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Thank you for your support in 2012 Today sees our last newsletters for 2012, with the first of our newsletters for 2013 to be published on 7 January, but we will keep on updating the news over the festive season. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support; our subscribers across all our portals continue to grow; our marketing subscribers are now closing in on 147,000 and across all of our portals, we are closing in on 390,000, and for that we thank you. We want to wish all of you a very enjoyable end-of-year break and - assuming the world doesn't end on Friday (You've heard about the predictions around the Mayan calendar, right?) - we wish you a highly successful 2013. All the best from the Bizcommunity team. Rod Baker: Content DirectorResponses to this column welcomed in our ed's column archive. Send all your South African marketing and media news to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive contributor pieces to contributors-marketing@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com; also take a look at our guide "How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news". Don't forget to follow @Bizcommunity on Twitter and join us on Facebook!Top stories
Special Focus on Media Freedom & Right to Know
 SA National Editors' Forum (SANEF) has issued a statement in which it accuses senior government representatives of misleading the public on how the media has covered Madiba's recent hospitalisation. The complete statement is as follows: Read more >>
 [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: An editorial in Times Live poses the question as to whether the SABC is a public or state broadcaster, while Khadija Patel, writing in the Daily Maverick reckons the ANC needs to do some serious work on its media relations. Finally, after about five years of waiting, the final regulations on digital terrestrial television migration will be published today, reports Mail & Guardian. Read more >>
 [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: According to a Mail & Guardian report, quoting the Times, an SABC interview featuring the cartoonist Zapiro was canned at the last minute. Read more >>
 [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: The tighter controls over talk shows introduced at the SABC this week have the alarm bells ringing, reports BDlive, and proof of how bad news travels is the fact that news that local SA news channel eNCA had to apologise for using an old clip dealing with comments on Nelson Mandela, has been picked up the Times of India. Mail & Guardian reports countries - the US and China to name but two - are at odds over laws governing the internet, and IOL reports on how a UK study finds that playing violent video games can make people more aggressive. Read more >>
Marketing
 [Llewellyn Kriel] So, the City of Joburg plans to spend - some might say, squander - as much as R10m on an image enhancement campaign. Some "image consultants" have quoted the city as much R55m for the job - which is probably more a telling indicator of just how bad its brand is than a real cost measurement. Read more >>
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 [Estelle Nagel] Seeing as how the PR industry is partially fuelled by caffeine and sugar (at least at my office) I was extremely pleased at being offered a behind the scenes look at the Red Bull Flugtag held in Cape Town this past weekend. It was an object lesson in how to leverage your event to the max. Read more >>
Advertising
 [Rolf Akermann] We have all been stunned by seeing an advertisement in an environment that we do not think is right for the brand. I was shocked when seeing a canned food brand (I'll not mention the name as I'll have the agency, media planner and client on my back in a tick) advertised on the DStv Super Sport 2 channel at 4pm during a cricket match on Sunday, 9 December. As a big brand, I am familiar with it and could not fathom why the client / agency would be advertising during a cricket on a DStv channel. Read more >>
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 [Harry Herber] It seems like just yesterday that the most overused word in the media planner's vocabulary suddenly appeared: convergence. I remember thinking how cool it was, and wondering how come the penny took so long to drop. Convergence was inevitable. Technology was flying and a single gadget that truly ran your life was surely on the cards somewhere in the not too distant future. Well, it has arrived. Read more >>
Branding
 [Dr Nikolaus Eberl] With the 53rd Elective Conference of the ANC now on in Mangaung, and 33 prominent business leaders calling for a joint effort to "arrest a decline in confidence in South Africa's future" (a clarion call joined by members of the banks and the clergy), there is the question as to what exactly will restore both investor and consumer confidence post the event that is causing so much anxiety throughout the nation. Read more >>
 [Thomas Oosthuizen] In a Forbes article of 5 November, it is reported that recent consumer reviews in the US and Europe found that the number of people who claim they will buy the next device from Apple, has dropped to levels lower that in 2009. A lack of recent innovation in new products is cited as the main reason for this. Read more >>
Commercial
