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World attention on South Africa yet again It's not just because of COP17 and CMP7, which started in Durban today, Monday, 28 November 2011, that all eyes are once again on South Africa. In the past few days, the outcry and outrage over the Protection of Information Bill and Black Tuesday have gone global, too, and then our communications industry have also managed to attract attention, both positive and negative. Last Thursday, Blackriver FC and Retroviral Digital Communications launched the Last Dictator Standing TV ad as part of Nando's festive season campaign. This has truly gone global virally - combined, YouTube has already had over 554 000 views and the ad has been mentioned on Time, Boing Boing and Huffington Post. Then there's been the PR disaster of the @DurexSA Twitter account... from the sexist bad jokes uttered at the start of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign to the eventual apology... in which the client named and shamed the agency responsible for the tweeting. *facepalm* In other news, SA motion picture producer Helena Spring has won the film rights to Lauren Beukes's second novel Zoo City, the Joburg-set science fiction/cyberpunk/urban fantasy thriller that has garnered critical acclaim, huge sales figures and multiple awards this year, including the 2011 Arthur C Clarke award. Beukes, a South African author, scriptwriter and journalist, says she's "thrilled that it's being produced in SA - for an international audience." Media24's Afrikaans daily newspapers Volksblad (Bloemfontein) and Die Burger (Cape Town) have also this month quietly gone live with a fresh look. Read more about these design and layout tweaks on American visual journalist Charles Apple's blog here and here. Rapport and City Press launched their redesigns towards the end of 2009 and during 2010 respectively, and Beeld (Johannesburg) will shortly be showing off its facelift, too. Lastly, can you believe there are only two weeks left of newsletters for this year? Monday 12 December will our last day of newsletters for 2011, and we will resume again on Monday, 9 January 2012. News will, of course, continue to be posted daily on our portals, except perhaps between Christmas and New Year. Sterkte! Simone Puterman ( @SimoneBiz) Managing editorPS In the 10th, 11th and 12th (and final) articles in our "Google AdWord Free Trial" series, find out how to use AdWords to reach mobile consumers and for advertising on YouTube, as well as eight free Google tools you can use to help you find your customers and target your advertising at them. We trust you have enjoyed and benefited from this series. PPS The latest Ornico Ad Showcase features TV ads for 8.ta, Mango Airline, Hunters Dry, Transnet and VW Jetta, and radio ads for Engen, Cell C, KFC, South African Post Office and All Gold. Responses to this column welcomed in our editor's column archive. Please send all South African marketing and media news to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com, opinion pieces to contributors-marketing@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. For more on how to contribute to Biz, go here. Also follow @Bizcommunity on Twitter and join us on Facebook.Top stories
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 [Herman Manson: @marklives] The Protection of Information Bill has just been steamrolled through and rubber-stamped by Parliament - a body tasked with balancing the demands of the executive with the best interests of their constituents - something it has consistently failed to do. In favour - and seeking the favour of - the executive. Read more >>
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 Commenting on the decision of the NCOP to form an ad hoc committee on the Protection of Information Bill, SANEF welcomes the decision, saying now the NCOP now has an opportunity fully to consider the ways in which the bill fails our democracy and to remedy them. FXI has also added its voice to the call to the NCOP. Read more >>
According to the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA), the reputational damage to South Africa's democracy, the ruling party, Government and Parliament, over the passing of the Secrecy Bill, will be difficult to manage and repair, both locally and globally, and the international stage will most certainly view the reasons for implementing the bill as thinly veiled and sanctimonious. Read more >>
 [Sipho Hlongwane: @comradesipho] Before Black Tuesday's Parliamentary vote in favour of the Secrecy Bill, massed opposition had warned of challenging it in the Constitutional Court. Naturally, ANC MP Luwellyn Landers is confident that it'll pass Constitutional muster. Read more >>
 [Mandy de Waal: @mandyldewaal] "If you think we're going to curl up and die, think again." That's the strong message this country's top investigative journalists sent ANC MPs who voted in favour of the Protection of Information Bill in Parliament. The local muckrakers said the bill was designed to intimidate whistleblowers and insider sources so as to make investigative journalism even tougher, if not more dangerous. Read more >>
 Comments on the decision of 229 ANC members of Parliament to vote in favour of the Protection of Information Bill on Black Tuesday came from both the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), while KovsieFM, the Bloemfontein youth radio station, mourned the decision with 24 hours of dead air. Read more >>
