisers reach audiences based on interest and purchase intent across PCs and mobile devices. Read more >>

Digital growth creates new career opportunities - NATIVE
South Africa is in the midst of a digital boom. Most marketers agree that there has been a dramatic increase in spend on digital marketing activities and online advertising over the past two years, with major brands spending between 5% and 10% of total ad spend on online advertising. Read more >>

Customer contact strategy is the next important frontier for online marketers - Acceleration eMarketing
[Richard Mullins] Your customers today seamlessly move between a range of electronic channels, engaging with your business through social media, display ads, search, email and many other points of contact as they go. If your business can't keep up with them, you are by no means alone. Read more >>

Organised and on the go with free fax to email - Interactive Telephony
Between airport lounges and hotel rooms - and on rare occasions even your actual office, the normal workday can be a nomadic affair. Fortunately staying connected has become easier and cheaper than ever before thanks to mobile devices. And thanks to fax to email you can also receive important, signed documents even while a few time zones away from your desk. Read more >>

Education & Training


Level three BEE contributor status - Milpark Business School
Milpark has achieved a score of 75.95 points, a level three compliance rating, on the BEE Codes of Good Practice which attach levels of compliance to the points scored by a company on its BEE scorecard. Read more >>

Argo reaches for the stars - engaging entire communities through education - Argo
Realising that teachers were not being recognised enough for the invaluable role they played within their communities, Argo, a multi-media solutions provider, decided to start the Stars in Education project in 2008. This year the competition is entering its fifth year and has grown from strength to strength. Read more >>

The human condition - The Learning Theatre
When confronted with issues that need to be communicated to workers, managements are often stuck in a rut of posters, emails or possibly company-wide meetings at which members of the management team struggle to reach the hearts and minds of their workforce. Read more >>

Launch of Vega Bedfordview satellite training centre - Vega School
Vega Bedfordview has, over the years, offered a variety of photography short learning programmes and now includes new programmes such as desk top publishing, web design, brand and marketing management as well as strategic brand leadership. Read more >>

Events & Conferencing


Convergence of regional infrastructure plans bodes well for business expanding into Africa - Siyenza Management
The world is looking to Africa as its next investment and growth frontier, but in order to secure growth, Africa needs infrastructure that can support business development across the continent. Read more >>

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NBF partners with Siyenza Management in launching first annual Infrastructure Africa Business Forum - Siyenza Management
The Nepad Business Foundation has announced its partnership with Siyenza Management in hosting the first annual Infrastructure Africa Business Forum. The 2012 Infrastructure Africa Business Forum will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 10 and 11 July. Read more >>

Special edition of SA ESG Green Pages to be handed out at Rio+20 Summit - Topco Media
A special edition of Topco Media's ESG Green Pages will be handed out by the Department of Environmental Affairs at the Rio+20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June. The special edition will feature the United Nations and other prominent international agencies besides SA businesses. Read more >>

The Soweto Theater opens its doors - True Colour Events
The new theatre complex is situated in the Jabulani CBD and includes facilities, such as the Jabulani Amphitheatre, parkland and public art. The new theater resembles a giant child's toy but is sophisticated and modern at the same time. The R150 million Soweto Theatre is part of an ambitious redevelopment plan by the city of Johannesburg for Soweto. Read more >>

Seven46 joins Havas Sports & Entertainment network - Havas Sports & Entertainment
Havas Sports & Entertainment (HS&E) has announced a strategic partnership with content marketing agency, Seven46. Olympic and major event bid specialists, Seven46 will be based in the HS&E London office, and is already working on projects with HS&E offices across the network. Read more >>

Eventworx raises the standard for fourth year running at NAMPO 2012 - Eventworx
Eventworx, the event architects, were once again on hand to assist Standard Bank in making their presence felt at South Africa's biggest agricultural expo, NAMPO. Read more >>

Exhibitions


MamaMagic: The magic is in the detail - Oasys Innovations
The first of two 2012 Johannesburg MamaMagic shows took place at the Coca-Cola Dome in May. Measuring 10 000m², it is South Africa's biggest baby exhibition and was visited by over 36 000 people. During the last eight years the show has grown from one to four events per annum. Oasys Innovations has built the infrastructure since its inception. Read more >>

MamaMagic's 20th and most successful delivery! - MamaMagic, The Baby Expo
Each year for the last eight years MamaMagic, The Baby Expo has grown in visitor numbers, breaking records and becoming an eagerly anticipated event on the baby and parenting calendar. Read more >>

