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Drug Awareness Week promoted at taxi ranks

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:51:00 +0200

In a bid to hit a relevant and captive market, the South African National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence has beening handing out thousands of leaflets at taxi ranks during June 2009.
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Is your brand sick or healthy?

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:11:00 +0200

In the 21st century, when many companies have become obsessed with huge profits and executives are eager to pocket fat bonuses and please anxious shareholders, sometimes corporate social responsibility has been almost buried and forgotten. Day and night, brand managers are looking for strategies to ensure that their product stays at the top.
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Red Nail's free campaign to save children

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:25:00 +0200

According to the Walter Sisulu Paediatric Cardiac Centre for Africa (WSPCCA,) at the Netcare Sunninghill Hospital, one out of every 100 children born in the world has a congenital heart defect. In Africa, 99% of these children die due to lack of treatment. Ironically, given financial resources, 95% of these babies could be saved. Creative agency Red Nail has come to the party by creating a pro bono, multi-media campaign to create a call to action for donations to the WSPCCA, enabling them to diagnose, treat and perform life saving interventions, it was announced on Monday, 15 June 2009.
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South Africa's first responsible business summit launches

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:58:00 +0200

World-renowned thought leaders and experts in social development will gather together from 7-9 September at this year's Kaelo Responsible Business Summit. The Summit, which is proudly supported by Absa and the Industrial Development Corporation, will be taking place at the Turbine Hall, Newtown in Johannesburg, bringing leaders in social development and corporate social responsibility both locally and internationally. Given the current economic climate, this year's Summit will focus on driving social innovation in development.
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702 presenters receive Paul Harris Awards

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:21:00 +0200

John Robbie and Aki Anastasiou, the Talk Radio 702 presenters, were both given the Paul Harris Fellowship Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions in placing “service above self” earlier this week, Rotary announced yesterday, Wednesday, 3 June 2009.
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Warming message from Good Hope FM

Thu, 28 May 2009 11:44:00 +0200

Good Hope FM is once again staging its Keep Cape Town Warm campaign, this year along with Absa as sponsor and is hoping that Capetonians will continue to give generously, it was announced yesterday, Wednesday, 27 May 2009.
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Get on board 2010 bandwagon by celebrating Africa

Wed, 27 May 2009 09:21:00 +0200

One of the most asked questions that comes to me these days is how companies can get on board the 2010 bandwagon without falling foul of FIFA's strict ambush marketing rules. The answer is simple.
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Wine with body at The Wine Show Joburg

Wed, 27 May 2009 08:41:00 +0200

South Africa's newest cult figure will be showing that a Cabernet Sauvignon's not the only thing with body when he attends The Wine Show Joburg, it was announced yesterday, Tuesday, 26 May 2009.
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Football-mad organisations give back to community

Wed, 27 May 2009 08:17:00 +0200

World Wide Worx, e.tv and the Dreamfields Project will host a schools football tournament, or DreamEvent, at Orange Farm today, Wednesday, 27 May 2009.
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Nomination call for 2009 Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards

Thu, 07 May 2009 14:55:00 +0200

The South African Institute for Advancement has called for nominations for its annual Philanthropy Awards. The deadline for submission of nominations is 30 June, 2009.
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