 [Bekezela Phakathi] The Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront is set to grow after its new owners spent R35m on refuribshing the food court - by adding 15 new outlets - and the amphitheatre, V&A retail executive Alex Kabalin said on Tuesday (11 December). Read more >>
CRM
 [Aki Kalliatakis] Consumers who wish for a customer service revival for Christmas might like to go one better and lead the resurgence themselves. Read more >>
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CSI
The Communications Firm (TCF) has donated R80,000 towards tutoring activities, themed workshops, career exposure forums, excursions and social events at the Letsibogo Girls High School in Meadowlands, Soweto. Read more >>
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Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, the Deputy Minister of the Department of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities presented the 'National Disability Champion Award' to Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) at a gala function in Mpumalanga in recognition of its commitment to the disability sector. Read more >>
 This year, 100 South African kids born with cleft palate and cleft lips will receive the gift of a smile for Christmas when Operation Smile, a non-profit organisation that helps children and young adults with correctable facial deformities, will perform 100 life-changing operations. Read more >>
Casino donates race proceeds to charityHemingways Casino, which raised R12,620 through its annual Nite Race held in September 2012, has handed over the equivalent in goods to the Cambridge Victims Support centre at the Cambridge Police Station. Its CSI chairperson Xoliswa Magengele says the donation acknowledges the casino's support for the national '16 Days of Activism of no Violence Against Women and Children'. It is also helping to sponsor an education campaign against the abuse of women and children being run by the South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA) Eastern Cape's at Zigadini Location during the 16-day period.
 Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI), supported by the PET Recycling Company (PETCO), inaugurated a School Recycling competition in 2012, which has 120 primary schools in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal regions collect 67 tons of waste for recycling in the 4-month campaign. Read more >>
 The Protea Primary in Bonteheuwel, Western Cape, will close after 50 years of teaching, as part of the centres affected by the Western Cape Education Department's decision governing small and poorly performing schools. To cheer up the children and staff, RamsayMedia delivered Christmas hats, party packs and presents. Read more >>
The Trans Agulhas Challenge, described as one of the world's toughest inflatable boat races, see two Capetonians David Kalis and Phillip Buffiet entering to create awareness for The City Mission, a charity focusing on the plight of impoverished communities in the Western Cape. Read more >>
Digital
The top 20 of streams and downloads had been announced by simfy Africa, described as South Africa's first legal music streaming service. This diverse play list includes some of the hottest new releases of the year, all featured onsite on the day of international release and South African favourites. Read more >>
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 On Saturday 15 December 2012 at a gala dinner, the top 13 finalists will take to the stage at Villa Toscana at Montecasino to compete for the title of the Face of JetSet Watches 2012 and her share of the R2.2 million prize package. Read more >>
Magazines
 The Intrepid Explorer, a custom title for Cape Union Mart, is the first of its kind in the outdoor adventure and travel sector and features South Africa's top travel writers, adventurers, environmentalists and experts revealing all that the great outdoors and living a life of adventure has to offer. Read more >>
 The editorial team of Getaway has allowed its consumers to determine the contents of the January 2013 issue, which has a comprehensive guide to almost 200 holiday ideas for 2013 provided by the readers. Read more >>
Media
 Proposed amendments to the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) Act, have been strongly criticised by industry commentators who say it will erode the independence of the regulator. Read more >>
 [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: An anonymous letter addressed to the SABC board and acting head of news Jimi Matthews alleges there is political interference in the organisation, reports Mail & Guardian. Meanwhile, it seems ANC members have taken to social media to comment on issues, and sometimes trash those they don't like, reports Times Live, while Politics Web reports on the Star having to apologise for a Zille headline, and Andrew Donaldson has a maths lesson for you; no cheating, and have those calculators ready. Read more >>
Mobile
Primedia Unlimited subsidiary, TLC Unlimited, has announced the launch of a new mobile geo-targeting advertising platform that enables advertisers to convey strategic and geographically focused SMS via an advanced database system that targets specific audiences based on cross-demographics such as location, age, gender and income. Read more >>
Newspapers
 NEWSWATCH: Mail & Guardian reports that IOL political editor Gaye Davis has resigned after a report appeared in the Star to the effect that Cyril Ramaphosa had declined a nomination to be ANC deputy president. He has in fact accepted the nomination. Read more >>