An exemplar in flexibility and resourcefulness at Africa Health 2012 - The Exhibitionist
Boutique design-construction company, The Exhibitionist, demonstrated versatility in delivering a combination of custom and system solutions at this year's Africa Health Expo, hosted at the Nasrec Expo Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more >>

Magazines


LIVEOUTLOUD - Trending marketing strategy for luxury brands - LIVEOUTLOUD
In 2007 LIVEOUTLOUD magazine was the first luxury lifestyle magazine to be subscription only. This year, LIVEOUTLOUD presented the South African luxury market with a trendsetting benchmark once again. Read more >>

Online Media

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24.com launches social sharing app - 24.com
24.com recently launched a Facebook application that offers users a unique way to engage and connect around the news. The app is designed to allow users on the social network to read, share and comment on articles. Read more >>

bidorbuy launches stores online shopping concept - bidorbuy
South Africa's online marketplace bidorbuy.co.za has recently introduced the concept of stores on its website. To qualify, sellers must have and maintain a good selling record, while buyers from verified stores are afforded higher buyer protection cover. Read more >>

Out Of Home


Mr Delivery and Takealot.com deliver on speedy delivery promise with branded delivery motorcycles - Graffiti
Takealot.com in partnership with Mr. Delivery subsidiary, Mr. Delivery Express, has recently branded fifty Revolution Gyro motorcycles. The branding exercise forms part of new partnership between Mr. Delivery Express and Takealot.com, aimed at providing online customers with speedier delivery and a wider service. Read more >>

Samsung makes its mark on the Mother City with branded taxi tops - Graffiti
Transit media specialist, Graffiti, recently gave Samsung a powerful outdoor presence on the streets of Cape Town with almost 60 branded taxi tops doing the rounds on the city's streets. Read more >>

Production


Juniper shoots latest Toyota Aygo TV commercial - Bioscope Films
Bioscope Films director, Juniper, has just finished the latest Toyota Aygo ad for Draftfcb Johannesburg. Read more >>

Bioscope Films makes a 'Juicy Kaboom' for Maynards - Bioscope Films
Director Hylton Tannenbaum shot the recent Maynards 'Juicy Kaboom' TV commercial for TBWA Hunt Lascaris. Read more >>

Revlon's Love Her Madly gets the quirky touch of Fresh Eye Film Productions - Fresh Eye Film Productions
The new ad for Revlon's Love Her Madly fragrance is best described as a beautiful, (really) short film about two people who meet by accident on a night that should pass by unnoticed. Read more >>

Story of Waterkloof video online - AUGUST
AUGUST producer Jaco Du Plooy recently produced and directed an online video for Somerset West winery, Waterkloof, to convey the winery's unique methods and attention to detail in everything they produce. Read more >>

Radio


Algoa FM steps up to the Eastern Cape education crisis - Algoa FM
An education programme which has seen the pass rate at the Lwandlekazi High School in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, nearly triple over two years has been given a boost by participants in the annual Algoa FM Charity Golf day. Read more >>

Recruitment


Skills shortage: recruitment - Recruitgroup
The competitive advantage of any enterprise can be measured by the quality of the people they employ. Thus, employers need to make the right decisions with regard to recruitment, and it is here that specialist recruitment agencies seem to provide a sensible and competitive solution to the issue at hand. Read more >>

Want better networking? Slow down - CRF
Substantial, long-term relationships are the key to career success, and 'slow' is the new 'fast fix', say advisors. Read more >>

Research


Social media is changing township marketing - Foshizi
South Africa is not far from international trends when it comes to social media. The Township consumer is becoming highly active on social media they access from cell phones which have become a pivotal part of their lives as they can access almost anything from their devices and are able to share and discuss interesting stuff on the go. Read more >>

Three simple reasons to invest in customer experience - Interact RDT
This isn't a 'get customers and keep them for life' piece, nor is it a warning that if you don't invest in customer experience your brand is most likely going to fail in the long run. Read more >>

PSA's 'Online 101' brought the highs and lows of online research into the spotlight - PSA
The Panel Services Africa Online 101 training courses, held at SAMRA offices on 16 and 17 May, were fully subscribed and all 20 delegates played a role in designing questions to answer a marketing question, and then scripting it in a survey management programme. Read more >>