 The Professional Journalists' Association of South Africa (ProJourn) on Tuesday afternoon, 22 November 2011, released a statement in which it voiced its fear that "what the innumerable opponents of the Secrecy Bill are calling " Black Tuesday" will turn out to be instead a "Brown Tuesday" where the long knives of one of our young democracy's institutions - Parliament - are turned in fratricidal violence on a fellow democratic institution - the Media." Read more >>
 [Jay Naidoo] As a citizen I am deeply disturbed by the battering-ram approach towards passing the Protection of (State) Information Bill into law. It fails to realise that transparency is a foundation of the democracy we fought for. Our struggle against apartheid was a struggle for voice. That principle should not be betrayed. Read more >>
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 Wayne Naidoo, Lowe Bull CEO, has been re-elected chairperson of the 2012 Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) board of directors, and vice chairs include Mike Gendel, Gendel Strategic Marketing Group CEO; Nina Morris, morrisjones&co CEO; and Boniswa Pezisa, Net#work BBDO CEO. The new board was elected at the 64th AGM in Johannesburg last week. Read more >>
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[Herman Manson: @marklives] Angela Jayne Collins had left agency life to become a freelancer, but got her timing all wrong, for soon the Great Recession would roll over and work would dry up. Her partner, Patrick Robertson, a creative director, lost his job soon after. All that was left to do was, well, to start their own agency. [video] Read more >>
 Twelve winners were honoured last night at the 2011 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards last night, Wednesday, 23 November 2011, in Johannesburg. Draftfcb Johannesburg took Advertising Agency of the Year, as well as sharing the Partnership of the Year award with Toyota South Africa, which it has represented for 50 years. Read more >>
 Kaya FM was used as the initial launch platform for Nando's Last Dictator Standing campaign which went live yesterday morning, Thursday, 24 November 2011, with the TVC on the radio station's website. The ad was also seeded virally to various media and bloggers later in the day before national airing on TV in the evening. [video] Read more >>
 Blue Planet has created a series of ads for Roman Pizzas that celebrates some of South Africa's most inspired and well-recognised advertising classics, including Cremora and Cadbury Lunchbar. [video] Read more >>
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 [Abey Mokgwatsane] Recently I had the honour of speaking at Cape Town Entrepreneurship Week on how challenger-brand thinking can be used as a framework for entrepreneurship and some other thoughts. As per my usual style of presentation, it was made up of images that I spoke to, rather than words on slides. So since distributing my presentation won't help, I wrote this summary to share what I spoke about. Read more >>
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 Clear Copy, an advertising law advisory service, has produced a new minimalist look with its second monthly newsletter, while Three Cities has rebranded its hotel division as Three Cities Exceptional Hotels. Read more >>
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 [Jonathan Houston & Douglas Kruger] So you've decided to start sharing your wealth of information with the world. You're determined to position yourself as a thought-leader, dishing out profound and witty insights and accumulating flocks of followers; but when it comes to actually writing, it's like beating your head against a wall. That's where video blogging can become your best friend. Here are seven simple insights into the art of video blogging. [video] Read more >>
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 [Tiffany Markman] My grandmother was a remarkable woman. Outspoken. Opinionated. She had a tracksuit. (And she wasn't a tracksuit person. She was a dress-with-matching-belt person. She wore anoraks. And sensible shoes.) The tracksuit was blue. But every time you suggested that she wear her blue tracksuit, she'd snap, "It's not blue. It's turquoise, dammit!" She was right. Here are four quick and easy ways to write and speak specifically... Read more >>
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 Jenny Collins, editor of Your Pregnancy for the past three years, has been appointed as the editor of Your Baby & Toddler, editing both titles. The magazine will be revealing a new design and a contemporary, easy-to-navigate online look early in 2012. Read more >>
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 [Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Richard Porter, BBC global news head, was in South Africa recently to attend a conference on broadcasting. Porter, whose division includes the BBC World Service (in English), BBC World News satellite TV channel and the BBC News international website, told Bizcommunity how his people are adopting new platforms, integrating radio, TV and online plus responding to audience demands for more breaking news - and why he's more concerned about BBC World News being the most-trusted broadcaster on the planet, rather than the most-watched. Read more >>
 [Ticha Tsedu] [ 16 Days of Activism] The relative ease with which it is possible to become "friends" with total strangers on social networking platforms has resulted in some women becoming victims of cybercrime. However, the media attention given the notorious case of South Africa's "Facebook rapist" may have finally woken people up to the possibility of social networks as dangerous places. Read more >>