 [Glenda Nevill] The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) has sanctioned Zululand Fever, a title owned by Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company, a Media 24 operation. The complaint was laid by rival publication, the Zululand Observer. Read more >>
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 Nandi Mgwadlamba, owner of Sleeves-Up Communications, has launched a new online business and environment magazine, Rooted Wealth, which has been emailed to 6,000 readers. It plans to increase this figure to a million readers by 2017. Read more >>
 A group of Grade 11 learners at Sinenjongo High School, Joe Slovo Park in Cape Town is leading the charge for free cellphone access to Wikipedia in South Africa. The learners have sent a letter to the four mobile network operators, Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and 8ta, urging them to give their customers free mobile access to Wikipedia. Read more >>
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 [Rose Setshoge] If your human billboard (HB) campaign lacks creativity, interactivity, research and most importantly strategy, then don't spend a cent of your marketing budget on this medium as in addition you'll waste effort, time and contribute to the population of killers. I'm not talking about handing out leaflets or waving and smiling interactivity but HBs should have some basic brand knowledge such as benefits, target market, few if not all key selling points in addition to interpersonal skills. Read more >>
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 The Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA) feels that the introduction of Lite-Licensing, which is currently being trialled and employed by progressive institutions internationally, as an alternative wireless spectrum management approach, could benefit South Africa. Read more >>
 [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: IOL reports that editorial control of all talk shows that deal with politics and governance have been subordinated to news and current affairs, apparently to "ensure SABC policies on objectivity, accuracy, fairness, impartiality and balance are adhered to". Meanwhile, the Metro FM show on Mangaung has been aired - with all parties present, reports Mail & Guardian. Not all the listeners were totally won over, it seems. Read more >>
Sponsorship
 Piet Green, an employee of Hierbegin Farming for more than 20 years in Keimoes, Northern Cape, was prepared to cycle 800km there and back to take part in the 2013 Argus Cycle Race on 10 March. The 51-year-old Green is an avid cyclist who completed several cycle races on the hot Northern Cape roads. Read more >>
 Sponsored by Sunlight, Childline celebrated its annual Christmas party with fun and games for the children, with lunch and time out for the volunteer moms on Saturday, 8 December 2012. Read more >>
 Liqui-Fruit will be the official juice sponsor of the 2013 Absa Cape Epic from 17-24 March 2013 in the Western Cape and has simultaneously announced its title sponsorship of the Liqui-Fruit Cape Times Vineyard races, which take place on the final day of the Absa Cape Epic at Lourensford Wine Estate. Read more >>
 Corruption Watch will be joining forces with the popular and outspoken young animator Mdu Ntuli, creator of the Izikhokho Show and the animator of the controversial Fish and Chips commercial, recently banned by the SABC, to urge South Africans to speak up and report on corruption. Read more >>
 Rolex has announced it will become a major long-term partner of Formula 1 from 2013, as Official Timekeeper and Official Timepiece, keeping up its tradition of fast cars and high-end brands. In this capacity, it will give the time in different locations during each Grand Prix. The logo will also be positioned around the circuit and at several corners during Formula 1 races and its presence will develop over the coming seasons. Read more >>
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 NEWSWATCH: Cricket South Africa (CSA) is apparently still negotiating with the SABC to get live coverage of the Proteas home series against New Zealand, reports sport24. Read more >>
To raise awareness of the key safety risks faced by visitors and locals in Cape Town, the Vision project will incorporate real footage captured on some of the 300 closed-circuit television cameras located around the city, re-purposed into comic-style booklets. Read more >>
 [Chris Moerdyk] The thought occurred to me the other day when I was reading about the pathos of the national broadcaster canning a programme because the ANC wasn't invited, that good old aunty SABC is partially alive to the sound of cell phones and landlines. Read more >>
Youth Marketing
 A new infographic youth competition and launch of first global SMS campaign by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report calls on governments to help the 200 million 15 - 24-year-olds who never completed primary school and lack the skills to find decent work. Read more >>
 NEW YORK, US: JWT, one of the world's best-known marketing communications brands, has released its eighth annual forecast of key trends that will drive or significantly impact consumer mind-set and behaviour in the year ahead. Read more >>
