The South African Tattoo - presented by Jacaranda 94.2, and featuring over 500 local and international performers - is set to thrill audiences at Montecasino in Johannesburg, 11 - 14 September 2008. The South African Tattoo blends the traditional spectacle of massed pipe bands with an African flavour and spectacular acts from as far afield as Switzerland. 15 Jul 2008
Snack brand Niknaks is launching a new flavour, Cheese and Sweet Chilli, and to celebrate is hitting the road and travelling around the country to get the nation jiving. The Niknaks Road show kicks off in the Mother City on Saturday, 26 July 2008, with a flavourful burst of fashion, hip-hop and good times. 15 Jul 2008
MigrationWare, the local partner of the UK-based Micro Focus, recently began selling Micro Focus Data Express, a suite of tools used to create a robust and secure test environment for production data. According to João de Oliveira, MigrationWare sales director, Data Express will not only help local companies to fall in line with international legislation, but also with legislation which is scheduled to be introduced locally. 15 Jul 2008
The song by local artists ‘Not in our Lifetime' has been released and will soon be played on radio stations around the country. The song was composed during the violent attacks on people from other countries and aims to discourage intolerance in South Africa. 15 Jul 2008
Sometimes stuff about you - such as a record of a DUI - gets onto the Internet, and when it does it can make things difficult. You can try to get the information removed yourself, or turn to one of a handful of companies that have sprung up offering reputation repair. 15 Jul 2008
On 11 July 2008, a Rabat court fined Al-Jazeera's Rabat bureau chief, Hassan Rachidi, 50,000 dirhams (approx. 4,500 euros) under Article 42 of the press law because the Qatar-based satellite TV station wrongly reported in June that people were killed in clashes between police and protesters in the southern port city of Sidi Ifni. 14 Jul 2008
The Western Sudanese region of Darfur was once an important contributor to the global economy. Cattle, gum arabic, tobacco and manufactured goods made their way into the markets of Khartoum, the Gulf States, and even Europe and North America. Since the Darfur conflict erupted 2003, many of these links have been broken. 14 Jul 2008
Reporters Without Borders has condemned the government's decision on 8 July to suspend independent Radio Despertar's broadcasts for 180 days on the grounds that their current range, 400km, is much more than the 50km stipulated in its licence. The suspension comes just one month before an election campaign is due to begin on 5 August. 14 Jul 2008
Cinema in all its diversity will once again be celebrated at the 29th Durban International Film Festival which runs from 23 July to 3 August with an expressive concentration of 71 South African films, and a further 38 films from the African continent. 14 Jul 2008
These days, it's almost a given that a prospective employer will scour the internet for information about you, so it's a good idea to think a little before you click "submit" on that fiery political blog entry you just wrote. There are ways to clean up after yourself, but they can be difficult. 14 Jul 2008
A global study by BBDO Worldwide offers marketers insight into the everyday routine of people across the globe - the commonplace rituals that consumers embrace on a daily basis in their lives. The study, entitled ‘The Ritual Masters', is the most extensive research project ever undertaken by BBDO. 14 Jul 2008
In Kenya, there are managers working very hard, under very difficult circumstances to create goods and services, pay taxes and keep Kenyans in employment, yet their efforts go largely unrecognised. In fact, the only time that attention is paid to these companies is when things go wrong. 14 Jul 2008
The Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) has announced that prepaid subscribers of mobile phones will be registered as of 15 September to curb, among other things, mobile phone crimes. The move has alarmed media watchdogs, however. 14 Jul 2008
The traditional practice of marketers and media planners to segment their brand users by demographics and psychographics is no longer totally relevant in today's marketplace. It amazes me that a large portion of marketers' time is spent analysing how their customer profile differs from competing brands and by implication, how they will be the chosen brand by a specific segment within a category of users. Where we have found differences in the profile of users is by location. 14 Jul 2008
There are many changes brewing in South Africa, some big and some small. The fourth FutureFact conference, to be held on Thursday, 24 July 2008, in Johannesburg, focuses on the potential tipping points for these changes - relevant to future scenarios for business and the country. 14 Jul 2008
Still puzzling over what to do about online marketing? Want to know how to crack the digital code? “Tony Koenderman's Cracking the Digital Code” forthcoming workshop series, in partnership with specialist online marketing agency Longtail, seeks to answer these questions. 14 Jul 2008
Earlier this year, small magazine distributor Ezweni formed a partnership with RNA, a subsidiary of Caxton and CTP, to take over a number of smaller existing outlets from RNA, as well as smaller titles that require individual attention. 14 Jul 2008
According to the World Tourism Organisation's Tourism 2020 Vision, tourism movement to Africa is expected to increase to 47 million arrivals by 2010. One of the factors that will contribute to the increase is the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa. 14 Jul 2008
While South Africans are still positive and passionate about the country, they would like to be free of poverty and crime. This is according to findings of a survey conducted by the International Marketing Council (IMC) during a recent nationwide campaign titled: 'What kind of South Africa do you want to live in?' 14 Jul 2008
DENVER, COLORADO: The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), last week released version 3.3 of its US Consumer Best Practices (CBP) Guidelines for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Services. Updated twice annually, the guidelines are a set of rules for cross-carrier mobile content services that include, but aren't limited to, text messaging, multimedia messaging, shortcode programs, interactive voice response (IVR) and mobile web. 14 Jul 2008
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