 [Roshila Jarosz: @Lipika777] Two days after newly appointed minister of communications Dina Pule briefed Parliament on the SABC's progress, unions, film makers, NGOs, freedom of expression activists and members of the public will converge on the broadcaster's headquarters and Parliament today, Thursday, 24 November 2011, 1pm-2pm, to picket. Organisers SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS) will be calling for "visionary leadership now". Read more >>
 Avusa has announced its unaudited condensed consolidated financial results for the six months ended 30 September 2011. Despite the disappointing first-half results, it says its financial position remains strong, with further bottom-line initiatives planned for the second half. Read more >>
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 [Warren Moss] Africa holds unlimited potential for brands that value the power of strategic mobile marketing: With its 620 million mobile connections, Africa surpassed Latin America in September this year to become the second largest mobile market after Asia Pacific. I recently attended the ad:tech New York Digital Marketing Conference and here are some insights from the global event and how local marketers can apply them to Africa's rapidly growing mobile audience. Read more >>
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 The highly sought-after film rights to Zoo City - the 2011 Arthur C Clarke award-winning science fiction/cyberpunk/urban fantasy thriller penned by South African author, scriptwriter and journalist Lauren Beukes - have gone to Helena Spring, widely regarded as one of SA's most accomplished motion picture producers. Read more >>
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 [Prof Adré Schreuder] The executive of SAMRA welcomes positive debate and idea sharing since we believe it strengthens our industry. However, I do find the public statement by Jean Green (on the MARFA website and on Bizcommunity.com) about SAMRA's alleged lack of interest quite surprising since disinterest in cash flow problems and breach of contract by clients is not and has never been the SAMRA policy. Read more >>
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Prof Pierre Joubert, director of the Behavioural and Communication Research Division of the Bureau of Market Research (BMR), is of the opinion that advertisers should carefully consider the emotive takeout of advertising to diverse target audiences. Read more >>
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 SAN FRANCISCO, US: Christophe Ginisty has been elected as president of IPRA (International Public Relations Association) for 2013; he takes over from SA's Johanna McDowell. Read more >>
 MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: The Festival of Media Global Awards, now in their 4th year, is searching for those campaigns that celebrate the very best in media thinking from around the world and has announced the categories for the 2012 awards. Read more >>
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Special focus on media freedom & right to know
 While 400 MPs voted in parliament, Columinate polled 461 South Africans with the aim of understanding their perceptions around the Protection of Information Bill and Black Tuesday. Read more >>Advertising
 The Garmin Fitness "Glory" campaign launched in November 2010 has been nominated into two categories for the Virgin Active Sports Industry Awards taking place on 23 February 2012. Read more >> Metropolitan Republic briefed Adam Howard of Howard Music to reach into the abyss and return with a light and melodic score for MTN's latest animated TVC. The spot was masterfully crafted by Wicked Pixels and featured Margaret Motsage on vocals and Ray Green on guitar. Read more >> Hot on the heels of recent account wins, 60 layers of cake Cape Town is excited to announce their appointment by Link Art Company. This dynamic European-based consultancy serves as an art advisory for both companies and individuals in Holland, Belgium and France and boasts an impressive art collection of nearly 9000 pieces. Read more >> Euro RSCG recently completed work on an eye-catching campaign meant to attract people to the Durex stand at SEXPO. Read more >> The New York office of Razorfish hired Wicked Pixels to direct and animate the equivalent of 50 TV spots for the global launch of AXE Hair. Read more >> Property portal, Property24.com, recently began airing its first-ever TV campaign, created by FoxP2. Based on the idea that Property24.com will help people find their perfect home, the ads feature estate agents and prospective buyers viewing properties with unusual features, which end up catching the buyers - and the viewers - by surprise. Read more >>McCann Erickson's Chevrolet Spark advertising campaign proved to be a real hit at the prestigious Annual Ad Forum this month, receiving recognition from some of the top advertising professionals in the audience. Read more >>Promise has been appointed as through-the-line agency to Brutal Fruit. Read more >>Branding
