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Keep that flag flying! Draftfcb has launched a national campaign, complete with an icon to be used anywhere and everywhere you can think of, to encourage South Africa to keep its "gees" up once the 2010 FIFA World Cup ends - let's keep our flags flying for another 30 days!Who can believe that after years of counting down, it's now the last week of the world cup (and the last week of Jeremy Mansfield on the Rude Awakening)? But that doesn't mean that our role as hosts has ended. Over the weekend, I stumbled across this FIFA 2010 South Africa World Cup Photographer Blog and I was shocked to discover that some of our world-famous friendliness and hospitality had vanished once our African teams had been knocked out. This is definitely not ayoba. Ayoba is the way fans gathered at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg yesterday, Sunday, 4 July2010, to bid farewell and thank you to the Black Stars of Ghana. [Oh, and Matthew Ashton's blog is well worth reading to see what goes into taking all those amazing photographs used by the media.] So what else is happening currently? In Grahamstown, the 14th annual Highway Africa, the second annual World Journalism Education Congress and the fifth Digital Citizen Indaba all take place this week. This is the biggest gathering of journalists on the African content annually and Bizcommunity.com congratulates the winners of the Telkom Highway Africa New Media Awards.  Keep flying, Mzansi, keep flying =============<() PWAAAAAARP Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) Managing editor PS The more things change, the more things don't stay the same. More and more, media professionals are moving into the digital radio and TV space (Richard Hardiman off to 2oceansviberadio and Juanita Williams to leave IOL for Zoopy), and finally, there's a new advertising agency business model in South Africa (Herman Manson finds out more about 60 layers of smart). Please send all marketing and media news to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com and opinion pieces to contributors@bizcommunity.com. Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Top stories
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 2010 FIFA World CupWorld cup in Sony 3D: turning point in sports broadcasting [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Sports broadcasting will never be the same again, thanks to the dawn of 3D TV technology, which Sony - an official FIFA partner for the 2010 FIFA World Cup - is showcasing at this year's tournament through the production of 25 games and promotional football trailers being shown in 4000 retail stores across the globe. Read more >>Keep the flag flying for 30 more daysA national campaign - to keep up the high spirits by continuing the wave the flag for 30 more days after the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup - was launched by Draftfcb South Africa on Friday, 2 July 2010. Read more >>LOC praises media for world cup coverage [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Just a week after the Mail & Guardian newspaper castigated him over his young brother's mysterious lucrative hospitality deal related to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Local Organising Committee (LOC) CEO Danny Jordaan - usually a cool character - praised the media for its extraordinary support of the tournament. Read more >>Brand elements not connecting - 2010 marketing lessons [Thamsanqa Malinga] I am not an avid sports person, let alone a soccer fan, and so I am not going to write about the nitty-gritty of sport. With the 2010 FIFA World Cup in our backyard, I have been fascinated by the shenanigans in the football world and how one can draw lessons on marketing from the beautiful game. Read more >>
60 layers of smart [Herman Manson: @marklives] Brilliant ideas come from conversation. A great conversation can lead to collaboration. That pretty much sums up the core strategic proposition behind Cape Town's newest ad agency, 60 Layers of Cake. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Cannes Lions: a Fox in France [Justin Gomes] First up, well done to all the Saffer [South African] winners at Cannes Lions this year! To give you some perspective on just how tough the competition is, the Press category had 4820 entries alone and of those, 1% went on to convert. So if you're in that 1%, tell your bean-counters you want to crack out more than just the JC Le Roux this year. [poll video twitterfall blog] Read more >>Why did SA perform so badly at Cannes? [Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] Like Bafana Bafana and the cricketing Proteas, who do really well at every competition except world cups, South Africa's ad industry has not lived up anywhere near expectation at the world cup of advertising at Cannes. [poll] [twitterfall] [blog] Read more >>