 LYON, FRANCE: The international news channel announces the launch of its 12th edition in Greek, dedicated to Greece, Cyprus and to the Greek-speaking audience all over the world. Euronews Greek is now available on air and on major Greek and Cypriot platforms, on Euronews Express and Live mobile apps and online on gr.euronews.com. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: The global mobile advertising market will generate revenues of US$12.8bn in 2013, growing from US$8bn in 2012, according to the latest research published by Informa Telecoms & Media. Read more >>
 SAN FRANCISCO, USA: US Google users on the prowl for erotic images needed to be more explicit from Thursday (13 December) after the search engine was tuned to avoid delivering pornographic results for "ambiguous" queries such as "boobs." Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: Leading independent digital marketing agency, Greenlight, says Google's latest entry into mortgage comparison poses little threat to incumbents in its current form. It bases this on how things have played out in the car insurance and credit card sector. Read more >>
 RESTON, US: comScore has reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 40 days of the November-December 2012 holiday season. Read more >>
 NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards, for the World's Best Advertising, and the Berlin School of Creative Leadership has announced the winner of the "Helga and Michael Conrad Scholarship for New York Festivals Jury Members". Read more >>
 Facebook has started rolling out new privacy controls that will make it easier for users to ask friends to remove objectionable pictures. The software will be rolled out next week. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: D&AD is providing ambitious creative students with the ultimate platform to launch their careers in design or advertising. The annual D&AD Student Awards are now open for entry, offering a range of real briefs set by clients from some of the world's top brands. Read more >>
 NEW YORK, US: Submit your website, app, blog, video, ad, game or social media campaign to the IMA Interactive Media Awards. The 2012 entry deadline is Monday, 31 December. (Mobile, tablet and desktop are all eligible.) Read more >>
NEW YORK, USA: Travel ratings website TripAdvisor was sold on Tuesday (11 December) to media tycoon John Malone's Liberty Interactive, which paid US$300m for a controlling stake in the operation. Read more >>
WASHINGTON, USA: Americans of all ages are increasingly using mobile devices to read news with many boosting their media consumption rather than just shifting from print sources according to a survey released on Tuesday (11 December). Read more >>
 RESTON, US: comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, has reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 37 days of the November-December 2012 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date US$26.6bn has been spent online, marking a 13% increase versus the corresponding days last year. Read more >>
 NEW YORK, US: YGAward 2012 winners and finalists will be revealed on 17 December. Read more >>
More International...
Marketing
 Sponsored by leading international investment group, Old Mutual, the inaugural tothePOINT Small Business Marketing Seminar took place on 10 December in what was described by one of the delegates as a "highly informative, inspiring and challenging day of discussion". Read more >> Full House Events has announced that Candice Osman has joined the team as the new Sales and Marketing Manager which will see her developing and implementing the marketing strategy, growing the customer base, building relationships, promoting the brands, products and services, in addition increasing sales and coordinating events. Read more >>Advertising
 Conduit extends heartfelt seasons greetings to all of their esteemed clients. It has been another year of incredible growth for the company and they thank their agency friends and their bold brands for the patronage and affording them the opportunity of bringing ambitious projects to life. Read more >> Building materials retailer and consumer champion, Cashbuild, launches a new approach to retail advertising this week with two new commercials. Read more >>MACHINE, an award-winning integrated below-the-line agency, recently acquired the digital accounts for Appletiser, Citroen and Tiger Brand Beverages, as well as the full through-the-line accounts for ADDIS and Habitat for Humanity. Read more >> Two African originals - Amarula Cream and Alek Wek - have been united by Draftfcb Cape Town in a beautifully shot and elegantly edited television ad breaking ahead of the summer festive season. Read more >> The Community Individual Development Trust (CIDT), pioneers of the free university education movement in South Africa, has acquired a 26% shareholding in Mortimer Harvey. The agency will also have a key role in the CIDT's Maharishi Institute with the establishment of the Mortimer Harvey Design Incubator as an integral part of the Institute's curriculum. Read more >> Mortimer Harvey's recent 21st birthday celebration at its home in Paulshof provided great excitement and cause for celebration as the agency welcomed clients and long standing friends, past, present and future to raise a glass to a truly independent South African success in the advertising and communication arena. Read more >> Egg Films' Bruno Bossi recently travelled to Namibia to direct the latest Hunter's commercial, Chase the Heat. Conceived by 140 BBDO's creative team of Ross Nieuwenhuizen, Michael Pearson and Ivan Johnson, the commercial takes the Hunter's campaign further, faster. Read more >>Branding