 [Nicole Zetler, Strategist at Yellowwood] Statistics suggest that South Africans go shopping at least 30 times per month. That's, in effect, once a day. So, if we thought of ourselves as a sports mad, 'outdoorsy' nation - we might have to redefine our perspective. Read more >>[Ernan Roman] To improve customer retention, marketing innovators are increasingly using Voice of Customer-driven strategies to achieve deeper, stronger relationships with customers. Read more >>  One of South Africa's leading fruit marketing companies recently ran an exciting, cost-effective children's promotion to increase apple sales at Checkers' outlets. The concept was a Smurf 'Lucky Pocket' inside each apple pack. Read more >>Brand Management is the key function in the consumer products industry. It includes managing tangible and intangible characteristics of brand. It is about defining the brand, positioning the brand, and delivering the brand. Brand Management is the art of creation and sustenance. Read more >>Award-winning SA design and branding agency - GRID, has announced a formal partnership with strategy and research experts - Yellowwood, which will bring to market a powerful offering of the three specialist areas in which the companies operate - research, strategy and design. Read more >> November 1 is proud to have joined the worldwide family of appointed Xanita convertors. After an extensive investigation into the Eco Board industry, the company decided that local was definitely the way to go. Read more >>Africa's businesses and goverments will be at the centre of the world's first Social Branding Summit, to be held in Johannesburg at the Development Bank of South Africa on 9 December. Read more >>Cinema
 Popcorn Cinema Advertising recently created hype for the build-up to the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, with a 10-day countdown to the release day of the movie on the big screen. Read more >>CSI
 On 13 October and 16 November, The SpaceStation team took part in the Durban and Johannesburg ABF Golf Days. Read more >>Advertisement:
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 Gloo added nine statues to its name and took first place amongst South Africa's digital agencies at the 2011 Assegais this week. The awards are based on effectiveness in the field of integrated digital marketing. Read more >>Marketing agency Quirk, recently named South Africa's Best Digital Agency at the Bookmarks awards, has another star in its midst. Their very own Sam Beckbessinger romped home with the prestigious 'New Broom Award for Young Talent' at the annual AdFocus Awards held at the Arena Royale, at Broadacres, in Fourways. Read more >>[Simon Bestbier] MasterCard's recent survey of online shopping habits shows that 51% of connected South Africans shop online - 75% of them in the last three months. With these encouraging findings in mind, businesses know they have to start carving out an e-commerce strategy. Read more >> Award-winning digital marketing tool, pMailer, played a big role in creating awareness and driving ticket sales for this year's Tech4Africa conference, providing the means for communicating with previous attendees, sponsors, evangelists and companies interested in sending a team along. Read more >> MyBroadband reached a readership of one million unique visitors and served over six million pages in October 2011. Read more >>Education & Training
Advance to the next level in your career through the BA Honours in Brand Leadership offered at Vega, the School of Brand Leadership. This qualification is for professionals or graduates looking for a gateway into brand communications mastery through a postgraduate qualification. Read more >> The Design School Southern Africa (DSSA) has partnered with the SANSUI Summer Cup taking place at Turffontein Race Course on Saturday, 26 November. On the day one of the highlights will be the SANSUI Summer Cup Fashion Show, in association with SA Fashion Week, one of the hottest events on Gauteng's social and fashion calendar. Read more >>[Georg Knoke] The Vega Class of 2011 and the Imagination Lab, Vega's outreach programme, will be revealing the cream of their work on Thursday, 24 November, from 18:00 at the Vega Bordeaux campus. Read more >> Janine Lazarus shares tips that will help to improve your public speaking. Read more >> There were many reasons to pop the champagne corks last Thursday evening, when the Vega Class of 2011 revealed the cream of their work to the world at the new Vega Cape Town campus. Read more >>Events & Conferencing
 Strike Alliance provided support for the Spirit of Africa Gala Dinner and Production at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This was the final event of the 12th International Housing & Home Warranty Conference, which brought together warranty organisations, home builders and housing professionals from around the world. Read more >> Durban Rock the Boat, the Party to Paradise with FusionICE Vodka, is officially sold out. 2Â 100 of the trendiest and luckiest people will be enjoying three nights and four days of top-notch entertainment, relaxation, parties, movies, comedy and more as they set sail on the MSC Sinfonia from Durban on 9 December. Read more >> Leading brand experience agency, the VWV Group, was recently commissioned by Clover to execute the 'Clover Way Better' brand re-launch to business partners and staff. Read more >> [Kim Winstanley] When marketing teams talk about activating a brand, many differing views of what's important come to the fore. So, how do you achieve that balance between the science of constructing the activation and the art of creating the experience? Read more >> The 62nd International Astronautical Congress was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 3-7 October. Strike Alliance, technical supply and production specialists, facilitated the event. Read more >> Alan Paton's legendary novel, Cry the Beloved Country, comes to the stage at Cape Town's Artscape this month. Taking the form of a musical, Lost in the Stars combines jazz, blues, folk music and spirituals with classically styled arias to tell the stirring story of two ageing fathers - one black and the other white - who are brought together by a shared grief. Read more >>Exhibitions
