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To media freedom and democracy! Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) Managing editor 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
Special focus on media freedomThe ANC's anti-media campaign and its unexpected brilliance [Branko Brkic] Over the past couple of months, many editors, journalists and analysts have been surprised - indeed, taken aback - by the effectiveness of the ANC's march towards what would effectively be criminalising the free media. Here's how the political party is doing it. Read more >>Why do we need to speak up for free speech? [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Not since the days of apartheid has freedom of speech been under such threat in South Africa. For easy-to-understand explanations of and further readings and documents concerning the Protection of Information (POI) Bill, the proposed state-appointed media appeals tribunal, and the jackboot arrest and detention of Sunday Times investigative reporter Mzilikazi wa Afrika and why this affects all of us and our right to free speech, read on. Read more >>We're not the apartheid regime, Zuma tells media [Issa Sikiti da Silva] President Jacob Zuma has reacted angrily to suggestions that the creation of a media appeals tribunal is an attempt by the ruling party to control and bulldoze the media using the tactics of apartheid regime. Writing in ANC Today, the party's online weekly newsletter, the sexagenarian head of state said to suggest that the ANC and its government could have any similarities to the apartheid regime is not only preposterous, but also disingenuous and an unbearable insult. Read more >>Reasons for ANC media clampdown becoming clearer [Herman Manson: @marklives] To see why the ANC wants to clamp down on media freedom and effectively squash investigative journalism through its Protection of Information Bill, the proposed state-funded media appeals tribunal and a number of other legislative efforts, you simply had to open up a newspaper over the past week. Read more >>Media freedom: things fall apart [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Like in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart, South Africa's media freedom is slowly but surely falling apart, wiping out 15 years of freedom of expression and open criticism gained through the democratic platform. President Jacob Zuma, the man branded by The Citizen newspaper's today editorial as an enemy of media freedom, this week put the last nail in the coffin to start the 'burial ceremony' of what ANC insiders call the 'enemies of the revolution'. Read more >>AfriForum will fight in court for media freedom PRETORIA: Civil rights initiative, AfriForum, announced yesterday, Wednesday, 11 August 2010, that it will take the South African media freedom fight all the way to the Constitutional Court. Read more >>Civil societies express concern over erosion of press freedom Nineteen civil societies have signed a memorandum to the government expressing their deep concerns about the roll back in democratic freedoms in South Africa and the recent attempts to strangle the media and the freedom of expression in South Africa. Read more >>Controlling media not solution to all problems - Dr Ramphele [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Former World Bank MD Dr Mamphela Ramphele has launched a scathing attack on Africa's liberation movements for positioning themselves as sole custodians of success struggle and for controlling the media, thinking that it is the solution to all of their countries' problems. Read more >>Good leadership recognises freedom of expression - Sexwale [Issa Sikiti da Silva] As South Africa is battling to shake off the evil spirits of media repression, ANC senior member and cabinet minister Tokyo Sexwale has launched a bombshell, saying that good leadership should recognise freedom of expression, and mostly the freedom of media. Sexwale was speaking at the 2010 Discovery Invest Leadership Summit currently taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Read more >>
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 2010 FIFA World CupMINI raises the bar uh flag [Herman Manson: @marklives] A marketing campaign for a very small car grabbed hold of the imagination of millions of vehicle owners in a very big way for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. South Africans enthusiastically embraced a campaign, initially driven by MINI, to place the South African flag on the side-mirrors of their vehicles. Karen Valle, GM of MINI South Africa, talks to Bizcommunity.com about how the 6 Colours to Stand By campaign came about, and how it snowballed into one of the defining images of SA unity during this world cup. [video] Read more >>
