An empowerment consortium led by grassroots publisher HomeGrown Magazines has been awarded a three-year exclusive licence to publish Mpumalanga's official tourism magazine. HomeGrown JV will publish the Mpumalanga Tourism & Parks Agency (MTPA)'s Sunrise magazine and affiliated products launching with a Spring 2008 edition and running until July 2011 - covering the crucial period over the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 30 Jul 2008
It used to be that you went to events to collect leads. Nowadays it's not about leads and exchanging as many business cards as possible; it is rather about relationship building and experiential marketing, whereby a consumer is immersed directly in a brand experience. 30 Jul 2008
The border between South Africa and Zimbabwe is more than an international boundary; it also determines the method of payment for sex workers, because on one side cash is taken, while on the other, goods are bartered. 30 Jul 2008
Experienced journalists are invited to apply for Media21 Global Journalism Network's global issues media workshop, which will focus on the challenges of migration in the 21st century from 24 November to 7 December 2008. 30 Jul 2008
Journalists love 'human interest' stories - because audiences love them. But finding the human interest stories in long-term research programmes is often rather tricky. 30 Jul 2008
Dakar: Senegal's ruling party wants to crack down on media critical of the government by blocking advertising revenues, checking they pay their taxes and urging supporters to cancel subscriptions to newspapers. 30 Jul 2008
The Youth Media and Communication Initiative (YMCI) in collaboration with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and the British Council, Nigeria, began its first Africa Media Literacy Conference yesterday, 29 July 2008. 30 Jul 2008
As virtualization picks up traction across the globe, companies like Sun Microsystems and VMware stand to gain, and Microsoft stands to lose. 30 Jul 2008
Dakar: To compete in the Scrabble competition, 32-year-old Elisee Poka spent five days in a bus traversing Africa's potholed roads. His competitors from France arrived by plane. 30 Jul 2008
African Vibes Communications Inc will be launching the digital edition of its flagship publication, African Vibes magazine, with a free special digital issue of the magazine. 30 Jul 2008
The Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (SPI) at Rhodes University's School of Journalism and Media Studies invites applications for three scholarships from Southern African students who wish to register for the SPI's Postgraduate Diploma in Media Management (PDMM) in 2009. 30 Jul 2008
The Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (SPI) at Rhodes University's School of Journalism and Media Studies is inviting applications for four scholarships from South African students who wish to register for the SPI's Postgraduate Diploma in Media Management (PDMM) in 2009. 30 Jul 2008
A retrospective of work by Gerry Human, Ogilvy South Africa's chief creative officer, is currently up on exhibition at the FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg, until 13 August 2008. Humanism - the art of selling exhibition comprises work from his student portfolio in 1983 through to current advertising for major brands. 30 Jul 2008
The hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup by South Africa has created dangerous expectations among its people, some of whom are treating it as the second coming of Jesus Christ, City Press editor Khatu Mamaila told delegates attending the 2010 National Communication Partnership Conference (NCPC) currently taking place in Johannesburg. “It is the duty of the media to make sure that people get away from that kind of thinking.” 29 Jul 2008
Gold Loeries were at a premium this year, with only 23 (19 Professional and four Student) being awarded. Communications services agency proximity#ttp was one of the select few, with a Gold Loerie for its Cell C campaign, Hummerville, in the Experiential, Digital - Microsite category, which also received a Silver, Bronze and a Craft Certificate in other categories. 29 Jul 2008
In mid-February 2008, TNS Research Surveys, South Africa's leading marketing and social insights company, asked a sample of 2 000 metropolitan adults (aged 18 years and older) to give their views on some key issues around the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 29 Jul 2008
The third edition of the 2010 National Communication Partnership Conference (NCPC) has kicked off at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg today, Tuesday, 29 July 2008, with Essop Pahad, the minister in the presidency, calling on the South African media to be armed with a critical capacity and an independence of the mind to question western media's erroneous reports on the country's readiness to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 29 Jul 2008
The Green Designers competition launching this month is an initiative from House and Leisure and Woolworths to showcase home product design from students at various tertiary design institutions around the country. The competition will run in the next seven issues, with designs from three semi-finalists showcased each month. 29 Jul 2008
The World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a call by the World Bank for a UN resolution to scrap taxes and export controls on food aid purchases, but experts say there is little chance of such a resolution being effected. 29 Jul 2008
NEWSWATCH: A leading gay activist has expressed doubt concerning the South African Human Rights Commission (HRC)'s competency to deal properly with Jon Qwelane after the controversial columnist wrote an article in the Sunday Sun recently linking homosexuality to bestiality. The article drew fire and anger from the gay community, which lodged a deluge of complaints to the HRC and the press ombudsman Joe Thloloe against Qwelane for what they called ‘breach of the Constitution'. 29 Jul 2008
