The Radio Advertising Bureau South Africa (RAB) recently hosted its third annual RadioWorks Conference. Comments Zama Thango, RAB content specialist, "One of the most talked-about highlights was the 'must see' fun skits created by MCs Azania Mosaka and 'Ray-Ray' Mphande that played on the many misperceptions about radio. Thoroughly enjoyed by delegates. Must-see viewing!".
The winner of the annual Small Business Awards was announced to be Neil McLellan, owner of The Little Fisherman, a fresh fish retailer and deli in Lakeside. With over five hundred nominations this year, this small business stood out as a significant contender from the start.
As part of the 49 million campaign, The community of Soweto and surroundings were invited to come and view the Dynamic glass house exhibition on Thursday, 8 March 2012 - 10 March 2012, at Maponya Mall.
Reportedly marking the first occasion in which a radio station has done a live broadcast from a working newspaper newsroom in South Africa, Talk Radio 702's presenter David O'Sullivan was invited by Kevin Ritchie, Saturday Star executive editor, to do his Friday afternoon drive show, 4pm-6pm, as a live broadcast from the newspaper's newsroom recently.
The 2011 MTN Radio Awards were held on Saturday 9 April and over 600 industry luminaries attended this gala event in Sandton. With double the number of both participants and entries across all languages, the stations' work was judged by a diverse panel of industry experts.
Bizcommunity.com's managing editor Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) was in the thick of things at the United We Stand parade for Bafana Bafana in Sandton last week, tweeting up a storm in between Vodacom network outages.
Learners at both Carter Primary School and Ekukhanyisweni Primary School were transformed into the greatest fans as Pick 'n Pay and 94.7 Highveld Stereo's Bongani Nxumalo handed out over 2500 official Bafana Bafana fan gear.