 From 28 November to 9 December the city of Durban will host the United Nation's 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) event, the leading international conference on climate change. More than 100 exhibitors will be showcasing products and services that offer various green solutions and alternatives. Read more >> The exhibition stand is an instant visualisation of a brand. Intentionally or otherwise the exhibition stand, even without any products or personnel will communicate a message, will have an impact. The key is whether the impact is the desired one. Read more >> The Baby Expo MamaMagic baby and parenting exhibition opens its doors today with over ten thousand square metres of exhibition space. All 250 of the stands for the November show at the Coca-Cola Dome are sold out! Read more >>The Thebe Exhibitions and Projects Group (TEPG) has been awarded the exhibition management contract for the 2012 International Small Business Congress (ISBC) which will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 15 to 18 September. Read more >>Magazines
 YOU has put together a great selection of sudokus and wordsearch puzzles that will provide a productive yet pleasant break during the long December-January holidays. Read more >> Some of the best local comedy talent such as Shimmy Isaacs and Barry Hilton have contributed their favourite jokes to YOU's new handbag-sized book of jokes. Read more >>Media
Never has a kiss achieved more media coverage than when Rhett Butler locked lips with Scarlett O'Hara as he swept her up the stairs in Gone with the Wind. But the manipulated images of world leaders locked in passionate embraces, conjured up by Italian fashion firm Benetton, wins any kissing contest hands down. Read more >>Mobile
 After the running success of last year's My Celeb Slave mobisite for Tropika Island of Treasure 3, 7 Dffrnt Knds of Smke was approached by Stimulii to create a similar, and equally exciting mobile experience to go with this year's Tropika Island of Treasure 4. Read more >>Out Of Home |  |
 Julieah Muthama has been appointed as Managing Director of Continental Outdoor Media's Rest of Africa operation, reporting to Barry Sayer, CEO of Continental Outdoor Media. Read more >>Production
 Masters & Savant Worldwide, together with agency Ebony & Ivory, produced the new promotional commercial for ContiPartner, Continental Tyre South Africa's official distribution network. Read more >> Audio Militia had the pleasure of working with Am I Collective to create an upbeat and playful Minute Maid TV commercial developed for a contemporary Chinese market. Read more >> Bruno Bossi directed Innovation for People, the new TVC for Sasol by TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris' Damon Stapleton, Mike Groenewald, Joanne Morrison and Antoinette Fourie. The ad moves through four outdoor sets in a single, seamless shot as it demonstrates that the importance of innovation lies not in the idea itself but in what you do with it. Read more >> Masters & Savant Worldwide has partnered with photographer Chris Saunders to expand their service offering. Read more >> In an initiative funded by Focus Features (LA), AudioMilitia recently produced the orginial score and sound design for Umkungo "The Gift", a short film directed by Matthew Jankes and produced by Mannequin Pictures and Reel Edge Studios. Read more >>Promotions |  |
Vodacom launched its summer campaign this month, supported in a brand new fashion thanks to Trinergy Connect's massive activation strategy for one of the biggest promotions of the year. Read more >>Recruitment | | Recruitment - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Media Sales | |  |
Chief executive officer, general manager, project coordinator, executive PA... what do they actually mean? A couple of years ago you were your job title, but how times have changed. Read more >> Nicolene Di Bartolo Executive Search Division (NDBES) has rebranded to their own unique personal brand, following five years in association with an international search organisation. Read more >> FinanceRecruit.co.za is opening up a whole new world of recruitment opportunities for finance jobs in South Africa, by offering a specific market place that will serve the nation's ever-strengthening position in the global economy. Read more >>Research
The annual Ask Afrika Trust Barometer has been providing a valuable report on the most trusted and admired companies and leaders in South Africa since 2004, and the 2011 results have just been released. Read more >> A survey launched last week by African Response has provided insight into the stokvel market. According to AMPS 2011, 40% of the South African population currently belong to a stokvel. Read more >>Retail
Pyrotec PackMedia recently received acclaim for the innovative use of its Fix-a-Form label range at the 17th annual Fix-a-Form Licensee Conference and Awards, held 26-27 September at the University of Cambridge in England. Read more >>Sponsorship
 Exp SA was voted the Specialist Agency of the Year at the Financial Mail AdFocus Awards, held in Johannesburg recently. Read more >>TV
 Subhash Chandra, the founder of Zee Group (its Zee TV is India's first Hindi satellite channel), has become the first Indian in history to receive the 2011 International Emmy Directorate Award, which was presented at the 39th International Emmy Awards at the Hilton New York on Monday, 21 November. Read more >>