New group brand manager at Engen Engen has announced that Lesley McDonough is the company's new group brand manager, after five years as its retail brand executive. She was part of the team that saw the company rise from fourth place to joint first in the Sunday Times Top Brands 2009 survey (retail forecourts category). Read more >>
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Juanita Williams to leave IOL for Zoopy [Simone Puterman: managing editor] After 11 years at Independent Online (IOL), acting deputy portal manager Juanita Williams will be taking up the newly created role of news editor at South Africa's award-winning social media community Zoopy, effective 1 August 2010. Read more >>Education and TrainingAdvertisement:
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Media summit for SAWhat is reportedly the first media summit for South Africa will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 11 November 2010. The objectives are to discuss and debate the challenges facing today's rapidly evolving magazine landscape and obtain a comprehensive understanding of what advertising over the next decade will look like and the implications for magazines. Read more >>South African magazine publishers get bigger, bolder August 2010 will see the launch of a new South American soccer magazine, published by South African design and publishing agency, The President and the launch of the new look rooi rose, in a larger format. Read more >>New look ClubCard magazine for Clicks Issue 4 of Clicks ClubCard magazine, scheduled to be out at the end of June 2010 to Gold ClubCard members who have earned 150 Points or more in the 3-month qualifying period, features a new look and feel with editorial innovation and cutting edge typography and design. Read more >>
ProJourn condemns 'chequebook journalism' The Professional Journalists' Association of South Africa (ProJourn) on Friday, 02 July 2010, released a statement to the association's facebook page condemning the actions of Ashley Smith who admitted to having accepted secret payments and having acted as a covertly paid media strategist and advisor to Ebrahim Rasool during the bitter internecine struggle between two factions of the ANC for control of the party in the region, while he was employed as a political reporter at the Cape Argus. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Cape's corrupt journalist comes clean Newswatch: Five years ago allegations arose in the Western Cape that two Cape Argus reporters were being paid to write stories aimed at giving the advantage to then-premier Ebrahim Rasool in his battle against a rival ANC faction. Now, reports Times Live, one of the journalists involved, Ashley Smith, has admitted to being paid to write the pro-Rasool articles. Meanwhile, yesterday's Cape Argus devoted its front page and further pages to an exposé and recorded how it has tried for almost five years to get to the bottom of the allegations. Read more >>PBS group exec leaves SABC Lulama Mokhobo, group executive: public broadcasting services (PBS) at the SABC, has resigned. The national broadcaster announced that her departure came into effect yesterday, Wednesday, 30 June 2010. Read more >>Naspers releases annual resultsNaspers released its annual results this morning, Tuesday, 29 June 2010. "Overall we had a good year," Ton Vosloo, Naspers chairman said. "The increase in free cash flow to R4.1 billion was particularly pleasing." Read more >>Naspers results: happy campers all the way [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetZA] Let me count the ways that we can compare Naspers and Avusa: the bull and the bear; the quick and the dead; diamonds and dogs. The two media companies released their annual results - for the year to March 31 2010 - in the past week, prompting many a smarty-pants media writer such as myself to group the two companies together. Read more >>2010 Kurt Schork Memorial Awards call to entryThe Kurt Schork Memorial Awards aims to recognise the contributions of journalists covering foreign news and reporters from the developing world and countries in transition. The 2010 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism is open for entries until Tuesday, 13 July 2010. Read more >>Molefe's appointment: minister intervenes but SOS 'resents' Ngubane [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Dr Ben Ngubane's 'dictatorial' decision to permanently appoint Phil Molefe as SABC head of news has backfired and has alienated him from the rest of the board and lobby groups, which believe the chairperson can no longer be trusted. And despite communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda acting as a peacemaker to keep Molefe out, SOS Support Public Broadcasting wants Ngubane to relinquish his crown. Read more >>2010 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards winners LONDON: Diageo last night, Thursday, 1 July 2010, announced the winners of the 2010 Africa Business Reporting Awards at a ceremony in London. This seventh edition received 770 entries with winners from the eleven categories from nine different countries. Read more >>