Heron, TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Joburg to part ways Gavin Heron, MD of TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg, will be vacating his position at the end of October 2010 to develop his passion pursuing a professional opportunity in the renewable energy field, TBWA\South Africa announced yesterday, Wednesday, 11 August 2010. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Loeries to launch Creative Week Cape Town The Loeries Awards will, this year, launch the inaugural Creative Week in Cape Town as part of the annual festival. Creative Cape Town has partnered with the Loeries to boost the festival and awards and to involve the city's creative community in Creative Week Cape Town, 24 September - 3 October 2010. Read more >>Loeries Ubuntu Award entrants announced The Loerie Awards has announced the entrants for the inaugural Ubuntu Award. The Ubuntu Award, sponsored by Hetzner, aims to recognise the positive influence of brands on the social and physical environment. Read more >>
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 CSINew digital game benefits charities RamsayMedia has launched a new interactive computer game, Ramsay Racer, which allows the ad industry to compete for the top spot in a test of competitors' gaming skills, as they race for the fastest time in a variety of vehicles on different terrains. The competition closes on 14 September 2010, with the three finalists from each region invited to play-offs at industry events. Read more >>
Tech4Africa conference opens in Johannesburg [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The 2010 Tech4Africa conference 'Web and Emerging Technology' kicked off in Bryanston, Johannesburg, yesterday, 12 August 2010 and will run till today, drawing many delegates from various walks of technology business in South Africa and Africa. Read more >>Advertisement:
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Are leaders born or made? Ask Rudy Giuliani [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Speaking yesterday, Wednesday 11 August 2010, at the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit in Johannesburg, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani demonstrated that leadership is a tall duty comprising of six basic principles. Read more >>Advertisement:
Search for undiscovered local designers A competition from True Love offers local designers the opportunity to make themselves a name on the local fashion scene and win prizes in the 2010 True Love South African Undiscovered Designer. Read more >>
SABC board in shambles again. Yawn! [Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] Why am I utterly unsurprised that the SABC board is once again being hauled before parliament to explain itself? Because the minute Ben Ngubane was appointed chairman it became 100% predictable. Read more >>
Estate agents use mobiles for marketing Within the first months of its launch, Vidamo has reportedly shown results with its mobile publishing and marketing solutions for the property industry. The solution currently deployed at Durr, Remax, Greeff and Sotheby's allows agents to promote SMS response instructions across all marketing material. Read more >>Advertisement:
Blog awards include statisticsThe fifth SA Blog Awards, taking place on 25 September 2010, will for the first time include statistics from nominees' sites and form part of the evaluation criteria for the judges in each of the categories. Read more >>Advertisement:
Heidelberg press improves print capability at Remata A refurbished Heidelberg Speedmaster CD74 press will broaden the stock on which Remata, the prepress, print and cross-media specialist, can print. Read more >>ProductionPOWA ad running at Ster-Kinekor People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) is re-running its commercial, first seen on local cinemas in a January, during August 2010 at Ster-Kinekor cinemas to highlight the abuse of women. [video] Read more >>
PRISA conference proposes new world order The Public Relations Institute of South Africa (PRISA) has devised a theme for its national conference, Africa on Top, which envisages a new world order where an African super power has assumed the pivotal position of influence on world affairs and the global guardian of democracy and freedom. Read more >>
Radio needs to lose some control [Daryl Ilbury] Radio in South Africa is about to face its toughest challenge: to go where it dreads. Radio bosses looking to position their stations and secure any measure of leverage within the increasingly crowded media game need to realise that evolving consumer trends are pointing towards an area that most of them fear. Read more >>Advertisement:
Creamer Media, Jobs.co.za in partnership Creamer Media has entered into a partnership with South African job portal and online recruitment technology provider, Jobs.co.za, to utilise its multimedia capabilities and extensive reach and bring together job seekers and companies requiring skills. Read more >>
Sharon Penhallrick leaving Telmar Sharon Penhallrick has resigned as MD of Telmar Media Systems and will returning to her "first love", mainstream advertising from 30 November 2010, the board of directors announced this past weekend. Technical director Martin Urry has been appointed joint MD to help ensure continuity and client support. Read more >>New TAMS update changes adult age SAARF TAMS uses the All Media and Products Survey (AMPS) to estimate the size of the television universe, with which to set the parameters of the sample. Therefore, the TAMS universe is adjusted every six months with each new AMPS release (normally in January and May each year). However, because of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the May 2010 TAMS Universe Update will only take place during August 2010. The exact date is still to be confirmed. Read more >>TVNew group CEO at MultiChoice Imtiaz Patel, who was appointed as CEO of SuperSport South Africa in March 2005 and CEO of SuperSport International in May 2007, has been promoted to group CEO of MultiChoice South Africa as from 1 October 2010. Read more >>