Retail


Upper class father shopper too important to ignore - Integer
Following Integer South Africa's piece on the middle class father shopper, the Upper Class Father shopper (UCFather) is the next in the father shopper series. Read more >>

Clever twist to the online daily deals market, this time brought to you by PriceCheck - PriceCheck
SaveMeDeals.com is a deal portal aggregator - displaying all the advertised deals from group buying sites in one place. They offer one site and one email to see all the deals, saving time. Read more >>

New features of Pyrotec's 9232 extend print capabilities - Pyrotec
Pyrotec PackMark's Markem-Imaje 9232 is a small character inkjet printer that now boasts several innovative new features, allowing customers to extend their printing capabilities whilst ensuring maximum production uptime. Read more >>



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Government
Gov hangs up on Telkom; shares plunge
The government hung up on South Korea's KT Corporation on Friday after the company had spent months in talks over investing in Telkom. Telkom's share price plunged 8.34% to close at an eight-year low of R22.91c. Read more >>

Telkom CEO 'not hopeful' on future of KT Corp deal
Telkom CEO Nombulelo Moholi is "not hopeful" the government will reverse its decision and back the proposed transaction with South Korea's KT Corporation. The Cabinet's decision to take the deal off the table is being seen as another example of the government's reluctance to loosen its grip on the ailing company, thus stifling access to telecommunications. Read more >>

Treasury releases lower estimates of e-tolling costs
[Carol Paton] The Treasury has belatedly clarified its estimates of the costs of e-tolling in Gauteng's Freeway Improvement Project, putting them far below those of the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa). Read more >>

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Motoring
New car sales accelerate to eight-month high
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] New vehicles sales in South Africa in May accelerated to more than 20% higher than the same month last year and about 11% higher than the average for the first five months of the year according to figures released today by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA). Read more >>

Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] BMW has taken its first major step into twin-engine technology in South Africa with the introduction of the ActiveHybrid 5 whose green credentials immediately elevate it to the top of its class, not only for its kindness to Mother Nature but also in terms of looks, impressive features, comfort, ride and safety. Read more >>

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Travel
Etihad Airways to fly to Brazil
Etihad Airways has unveiled plans to fly - from 1 June 2013 - to Brazil, the airline's first South American destination. "Brazil is a logical next step for us and will mark the sixth continent we serve and our coming of age as a truly global airline," James Hogan, Etihad Airways president and chief executive officer, said. Read more >>

Indulge yourself... Sin...fonia a little - or become a fan of the Opera
A cruise on board the MSC Sinfonia or the MSC Opera is a great opportunity to host a conference, teambuilding or incentive event. It's an ideal venue where accommodation, all meals, entertainment and the company conference can be arranged with one call and it's all included in the fare. South Africa's newest and most exciting conference venues are due to sail into our waters in November and will be here until April 2013 Read more >>

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BizLounge
Get ready for a weekend of entertainment
[Daniel Dercksen] It's a great weekend for film buffs: Amanda Seyfried takes the law into her own hands in the psychological thriller Gone; Charlize Theron plays an evil queen who wants the heart of the fairest of them all in the epical fantasy Snow White And The Huntsman; Abbie Cornish plays an unhappy woman trapped in an abusive marriage who becomes obsessed with the love story of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII in W.E.. Read more >>

W. loves E.
[Daniel Dercksen] Madonna's voyeuristic exploration of decadence, passion and obsession are flawlessly and skilfully explored in the exquisite W.E, a film in which women are "visual creatures" and territorial dominance is an important pawn in a chess game between royalty and ordinary people. Read more >>

Stepping out of the Shadows
[Ruth Cooper] With the title of Best Rock Band under their skinny jeans, courtesy of the 2012 SAMAs, Shadowclub, the "balls of steel band", is confidently climbing the SA musical ladder one rung at a time, with the aim of taking a plunge into international waters once a sufficient local height has been reached. We chat to drummer Isaac Klawansky, one third of the high-energy Jozi rockers about SAMA Drama, Kings of Leon and what it takes to become, and remain, a big fish in the murky overpopulated tiny pond that is SA music. Read more >>

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New accounts
  • MetropolitanRepublic has been awarded the Scooters Pizza account - more info
  • The PR Collective lands the Natalie Chapman account - more info
  • The PR Collective lands the Elvis Blue account - more info


People on the move
  • New appointment at Automobil - more info
  • Jazz Kuschke joins Ride's editorial team - more info
  • Brian Verster appointed at Crown Publications - more info


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