ProductionSABC announces interim RFP book Yesterday, 28 June 2010, the SABC issued an interim RFP book calling for local programming proposals in specific television content genres. This is part of the process towards normalising content commissioning and procurement procedures begun under the current SABC Board. Read more >>Advertisement:
New lineups, new people in radio for JulySeveral radio stations around the country have announced new lineups and appointments for July 2010. Read more >>Hardiman off to 2oceansviberadio After 14 years with 94.5 Kfm, Richard Hardiman will be joining 2oceansviberadio.com from August 2010. He leaves his 12 noon-3pm slot to take the 8am-12 noon show, as well as to be a director in the business. Read more >>Retail
SponsorshipTVeNuus to launch soon Yesterday, Thursday, 1 July 2001, eNews announced its new Afrikaans news division, eNuus, which will provide a news service to kykNET as an extension of the 'e' brand, falling under the management and editorial control of eNews. Read more >>Youth Marketing
Brits ashamed to be English LONDON, UK: A survey of more than 1600 football fans in response to England's departure from the 2010 World Cup has found that 62% are 'ashamed' to be English and just 19% believe Fabio Capello should retain his position as national manager. Read more >>Call analytics for advertising available in Finland for the first timeHELSINKI, FINLAND/UPPSALA, SWEDEN: Freespee Analytics is an advanced call tracking solution which enables advertisers to track call sources from both online and offline channels and thus optimize ad spending - and it's available now in Finland. Read more >>HBO steps up UK presence [Mark St Andrew, creamglobal.com] LONDON, UK: HBO, the US TV network has launched a UK website to promote some of its most popular shows including The Wire, The Sopranos, True Blood and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Read more >>Where young Brazilians spend most time online SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: Internet users age 6-14 in Brazil spend 60% of their online time on entertainment and communication sites, according to comScore.com, which has expanded its segmentation capabilities in Brazil to include 6-14 age demographic and geographic region-based reporting. Read more >>Broadcasters struggle to deliver top World Cup web experiences[Mark St Andrew, creamglobal.com] LONDON, UK: Survey results reveal that commercial broadcasters have failed to deliver effective online World Cup experiences. Read more >>World Cup: Big team woes to hit ratings? LOS ANGELES, US: NEWSWATCH: Broadcasters around the world have cashed in on the 2010 World Cup and the interest and enthusiasm of fans around the world has ensured ratings that would please even the most pessimistic of broadcasters. But what will happen to those ratings as the big teams tumble out of the competition, asks The Hollywood Reporter. Read more >>Euro RSCG uncovers historic shift among consumers NEW YORK, US: Growing discontent with mindless consumption and social isolation is driving profound changes in attitudes and behaviours on the part of consumers... It seems a simpler life is beginning to look more and more attractive. Read more >>More International news... BlackBerry writing - watch out [Marion Scher] Ask any language purist and they'll tell you how technology is affecting the English language - that is, watching it go down the tubes... Read more >>
MarketingStrats Inc: moving onwards and upwards - Strats IncPhilip Hendrickse, MD and a founder member of Strats Inc, has appointed Luigi Magnelli, an ex-General Manager of marketing at Absa, as Managing Director. Hendrickse will take on the role as Chairman. To further add seniority and weight to the business, Dino Fifas (strategy) and Rebecca Richards (Client Service) have been appointed as Directors. Read more >>2010 FIFA World CupHundreds of African stories available for publication - Africa Media Online Nearly 400 stories have already been made available for publication through the Twenty Ten media project, with at least a dozen more - including photo, text, audio and multimedia features - still to come by the final whistle on 11 July. Read more >>South African Tourism sad to see the fans go home - South African TourismSouth African Tourism has said farewell to the teams who have exited the World Cup and has thanked their fans for coming to South Africa in their hundreds of thousands, and for bringing the spirit of fun, fair play and celebration that they did to the Championship. Read more >>AdvertisingInsight Exchange delivers an assault on the senses - McCann Worldgroup Branding needs to break out from its current 2D approach to advertising and embrace the host of exciting, new sensory marketing tools that are key to getting the attention of