Australia's Telstra shares plunge 10% on profit fallSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Shares in Australian telecoms giant Telstra plunged almost 10% on Thursday (12 August 2010) after it posted a 4.7% fall in profit and warned of increasing competitive pressures. Read more >>Ericsson launches online academyProvider of technology and services to telecom operators, Ericsson on Thursday (12 August 2010) unveiled a new Internet portal, Ericsson Academy, for users to access learning services, online courses, lectures, tutorials about cutting-edge technology including HD Voice and 4G. Read more >>Advertisers flocking to Facebook: eMarketer SAN FRANCISCO, US: Internet research firm eMarketer on Thursday (12 August 2010) reported that advertisers are flocking to Facebook and will spend more than a billion dollars at the world's top online social network. Read more >>Singapore Telecom first quarter net profit down 0.2%SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) on Thursday (12 August 2010) said lower contributions from its regional associates led to a slight drop in net profit for the first quarter. Read more >>Beijing resumes radio exercise sessionsBEIJING, CHINA: Thousands of workers across Beijing have started exercising twice a day to music on the radio, as the capital resumes mandatory calisthenics after a three-year break, state media said on Wednesday (11 August 2010). Read more >>Google Street View offers a glimpse at Internet era privacy SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google's online map feature that provides pictures of real-world moments at spots around the world has become a flash point for people worried about the erosion of privacy in the Internet Age. Read more >>Another cautious Christmas for retailers - PwCMixed messages about the economy and concern about house prices and the impact of public spending cuts are forcing retailers to plan ahead for another cautious Christmas in the UK, according to retail experts at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read more >>Google lets uneasy Germans opt out of 'Street View' BERLIN, GERMANY: Google said on Tuesday (10 August 2010) it would allow Germans to opt out of its disputed Street View navigation service ahead of its launch in the country this year but privacy watchdogs were still not happy. Read more >>Festival of Media: LatAM 2010 speakers announcedFLORIDA, US: The first speakers for the Festival of Media: LatAM 2010 have been announced. The event, under the theme of 'The Future of Media Innovation', will take place 24-26 October 2010 in Miami, Florida, USA. The festival aims to provide a forum for discussion of regional issues and global themes impacting upon the development of advertising and communications in Latin America. Read more >>More International news... [Discovery Invest Leadership Summit] Knowledge on a silver platter [Dale Imerman: @idale] Want to learn the secrets influential leaders are sharing about challenges facing the world economy, business, government and society? In a series of blog posts, I'll serve you all the knowledge I got from the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit - on a silver platter. Read more >>[Discovery Invest Leadership Summit] Kick-off at press conference[Dale Imerman: @idale] Some of the world's leading business thinkers will bring South Africans their secrets and insights at the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit on Wednesday, 11 August 2010, at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. I'll be there, too, thanks to Bizcommunity.com. Read more >>
MarketingMinister comments on UK tourism announcements - South African TourismThe South African Tourism Minister, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has welcomed the commitment by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, in his first major speech on the topic to further mainstream tourism in the United Kingdom Government's policy and planning framework. Read more >>Purity educates mothers - Primedia Face 2 Face Primedia Face 2 Face recently conducted a Clinic Sampling Campaign in order to promote Purity's Cream of Maize (COM) Baby Soft Porridge. Read more >>LivingYourBrand.co.za goes live - Living Your Brand Living Your Brand, a niche multimedia marketing agency focussing on high-end corporate events, diverse branding strategy development and cutting-edge conferences within the South African luxury market, boasts an exclusive client portfolio which includes corporate market leaders such as BMW, Audi, Land Rover, Vodacom and Investec. Read more >>AdvertisingPendoring 2010 deadline extended - PendoringGood news