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Ntini scores a hundred

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:56:00 +0200

The time has come for South Africa to thank perhaps one of the greatest personalities ever to grace our sporting field. The man who wears his heart on his sleeve, and a man with whom every South African sports fan would be honoured to meet.
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Team Toyota cycling team - ready for the challenge of this year's ABSA Cape Epic

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:16:00 +0200

<>The Toyota team of committed cyclists and determined celebrities are ready for the most gruelling stage race the Southern Hemisphere has to offer - the ABSA Cape Epic.
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Green sponsor for 2010

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:54:00 +0200

In a statement released jointly with world football's governing body FIFA, Yingli Green Energy announced this week that it has become the first renewable energy company to sponsor the FIFA World Cup and the first Chinese company to seal a global sponsorship deal with FIFA.
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Arts sponsorship more than doubled since 2001

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:25:00 +0200

Arts sponsorship has more than doubled since 2001 when the arts market was estimated at around R136 million, growing to nearly R360 million in 2009. Of this, music sponsorship attracts nearly 50% of all the sponsorship spend (R173 million in 2009) with the balance going to all other arts and culture initiatives.
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BASA releases research on arts sponsorship

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:49:00 +0200

<>The bi-annual Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Artstrack research study is out now, outlining the trends for 2009 in the arts and culture market in South Africa. Conducted nationally over a period of two and a half months, the key finding is that arts sponsorship has grown to nearly R360 million in 2009, more than double the 2001 figure, when the arts market was estimated at around R136 million.
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Coca-Cola trainees begin management programme

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:19:00 +0200

<>The Kusile Management Development Programme welcomed its new intake of 18 management development trainees on Monday 1 February 2010 at the start of their 18-month programme.
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No can do Cannes?

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:24:00 +0200

<>Is it the recession that has prompted the organisers of the Cannes Awards to incentivise attendance this year with more award categories or is there a feeling that the ad industry is slowly moving away from these massive self-indulgent back-slapping affairs?
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Will the sponsors score in 2010?

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:46:00 +0200

<>With just over 100 days to go to the kickoff of the world's biggest media event, global eyeballs are likely to be trained onto the battlefield of brands before they switch to the football pitch. Having invested up to US$100m for the privilege of associating their brand with the FIFA World Cup, what returns can sponsors expect and what are the benchmarks for winning the world cup of branding in 2010?
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Cannes Lions 2010 entries open, with new awards

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:48:00 +0200

<>LONDON: The 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival is now open for entries in all categories - Film, Press, Outdoor, Direct, Media, Cyber, Radio, PR, Promo & Activation (previously Promo), Design, Titanium, Integrated and the new Film Craft Lions category. Also new are Independent Agency of the Year; Grand Prix for Good; Craft in Cyber, Press and Radio; and 3D Structural Design in Design.
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Education, sport and entrepreneurship highlighted on Kaelo - Stories of Hope

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:20:00 +0200

This week on Kaelo - Stories of Hope we focus on development initiatives in education, sport and entrepreneurship, learning about inspiring projects that are changing the face of South African communities.
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