7 Feb 2012

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Don't get in a state...

...with the road closures if you are anywhere near Cape Town this Thursday, 9 February 2012 - just check the list of roads to be closed for Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation address.

On the investment front, critics are up in arms over what they say are Transnet delays that are costing SA billions, and on the mining front, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says the mining industry must transform.

On the security front, there have been complaints that the secrecy bill has not been explained properly.

And there's plenty more news to catch up on; happy reading!

Rod Baker, general manager: content

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e.tv slapped with R35 000 fine for Gaddafi footage
Television channel e.tv has been fined R35 000 for airing violent footage of the killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Read more >>

TopTV's Govender goes
Channel24 reports that TopTV's CEO Vino Govender is out. The move, according to Channel24, follows investors' growing discontent with the channel's content and the debacle surrounding TopTV's attempt to screen pornography. Read more >>

Eventing

PvD, impressive as always; Soundscape, not so much
[Francois Campbell] Festival organising is not for the faint of heart and should be approached with caution and great care. This past weekend an event took place which had many people very excited: Paul van Dyk (PvD) was returning to our shores - the man who pioneered electronic dance, a true power house of electronic dance. Read more >>

Johannesburg to host film festival
The first festival on the yearly South African film festival calendar, Jozi Film Festival is a new annual event that showcases the latest films made by Johannesburg and Gauteng filmmakers as well as provides a space for filmmakers, local or international, to tell stories about Jozi and its inhabitants. Read more >>

Fine Art

Australia tours SA with urban indigenous art exhibition
Cape Town will be the first African stop for the Australian government's latest touring art exhibition, "Message Stick: Indigenous Identity in Urban Australia". Read more >>

Motion Pictures and Film

Filmmakers, critics invited to Talent Campus Durban
Superimposing an African imagination on filmmaking processes, the 5th Talent Campus Durban will ignite the creativity of 40 selected filmmakers from Africa in a series of master classes, workshops and industry networking opportunities during the Durban International Film Festival. Read more >>

Performing Arts

Limited time to enter for 2012 NEA Young Performer Awards
The National Eisteddfod Academy (NEA), a platform for youth development in music, dance, drama and visual arts, is calling for entries for the 2012 NEA Young Performer Awards. The NEA is funded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund. Read more >>

Bursaries available for young, emerging directors
The 2012 Emerging Theatre Director's Bursary offers an emerging theatre director a mentor, a small budget, a month's rehearsal space and a week of performance at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective. It is recommended that directors work with already existing scripts as the month-long period has proved insufficient for devised work. Read more >>


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  • Prism Awards add Student Award for 2012
  • Press freedom as the ANC sees it [Stephen Grootes: @StephenGrootes]
  • DMMA appoints 2012 exec committee
  • What can Brand ANC learn from centenary brands? [Thabani Khumalo]
  • Brand new look in fridge, kitchen
  • New chief sales and marketing officer at Neotel
  • The delicate art of medical marketing [Craig Lyon]
  • Restructuring looms at TopTV as CEO steps down
  • Community newspapers have potential to change trends
  • Imagining Web 3.0 discusses influence of Web 3.0 on media, society
  • Afrikaans advertising slipping towards mediocrity? [Andrea le Sueur]
  • Creative Circle results for November, December 2011
  • European music festival at Design Indaba, Your Street Challenge extended
  • The humble but immeasurably powerful photograph [Francois Rank]
  • Tricks of the trade: improving your on-air content [Caren Olsen]
  • EXCLUSIVE: Punk'd out of ATL funk [Herman Manson: @marklives]
  • Entries open for Responsible Drinking Media Awards
  • New DJs ready 93.8FM for 2012 growth
  • Can Facebook ever make (real) money? [Thomas Oosthuizen]
  • Fairest Cape forms background to top film, TV productions

    • Medical

  • Gene mutation discovery sparks hope for effective endometriosis screening [Karen N. Peart]
  • Go bold or bald with 9th annual CANSA Shavathon
  • 2012 IPA Best of Health Awards open for entries
  • Become a moment in time
  • Straight from the gut: Microbes can cause obesity [Helen Dodson]
  • Addicts' cravings have different roots in men and women [Bill Hathaway]