for advertising creators who have been too tied up with work to finish and send their Pendoring entries before the deadline on 23 August 2010, is that the deadline has been extended to 30 August 2010. The bad news, however, is that all entries received after the official deadline will be subject to a 5% late fee. Read more >>Legacy Corner sparks a revolution on the Sandton 'strip' - Sunset Media Within the Sandton City, Nelson Mandela Square precinct, advertisers now have access to a multi-storey exclusive shopping mall, casino, hotel, apartment and penthouse space to use as a platform for engagement with a premium audience. Read more >>Saatchi gets York Timber - Saatchi & SaatchiSaatchi & Saatchi has been appointed the new creative agency for listed forestry products company, York Timber Holdings Limited. Saatchi & Saatchi will be responsible for repositioning and revitalising the brand, which was incorporated in 1916, and has been listed on the JSE since 1946. Read more >>Age Group invests in Artifact Advertising - Artifact AdvertisingArtifact Advertising, a strategic and creative branding agency, has announced that it would sell a strategic stake to the African General Equity (AGE) group for an undisclosed amount. Read more >>Y&R interns win gold at Cannes - Young & RubicamY&R South Africa's eight-week internship programme managed by Mick Blore, Chief Creative Officer, offers young talent an opportunity to contribute to the agency's success, while receiving an unparalleled learning experience. Read more >>The currency of ideas - Euro RSCG SA [Lynn Madeley] Have you heard about the new fee models that are being rolled out by the big FMCGs such as Unilever, P&G and Coke? I have recently been doing a great deal of research on these models, as well as the current remuneration models in operation in the advertising industry. Read more >>BrandingFIFA - a stronger brand than ever - HKLM [Andre Redelinghuys] As the dust settles on the successful 2010 World Cup, a number of South Africans believe FIFA's reputation has been dealt a blow by their policing of the showcase event, but their brand is not what it seems. Read more >>Get out of your creative recession - Gullan&Gullan [Desirée Gullan] Creativity can go into a recession following an economic nosedive.The reason for this is that marketing professionals tend to stop approving creative ideas and start staring at numbers.Here are some ideas to get you out of your creative recession. Read more >>Woolworths coffee media - the Search for Good Food - Tag 8 Media Tag 8 partners with Woolworths to bring innovative coffee media to their W café outlets. Woolworths' latest food campaign is promoted across various touch points in the W café environment, including printed take-away coffee sleeves, sit-down coffee tags and more. Read more >>DigitalFNB, Internet Solutions endorse African technology development through partnership with Tech4Africa - Tech4Africa Internet Solutions and First National Bank (FNB) have given their full backing to Tech4Africa, the premier Internet and emerging technology conference, in their role as Foundation Partners and have committed to supporting the long-term development of home-grown technology solutions on the continent. Read more >>Striata partners with BTM Capital Partners Limited - Striata SAStriata, a global provider of email bill presentment and payment, has partnered with BTM Capital Partners Limited, specialists in business transformation management - their main focus being on financial and operational performance. The UK Channel Partner agreement was signed on 12 July 2010. Read more >>HelloComputer hand-picked by BP - HelloComputerHelloComputer, a full-service digital marketing agency, has been awarded the BP South Africa digital business. HelloComputer won the coveted account after a contested pitch. Read more >>Direct MarketingOn the Dot top performers awarded - On the Dot On the Dot, an outsourced logistics provider for media and related products, honoured its top performers at a special awards ceremony hosted on Thursday, 12 August 2010. Read more >>Advertisement:
 Assegai Awards 2010 opens for entries - DMASA Each year at the Assegai Awards the very best examples of powerful advertising are entered across eight sections and 29 categories, promoting the best there is in direct marketing talent. This year the South African Post Office steps on board once again as presenting sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. Read more >>Education and TrainingAccredited business schools: how does Milpark rate? - Milpark Business SchoolPMR.africa has completed its annual national survey on Accredited Business Schools offering MBA/MBL degrees in South Africa. In this survey, the respondents (employers) rate MBA/MBL graduates and students in the workplace representing accredited Business Schools across 19 attributes/criteria. Read more >>BPF becomes Alive at Mponeng - The Learning Theatre A new Business Process Framework (BPF) has been introduced at Anglo Gold Ashanti's Mponeng Mine to proactively deal with variation and wastage. The Learning Theatre Organisation was contracted to provide a theatrical training approach to introduce the BPF to