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 [Kemantha Govender] The South African government recognises its role as the major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions on the continent, says Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa, as the African agenda is set at COP17. The all-important conference officially got underway in Durban today. Read more >>
 Government is doing its best to put an end to the wastage of public resources and corruption, says Jacob Zuma. Read more >>
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 For what is claimed to be the first time ever, a fleet of mass-produced, zero-emission vehicles will take to the streets of Africa - at COP17. Read more >>
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 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Perhaps it takes an all-girl management team to sex up the most horrid of accommodations - the budget hotel? Using cutie-pie names such as The Itsy Bitsy, The Teeny Weeny and The Bigger than a Bikini to describe the room-types, Delicious Hotel is in a converted house in Franschhoek, behind and by the team at Le Quartier Francais (LQF) auberge and restaurant. Read more >>
 December holidays are fast approaching and many Joburgers are staying home this year! However, for locals & tourists there is no reason to get bored these holidays - use My Destination Johannesburg explore the city, its surroundings, and all it has to offer! Read more >>
 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Top-end travel buyers immediately discount "chain" hotels from their offering as they intend to provide only bespoke experiences for their clients. Southern Sun is fighting the "chain" stigma by offering My Chef on Call. Read more >>
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 The international 80s' festival Rewind is coming to South Africa on 25 February, 2012, at the King's Park Stadium, Durban. The festival claims the biggest line up of artists since Live Aid and has been touring the world. Read more >>
 [Ruth Cooper] Talented multi-instrumentalist/producer Yesterday's Pupil aka Peach has recently released Part 1 of his new album. Called Singularity it features two singles; Too Tired To Disco and Goodbye. The rest of the album will be sequentially released over a couple months and all as free downloads. How nice is that? We chat to him about this new project, career highlights and ocean breezes. Read more >>
 [Ruth Cooper] "Four legs good, two legs bad!" chants a man in a wrestler's mask with a speaker phone in hand. In the other hand is a chain attached to an evil-looking pig standing on his hind legs in a snappy suit; some call him Mr Pig, some call him Deadpi9. A busk of Mr Pig stares at us from his vantage point at the top centre of the stage, his head nestled amongst barbed wire, his red eyes glowing malevolently, hypnotising his audience, his followers. This is Deadpi9 vs the rest. This is Animal Farm. This is Balkanology. Read more >>
 [Eugene Yiga] Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell) isn't having a good day. After 16 years of valuable work as a salesman, he's unexpectedly fired. Well, I suppose it was bound to happen given his increasing habit of drinking on the job. The same goes for his marriage. When he gets home (with two six packs of beer), all his things are on the front lawn. His wife has left and she's changed all the locks. Oh, and she's frozen the accounts so he can't get any cash. And you thought you had it rough! Read more >>
 The Deadmau5 promoters have announced the official supporting line-ups for the Cape Town, Joburg and Durban events, together with after-party information. Read more >>
 [Eugene Yiga] Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is a strange guy. He's a 38-year old Los Angeles artist who designs CD covers for rock bands. But instead of doing the simple work they want, he prefers coming up with depressingly quirky cartoons like "The History of Sadness". His cynicism for life, and inability to form relationships that last, probably comes from his parents and the empty marriage they had for 44 years before his mother died. Read more >>
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Enterprise development consultant required for business development. Read more >>Great opportunity for a recently qualified digital diploma student looking to gain great experience and full training in a small but successful agency. Read more >>Busy image library seeks receptionist to answer switchboard and manage front desk. Duties include co-ordinating driver's schedule; general admin and administrative tasks for the MD and sales team. Read more >>Join this young dynamic team in developing 3D art for world leading simulators deployed internationally. ThoroughTec Simulation is a Durban based company. Read more >>Full HR function. Recruitment. Performance management. Systems improvement.
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- Black Tuesday picket - Sandton, 29 November
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- Mzansi Fela 2011 festival SA State Theatre - Pretoria, 1 December
- Garage48 with Google, Vodacom and Blackberry Garage48 - Johannesburg, 2 December
- The green X-mas night market The Green Market Events - Pretoria, 3 December
- Dance In A Lake 2011 GAUTENG DANCE MANYANO - SOWETO, JOHANNESBURG, 3 December
- Business writing skills LeMark Training and Development - Pretoria, 5 December
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