the 21st Century consumer. This from the 5th McCann Insight Exchange focusing on consumer experience and the trend towards more multi-dimensional marketing concepts. Read more >>Red Cherry TV/radio/mobile campaigns generate three times more leads for Avbob! - Red Cherry Media Avbob Mutual Society has been using Red Cherry's interactive TV and radio platforms since 2007 and more recently their mobile platforms as well. Read more >>Who would you prefer to choose the colour of your couch? - Lowe Bull [Kirk Gainsford] When I was at university I had a lecturer who wore the same brown jacket and brown trousers every day for the four years I was there. His area of expertise, ironically, was the theory of colour. He dressed in this manner, so the story goes, because he didn't want to waste any creative or intellectual thought deciding what to wear in the mornings. Read more >>Society for Family Health appoints Joe Public - Joe PublicJoe Public has been appointed by the Society for Family Health (SFH), a leading social marketing organisation focused on HIV prevention. The agency will be responsible for SFH's brand portfolio, consisting of nine brands which include: New Start, Lovers Plus and Youth Aids. Read more >>BrandingFoozi captures consumers' attention inside shopping malls - Foozi Gaming Foozi is capturing shoppers' attention with its branded foosball tables that have been strategically located inside the East Rand Mall and Cresta Shopping Centres during the World Cup. Read more >>Rocket Creative relaunches - Rocket Creative After 12 years in the industry, design and display company, Rocket Creative, took the opportunity of the 2010 upswing to launch their new generation corporate identity. The new logo and colour scheme combines the originality of the existing rocket logo with a new tattoo-style design. Read more >>When marketing turns a game into sponsorship war - Interbrand Sampson[Jeremy Sampson] To be in South Africa at this time is very special. To be able to say "I was here" and "I was part of it" will be remembered in perpetuity. It starts with you. The energy and passion, especially in Johannesburg is palpable. Add to that the vuvuzelas, a new R50 million business, and it's party time. Read more >>icandi COMMUNICATIONS to market luxury lifestyle estate - icandi COMMUNICATIONSBasil Read has appointed icandi COMMUNICATIONS as their agency of choice to market and promote St Micheil's international lifestyle estate. icandi COMMUNICATIONS will be responsible for conceptualising and activating all ATL, BTL, direct marketing and PR activities. Read more >>A taste of South Africa from Ceres and 34Woman - 34 A new limited edition Ceres fruit juice, Ceres Flavours of South Africa, available in 1l and 200ml Tetra Packs, designed by 34Woman, is recognisable on shelf as it bears the country's national flag, which is fast emerging as not only a symbol of national pride, but also this year's must-have accessory! Read more >>Choose your champions with Foozi - Foozi Gaming Whether you support Brazil or Bafana, Ghana or Germany, Slovakia or Slovenia, Foozi has a limited edition, free-to-play soccer table to suit every national pride. The tables are made to withstand even the toughest usage, and are branded inside and out, with the national colours of any country you desire, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Read more >>Powerade creates captivating Foozi vibe during the World Cup - Foozi Gaming Following its success during the Confederations Cup, Powerade has again signed on for 37 of Foozi's interactive foosball tables for the duration of the FIFA World Cup. Powerade branded, the tables have been placed at all of the stadiums and youth centres for the Cup's duration. Read more >>DesignCape Town's first African sports bar, Molo Bar - The Graphic Ballroom The Graphic Ballroom was approached by Texies Seafoods to update and refresh the look-and-feel of its 11 Cape Town stores. Texies Seafoods has been a well-known landmark on Cape Town's historic Grand Parade since 1987 and was bound to be in the spotlight when soccer fans and visitors descended to experience the fan park 'gees'. Read more >>DigitalStriata: where every message counts - Striata SAHaving the right hardware and messaging software is just the entry ticket to successfully distributing bulk email, according to electronic messaging specialist, Striata. The real differentiator comes in knowing how to get each and every email delivered to the intended recipients. Read more >>EventingProvantage Events & Experiences launch 3D TV for LG - Provantage Provantage Events & Experiences put together and managed the prestigious launch of LG Electronics' full LED 3D. The swanky cocktail party had guests and media sashaying around Athol Place, a boutique hotel in Sandton, experiencing this world-first in television technology. Read more >>Barcode: latest infrastructure redefines promotions and events - Barcode The focus for