the employees of the mine. Read more >>Clem Sunter on the post World Cup South African Economy - CBM Training Everyone in business is talking about what the SA Economy will do once the dust settles after the World Cup. Spend one day with South Africa's foremost future strategist, Clem Sunter, as he gives his views on what we can expect from the global and South African economy in the future. Read more >>If you manage people, you need to keep your management skills relevant and updated! - Knowledge Resources Managers today are expected to perform well in a number of functions, whether it is coaching an employee, leading high-performance teams, or simply managing their own time. The Second Annual Management conference will give managers the opportunity to develop themselves further and update their management skills. Read more >>EventingEnsure your fish isn't 'the one that got away' - Biz Events Leisure angling and its related activities already pump huge amounts of money into the South African economy every year, and new developments in the sport should see even more weekend fishermen casting their lines in anticipation of landing the big one. Read more >>Let's all measure World Cup ROI - Kadoro Events & Communications ROI is key for any event assessment. The same goes for the World Cup, says Amanda Rogaly, MD of Kadoro who argues for a national ROI indaba so South Africa can plan its next global success. Read more >>The proof of the pudding is in the eating - Gallagher Convention Centre After fourteen years of preparing and serving food fit for kings, wear and tear has taken its toll on Gallagher Convention Centre's kitchen infrastructure. Major investments were made to improve the efficiency of the kitchen and introduce a seamless delivery of food to thousands of visitors every year. Read more >>
Standard Bank is there to guide you financially so you can raise your family with ease - The Baby Expo - MamaMagic This year, Standard Bank is exhibiting at The Baby Expo - MamaMagic, South Africa's leading baby and parenting expo. This platform will help Standard Bank reach South Africans who face one of the most challenging roles of adulthood - raising children. Read more >>Scan Display to showcase European innovation at Markex - Scan Display Exhibitions, events and display specialist, Scan Display, will showcase European innovation in the form of a Modulbox at SA's premier marketing and promotions trade exhibition, Markex Jhb 2010. The Modulbox was designed in Germany by Mo Systeme, and Scan has the exclusive rights to produce this product in South Africa. Read more >>Try it - you may just like it! - Biz Events The Dive Expo at the National Boat Show, on at the Coca-Cola dome in Joburg from 13 to 15 August 2010, features a free indoor "try dive" pool. The "try dive" concept is gaining popularity among those curious to test the water before taking the plunge. Read more >>Soweto and southern suburbs, it's your turn for the incredible SABC Education Baba and Kids Indaba! - Baba Indaba For the first time since their inception, the SABC Education Baba Indaba and Kids Indaba expos will be delighting Soweto and Johannesburg's southern suburbs. The show will be taking place from 27-29 August 2010. Read more >>MagazinesMedia24 Family Magazine division announces senior management changes - Media24 Family MagazinesJohn Relihan, CEO of Media24 Magazines, and Willem Breytenbach, publisher of the Media24 Family Magazine division, have announced important structural changes and senior strategic appointments as part of a continued focus to strengthen Media24's flagship weekly titles and expand their leading role in the South African media market. Read more >>MobileMi-Fone humours telecoms industry - Mi-Fone Marketing Mi-Fone (BVI) Ltd, the commercial entity behind the successful "Mi" mobile devices has, over recent weeks, initiated an advertising campaign that takes a humorous jab at the leading mobile phone manufacturers. Read more >>Online MediaWorld first - Private Property publishes property content on MXit - Private PropertyPrivateproperty.co.za has become the first property portal globally to publish its property content on MXit. All property listed on Private Property's website is now available on MXit. Users can browse properties, or search for property for sale or to let in their area, from the convenience of their cell phones. Read more >>Interest in property online reaches record levels on Privateproperty.co.za - Private PropertyOnline traffic during July indicates that interest in the property market in South Africa is regaining impetus. Privateproperty.co.za reported a record month last month, reaching new highs in both mobile and online web traffic. Read more >>The SpaceStation helps fly the flag for SA - The SpaceStationGloo Digital Design, last year's winner in the Internet Advertising Category of the Loeries, was awarded a hefty R50 000 worth of online media space on The SpaceStation's network of websites - a network that targets a combined audience of four million South Africans each month. Read more >>bidorbuy foils an attempt to sell rough diamonds - bidorbuySouth African online marketplace, bidorbuy.co.za, foiled an