    • Retail

  • Simba launches high value competition
  • Research from SACSC indicates 4.5% growth in retail for 2012
  • KFC expands its African roost
  • World Energy Council head to deliver closing speech at Africa Energy Indaba
  • Fountainhead concludes Centurion Boulevard deal
  • Consumers are under pressure
  • AVI stock surges on trading update
  • Miss Lux Smooth Skin winner announced
  • New eco-friendly packaging for soft fruit extends shelf life
  • Branding Menlyn Maine [Michele van Heerden]
  • Gauteng liquor bill 'hard to enforce'
  • New trio from Waterkloof
  • Design students can enter Pentawards Concepts competition

    • Government

  • Warning to motorists ahead of SONA
  • Gordhan's budget should boost business confidence
  • Molewa applauds rhino poachers' sentence
  • Full steam for Bloem to Maseru train [Michael Thakadu]
  • Editors: State control of media not the way to go
  • Premier's Hotline set to improve service delivery [Clement Moaga]

    • Non-profit & Community Services

  • Community building workshops contribute to social cohesion

    • Finance, Accounting & Banking

  • Financial adviser numbers increase in spite of high drop-out rate
  • Ethos Private Equity acquires Kevro for R850 million

    • Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry

  • Dept leads Eastern Cape school-agriculture revival
  • Hershey to invest US$10 million in cocoa production in West Africa
  • Wool prices affect textile industry
  • SA maintains net agricultural exporter status
  • Should SA communal lands be privatised?
  • Farmers turn to drought-resistant wild rooibos

    • Building & Construction

  • Road construction under pressure due to bitumen shortage
  • Afrisam-SAIA Award promotes sustainability in architecture, construction

    • Environment & Conservation

  • Climate Change Leadership Awards' deadline extended
  • Environmentally aware mead brewer offers beekeeper-training
  • Wetlands crucial to tourism, community livelihoods

    • Human Resources & Recruitment

  • Rising Star Awards acknowledges young talent
  • Less black female executives appointed despite high demand

    • Legal

  • Legal challenge threatens FDI
  • Independent regulation of media not a viable option - Kathleen Rice
  • Woolworth's "Good Old Fashioned" an imitation [Eben van Wyk and John Foster]
  • Top prosecutor Breytenbach is suspended by NPA

    • Manufacturing

  • Nestlé opens Potchefstroom coffee creamer factory
  • Nampak aims to double its Africa earnings
  • CSIR launches titanium additive manufacturing technology

    • Education & Training

  • No space in EC universities [Msindisi Fengu]
  • Vocational training or a university degree? [Natalie Zimmelman]
  • Edublox honours its learners of the year

    • Tourism, Travel & Hospitality

  • Travel Tips from Germany
  • Wilderness reaches final of WTTC Tourism of Tomorrow Awards
  • Avondale Wine Estate offers visitors eco-tour
  • Hôtel & Lodge: Long Beach is "Best Resort" in the world

    • Engineering

  • Bosch Holdings appoints new chief executive
  • Bosch Projects appoints new MD

    • IT & Telecommunications

  • First students graduate from Samsung Electronics Engineering academy
  • Mi-fone appoints new head of operations
  • MXit app developers must create amusement, enterainment - Maxxor survey

    • Fishing & Maritime

  • Transnet to provide clarity on UAL deal [Andries Mahlangu]
  • Alleged abalone thief to appear in court
  • Google Earth Ocean Terrain receives major update

    • Logistics

  • Low-cost airline expands routes to African countries
  • Turkish Airlines bullish African expansion plans
  • SA logistics firm in strategic tie-up with UAE retailer
  • New R1.3bn Agulhas II in ship-hull research

    • Science & Technology

  • Technologies that future-proof your Toshiba laptop [Jorge da Silva]
  • Learners called to enter SKA competition
  • Tech-savvy Singapore sees spike in online scams

    • Health & Beauty

  • Tips to ease the stressful load of living [Marika Sboros]
  • 35% increase expected in colour cosmetics market in MEA
  • Misty Hills Hotel hosts Positive Ageing Edutalks & Expo

    • Lifestyle

  • Room for improvement at Inn on the Square [Sindy Peters]
  • Storm Thorgerson's top album covers exhibited
  • Bittereinder: the mole-kangaroo that likes to bons [Sindy Peters]
  • Die Antwoord to appear on David Letterman

    • Automotive

  • New auction manager appointed at Burchmore's Sandton
  • New vehicle sales show dramatic increase in January

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