Barcode's in-house fabrication division is a balance between functionality and aesthetic. This approach has ensured that the company's signature style has been maintained in elegant designs, while bars and display systems have become increasingly lighter, durable and easy to assemble. Read more >>Puma and artist Kehinde Wiley promote unity during FIFA World Cup - Attica Puma, sponsor of twelve African football teams including the four that qualified for this year's World Cup, commissioned American artist Kehinde Wiley to create four individual pieces of art inspired by the players. The project's opening was a colourful, expressive evening full of good food, flowing drinks, and celebrities galore. Read more >>Soccer teams receive a warm welcome - Oasys Innovations Visiting South Africa to take part in the world's biggest sporting event should be a memorable occasion for the soccer teams from across the globe. Oasys Innovations was part of the project that created a comfortable arrival in an area dedicated to the international teams. Read more >>ExhibitionsClicks signs on to sponsor 2010 Look & Feel Good Expo - Biz Events The Look & Feel Good Expo has announced that health and beauty brand Clicks has come on board as a sponsor for this year's twin events in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Read more >>Expo Solutions partners with ICC Durban for a truly Authentic African Experience - Expo Solutions Expo Solutions has partnered with ICC Durban to offer visitors an 'Authentic African Experience' and the opportunity to see live screenings of the soccer matches on a giant high-definition screen in the comfort of selected lounge and seating areas. Convenient bars and food stations will also be on hand for visitors to enjoy. Read more >>MagazinesRed hot July Sex issue for Men's Health and Women's Health - Women's Health Men's Health and Women's Health collaborated this month to launch their annual Sex issues. Both magazines ran the same online sex survey on their respective websites, soliciting titillating answers from both male and female readers. Read more >>Take a walk on Gtribe's Wild side - Contact Media Some of the special features in the latest issue of Gtribe, a lifestyle magazine for adventurous people, include: Wild At Heart, about the not-so-cute side of a chimpanzee, killer whale and white tiger, respectively; Soccer's Wildest Moments; and Life Lessons from The Wild with Kevin Richardson, the lion whisperer. Read more >>2010 FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage match programmes make it to the stadiums on time! - Touchline Media Touchline Media had to pull out all the stops to bring the latest soccer news to hungry fans as and when it happens. Read more >>Put your golfing swing to the test at this year's Pick 'n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival - Golf Digest Time is running out to get your entries in to compete in the Golf Digest Bell's Knysna Classic taking place during the Knysna Oyster Festival. The event takes place on Thursday, 8 July, and Friday, 9 July, at the prestigious Pezula Golf Estate, one of Southern Cape's top golf courses. Read more >>Destiny's Strategies for Entrepreneurs Workshop coming to Port Elizabeth! - Ndalo MediaDestiny - in association with FNB Women in Business - is bringing the popular Strategies for Entrepreneurs workshop to Port Elizabeth. Attendees will enjoy a day filled with cutting-edge trends and tools from market experts in business start-ups, tourism and franchises. 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Vuvuzela gives developers something to shout about - AdMobApplication developers have been quick to capitalise on the notoriety of the vuvuzela, described by many as 'sounding like a giant swarm of bees'. For example, Dutch app developer moblio.nl captured the imagination of millions of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users across the world with its free application - Vuvuzela 2010. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Mi-Fone celebrates Africa's football festivities with Mi-2010 - Mi-Fone Marketing Mi-Fone (BVI) Ltd, the commercial entity behind the successful "Mi" brand of Mobile Devices, has released the Mi-2010 in conjunction with the World Cup. The Mi-2010 is another strategic step in Mi-Fone's commitment to producing low-cost mobile phones that reflect the needs and spirit of Africans throughout the continent. Read more >>