attempted trade in rough diamonds to the value of R3.6 million in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Read more >>Learn HTML and CSS - Tailormade4youTailormade4you is kicking off their comprehensive web development course with a two-day HTML and CSS course module. The comprehensive web development course will run from 23 August to 7 September 2010 and will cover all aspects of web development for the aspiring web designer - from HTML and CSS to Photoshop, PHP, SQL and Joomla. Read more >>The online classifieds users - Dealfish [Sharon Knowles] How is the online classified user identified? Does possessing certain traits identify one as a classified user? There are four potential types of classifieds users... Read more >>Habari Media signs up The Daily Maverick - Habari GroupHabari Media is to offer local clients advertising opportunities on The Daily Maverick, allowing businesses to effectively leverage off a top-end news and current affairs website with a high LSM following. Read more >>ProductionRenault flips the script - Terraplane Trevor Clarence recently completed two new spots for Renault and Publicis, in which they show you reasons why you might not be satisfied with your new Renault. The campaign is a comedic way of communicating the message that for whatever the reason, if you are not satisfied with your new Renault, they will reimburse you. Read more >>RadioIrma G joins Heart 104.9FM - Heart 104.9FM Veteran radio and club DJ, Irma G, has joined Heart 104.9FM as co-producer of the Point of View Show with Randall Abrahams on a Saturday morning and host of the Sunday mid-morning show. She will also be presenting the Heart in the City feature which showcases the latest specials for the week from well-known brands. Read more >>ResearchBE@UP and Consulta Research host Customer Xperience Conference - Consulta Research Consulta Research, the sole market research agency of Business Enterprises at the University of Pretoria, is celebrating its 10th anniversary and in celebrating this remarkable milestone, is hosting the first-ever South African Customer Satisfaction Conference (CxC) on 25 August 2010. Read more >>Generation Y graduates are thinking long-term - CRFNew research released by The Student Room, the UK's largest student community, shows that Generation Y graduates are thinking about their careers in the long-term when they enter the job market - according to the survey they are mature, goal-oriented and ambitious in their career thinking. Read more >>SponsorshipToyota Fathers and Sons' cricket clinics take East London by storm - MSCSPORTS Now in its third successive year, the Toyota Fathers and Sons campaign took to the territory of the Warriors in East London, the breeding ground of some of South Africa's most successful cricketers. Read more >>
Future trends in marketing to children - Knowledge ResourcesNick Tselentis, Strategic Advisor to the Consumer Goods Industry, takes a look at local and international developments surrounding health issues, particularly those of children, and briefly shares developments impacting on the marketing and advertising of certain products to youth markets. Read more >>
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Jag XJ is the ultimate in style [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Hard luck BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Maserati, Porsche, Bentley and whoever else aspires to owning the title of the most superbly stylish, droolingly desirable super sedan - that honour has been snatched by the new Jaguar XJ which has just arrived in South Africa. Read more >>More Motoring news...
Mamma Mia, here I go again ... [Ruth Cooper] Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good musical, in which paternity issues don't need to be solved, any problem can be cured by a little bit of ABBA and endings are neatly and happily tied up with pretty pink ribbons. Watching Mamma Mia at the Artscape was immensely satisfying for these reasons. Read more >>'We're sweet and short' say Die Tuindwergies [Ilva Pieterse] I caught up with Die Tuindwergies at Oppikoppi "Sexy.Crooked.Teeth" for a quick interview after their show. A band of two sets of brothers, this musical outfit is consists of: lead singer and acoustic guitarist Pieter de Jager ("Die Kort Dwerg"); bassist Dawie de Jager ("Die Berg Dwerg"); drummer Jean Swiegers ("De Dwerg"); and lead guitarist Emile Swiegers ("Die Lang Dwerg"). Here is what they had to say. Read more >>South Africa's musical spirit alive an well in Oppi-land [Ilva Pieterse] Anyone who's been suffering from post-World Cup blues should've made their way to the Oppikoppi Festival last weekend (6 to 8 August, 2010) where local love, amazing home-grown talent and a whole lot of gees made a farm near Northam, Limpopo, a beautiful and sparkling little planet of its own. Read more >>New Young Pony Club to Rock the Daisies and Gardens The British rock band New Young Pony Club will be the international act for both the forthcoming Rocking the Daisies and Rocking the Gardens festivals, the organisers have announced. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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