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Arts & Entertainment
 Digital spending in the entertainment and media sectors is likely to grow by at least 9% a year for the next four years, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC). Read more >>
Fine Art
A retrospective exhibition of Tretchikoff's paintings - which drew record numbers to the Iziko National Gallery - has been slated by art critic Lloyd Pollak who says the exhibition represents the worst kind of prejudice, racial stereotyping, sexism and colonialism. Read more >>
Motion Pictures and Film
 In appreciation for the support and encouragement received from the people of South Africa in the aftermath of the great East Japan earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, the 18th Japanese Film festival will be shown in South Africa. Read more >>
 Deon Lotz, one of the stars in South Africa's "Skoonheid" movie, has won the Best Actor award at the Zurich Film Festival. He won the award for an Outstanding Performance by an Actor for the film. Read more >>
Music
 [Paddy Hartdegen] Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, who recorded the iconic hit "I Love Rock 'n Roll" more than 30 years ago, are among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2012. Read more >>
 Local music industry star Brad Holmes will be the new driving force behind AFDA's music performance discipline, part of the BA Live Performance degree. He believes that its time to give back and will head a music course that offers training for aspiring musicians. Read more >>
Performing Arts
A high-quality mix of poets and musicians will come together for the Poetry Africa tour which this year travels to Blantyre, Malawi (8 October), Johannesburg (11th), Harare, Zimbabwe (13th), and Cape Town (15th October) before culminating at the main Poetry Africa festival in Durban from 17-22 October 2011. Read more >>
Environmental Management
A huge new transfrontier park that will stretch from Angola in the west to Zimbabwe in the east - and estimated to be 15 times larger than the Serengeti in Tanzania - is being planned for Africa. Read more >>
Human Resources & Recruitment
 Workers who have been with Kumba for five years or more will get a R500 000 bonus in December as part of a generous employee share option scheme that will see the company paying out more than R2,5-billion to its employees. Read more >>
Retailers
 Pick n Pay, late last week, announced the opening of latest addition to its expanding African footprint - its first Mauritian store in Bagatelle's Mall. The company will open a further two stores in Mauritius in the next year. Read more >>
Women's health
 PRETORIA: With October being International Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) is encouraging all women to invest in their health by learning how to detect various female cancers early. Read more >>
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