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 Out Of HomeCitilites light up Zimbabwe! - Continental Outdoor The highly successful Citilite range, first introduced from France and patented in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa by Continental Outdoor in 2003, has now been launched in Zimbabwe with the erection of numerous structures in Harare. Read more >>Cross Colours turns up the volume on SHOUT campaign against crime - Cross Colours Cross Colours has crafted an outdoor installation to support the SHOUT campaign for a safer South Africa. The SHOUT campaign, initiated by local musicians, artists and celebrities, uses an adaptation of the 1980's hit song 'Shout' to call on all South Africans to take a stand against crime. Read more >>ProductionBarry Munchick to judge 2010 Spikes Awards - Velocity Barry Munchick, founding partner and executive producer of Velocity Films and the Tenacity Group, has been appointed to judge the TV/Cinema Craft and Design category at the 2010 Spikes Asia Awards, the region's oldest and most prestigious awards for creative advertising. Read more >>Seven shortlists lead to Cannes Gold for Egg Films - Egg FilmsDoing South Africa proud at this year's Cannes Lions Advertising Festival were the team at Egg Films who took home the honours, with the coveted Gold Lion being awarded to Kim Geldenhuys for his spot 'Selinah'. The commercial is reportedly South Africa's first Gold Film Lion in 11 years. Read more >>Velocity and Bouffant take a Bronze each at Cannes - Velocity Velocity Films and sister company, Bouffant, each walked away with a Bronze Lion at last week's Cannes Film Awards. Read more >>PromotionsIntroduction of Fabri Frames assists with May 2010 Edcon Instore Creative Award - Grapevine Media Grapevine Media has for the past two months been making use of Fabri Frames in Edgars and Red Square store window displays. Besides being aesthetically pleasing, the steel material-framed units are also cost-effective for their clients. Read more >>Perspex banners earns Hugo Edcon Instore Creative Award - Grapevine Media Hugo Solus decided to do something a little different in April when they placed Perspex banners in Red Square store windows. The Perspex banners were a first for Grapevine Media, having never used this substrate in a window display before. This display earned Natasha Proksch from African Sales an Edcon Instore Creative Award. Read more >>RadioMake a donation. Make a difference. Winter Warmth 2010 - East Coast Radio Many South Africans find themselves destitute with no other alternative than to bravely face the bitter cold outside. You can make a difference by making a donation, to help keep someone warmer this winter with East Coast Radio's Winter Warmth 2010 campaign. Read more >>OFM's Mambo Jumbo goes German - OFM Radio OFM's afternoon drive time presenter, Rian van Heerden, and his Mambo Jumbo team made the dreams of a travelling journalism student from Germany come true, when they got him tickets to the sold-out 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa game, Germany and England in Bloemfontein. Read more >>Jacaranda 94.2 raises R1.3 million to keep others warm! - Jacaranda 94.2 On 25 June 2010 the Jacaranda 94.2 Winter Warmer Corporate Challenge celebrated its fifth year in existence - rallying for support from businesses and individuals throughout the Jacaranda 94.2 footprint and inviting them to donate to this worthy cause and challenge other companies to meet or beat their donation. Read more >>
The Internet changes kasi life - Foshizi Findings from Foshizi's Township Insights Research show that media and communications in much of SA townships is going through somewhat of a revolution. Traditional mediums such as radio, newspaper, and television are still being utilised but there is a new player on the field, the Internet. Read more >>SalesAn elegant alternative to social grants - Innovative Franchise ConceptsAs a country South Africa is one of the top spenders, proportionately, when it comes to social grants. At the start of the economic crisis, the Minister of Finance announced that country would spend an extra R13.2 billion on social security grants, brining the total to R80 billion. That's 12% of the total government spend. Read more >>Where it began - Innovative Franchise Concepts [Lee Grant] It was in 2005, while my wife and I were touring through Europe, that my entrepreneurial optimism got the better of me and the prospect of hard currency and a first-world economy became very appealing. Maybe we should give up on South Africa and make the move overseas? Read more >>SponsorshipOctagon's football clients winning in 'the marketing pitch' - Octagon South AfricaMarketing activation for big events can be challenging. On the scale of the World Cup, it is an experience like no other. Just ask Octagon's Senior Vice President Clay Smith, who leads sponsorship activation for a client portfolio that includes Budweiser, The Coca-Cola Company, FIFA-AUB sub-Saharan broadcasts, Kia, MTN, Powerade and Sony. Read more >>
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From ugly duckling to elegant swan [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] After failing to endear itself to local buyers and being withdrawn from the South African market a few years back, the Hyundai Sonata is due to be re-launched here in August in a completely new and vastly improved guise. Read more >>More Motoring news...
OppiKoppi 2010 line up The 16th OppiKoppi Festival is now only a month away. It features a host of national and international artists and will be held at Oppikoppi Farm, Northam, Limpopo, between 6 to 8 August, 2010. Read more >>New car sales still idling upwards [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] With the Volkswagen Polo Vivo topping new car sales the South African motor industry continued on its road to recovery with total new vehicle sales in June more than 20% ahead of the same month last year. Read more >>Fiddling while Rome burns [Nick Said] In the absence of 2010 FIFA World Cup matches on Thursday, the focus has very much shifted to matters off the pitch and yesterday was another humdinger for administrative ineptitude Read more >>Rocking The Rockwell [Ruth Cooper] Situated conveniently close to the Cape Town Stadium in De Waterkant, The Rockwell all-suite hotel must currently be overflowing with football-loving tourists. Having spent a night in one of the luxurious and spacious suites a few months back, I'm sure those tourists must be loving life, presuming their team is still in the running or, if not, at least being consoled by the beautiful surroundings and amenities' that The Rockwell offers. Read more >>So how's Your poetry, then? Unleash your inner Longfellow... No, come along now, be nice... We mean unleash your inner poet and give us something besides that blaring vuvuzela to help us remember the World Cup. Keep them clean, keep them funny - and keep them coming. You won't win any prizes; we didn't dare in case FIFA said 'Non!', but send your entries to rod@bizcommunity.com and Bizcommunity will see that the best are published. To start you off, here's something from Joye Dempsey, who resides in Queensland Australia. Now, the Aussies beat us at just about everything else, are you going to let them beat us at poetry as well? You can even try a limerick or two if you like. Read more >>Losing never felt so bad [Nick Said] It felt a little strange on Wednesday to have no World Cup matches to ponder after 56 matches in just 18 days. Read more >>Philadelphia Grand Jury and PHDJ tour SA UK punk/soul band Philadelphia Grand Jury and their friend and peer PHDJ will be playing smaller venues as well as the Oppikoppi Festival between 5 and 8 August, 2010. Read more >>Spain march on, but where was Ronaldo? [Nick Said] So Spain march on to the quarterfinals of the World Cup and a meeting with Paraguay... and it's a game they would expect to win 49 times out of 50, after beating Portugal 1-0 in Cape Town on Tuesday. Read more >>Captain Stu to release new EP [Ruth Cooper] BizLounge met up with bassist Ryan McArthur and drummer Ryk Otto, of band Captain Stu, a couple of Sundays past at the Papa Legend Studio in Greenpoint, where they are currently recording their new EP with producer Neal Snyman, to chat about their new EP, getting trashed and sharing intimate moments with Homer Simpson. Read more >>Twilight exclusive at Ster-Kinekor tonight The One & Only Twilight Night is being shown exclusively at select Ster-Kinekor Theatres nationally from tonight, 29 June, 2010. You can see all three Twilight-movies on the big screen, including The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Read more >>Biz.Travel Q&A with Roy Davies [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Fresh from hosting England, Italy and Portugal World Cup teams, Roy Davies, general manager of Cape Town's Vineyard Hotel & Spa, answers our questions. Read more >>England bitter ... but shouldn't kid themselves [Nick Said] England left South Africa in disgrace on Monday and while the coach Fabio Capello and senior player Frank Lampard try to deflect the blame for their 4-1 hammering by Germany in the last 16 of the World Cup, they are not fooling anybody, not least of all, their England fans. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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