Storytelling is as old as time and forms the very essence of humanity. From a very young age we make sense and experience life through stories. Indeed, narratives form an important link that provides context amidst the noise. Read more >>How do you determine if a logo is up to the standard required? How effective is a great logo on a brand? What are the physiognomies of a great logo? Read more >>CSI
 The Cape Town Central Improvement District (CCID) has launched an SMS donation service as part of its Give Responsibly campaign in an effort to help break the cycle of homelessness on the city's streets. Read more >> The Kirsty Watts Foundation's Charity Golf Day held at Parkview Golf Course in October was another great success. Full House Events were pleased to play a very small role in adding to this great event which aims to to better the lives of many children. Read more >> A life-long investment in the health of both HIV positive and negative patients is the key to managing the disease and living a full life irrespective of one's status. This is the message confirmed by doctors and health caregivers who met with international hematology and hemotherapy specialist, Dr Albertina Vieira, who was in South Africa for World Aids Day 2012. Read more >>Design
 The ever-effervescent Vivienne Bezuidenhout, who's been working at Blue Moon as a Creative for nearly three years, shares her thoughts about the creative process, work synergy and more in this interview - including what she won't be giving up in 2013... Read more >>Digital
 One stormy Saturday morning last month (November), around 25 creative types and whiz-kid coders assembled in the basement of Draftfcb Johannesburg for the first-ever Hellocomputer Hack-a-Thon. Read more >>As we engage in a century where everyone is not only a global citizen, but a valuable "Brand in Waiting," we begin to understand that the Internet Revolution is in fact the Industrial Revolution of our time. Read more >>Education & Training
Did you apply to study at a University only to find that you were not accepted? Many students find themselves in this position, but all is not lost. Read more >>Boston City Campus & Business College has launched a new commerce degree. Called BCom Management Marketing, the degree is expected to become a sought-after qualification by employers and entrepreneurs alike. Read more >>Events & Conferencing
 Wetpaint Advertising staged a lavish fashion show-themed event, as the pièce de résistance to the culmination of an integrated brand awareness campaign, marking the launch of Rebecca Fashion International hairpiece products onto the South African market. Read more >> [Nick Warren] The great thing about a brave client is that they can scare you with their demands. I mean the clients that are driven by the commercial imperative to inform and inspire. The clients that want something that is both strategically smart and creatively unique. These are the clients that make my job so much harder, and my work that much better. Read more >> Working in conjunction with The Game Ranger's Association of Africa (GRAA), Currin't Events managed The Rhino Conservation Awards which were established to recognise those people who dedicate themselves in the fight against rhino poaching in South Africa. Read more >>Content 2013 will take place on 25 and 26 February 2013 at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town. The new early bird closing date is 14 January. Read more >> Bringing the romance and glamour of the golden era of Jazz, Rat Pack and Swing, the team at Full House Events, the corporate entertainment specialists, dealt up a customised High Society Jazz themed Poker Experience at The Maximillien Brassiere Restaurant in Sandton recently. Read more >>Magazines
 One in 10 South African women have a secret bank account their partners are unaware of with an average of R17 681, according to the Personal Wealth Report in the January 2013 issue of DESTINY Magazine. Read more >>Media
The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) in partnership with Bush Radio hosted the 12th Media Kidocracy Konference (MKK) 2012 attended by 96 young South Africans between 10-14 December at Nekkies Resort and Conference Center in Worcester in the Western Cape. Read more >>On 6 December 2012, the Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) and the Market Photo Workshop (MPW) co-hosted a panel discussion themed "Photography as a Media Format" as part of celebrating the graduates of the 2012 MPW Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (PDP) program. Read more >>Online Media
Trudon has announced the launch of its new platform, HereNow, which lets users review and rate local lifestyle venues and service providers. Read more >>Out of Home
 Graffiti has started spreading the Christmas cheer by sponsoring the branding of this year's 94.7 Highveld Stereo Truck of Love. The vehicle branding and transit media specialist wrapped the Isuzu FTR 8-ton vehicle to resemble a giant crimson Christmas gift, complete with decorative bow. Read more >> Vehicle branding and transit media specialist, Graffiti, has given the Suncoast Casino, Hotels and Entertainment cab fleet yet another fresh new look by rebranding the 43 Nissan Livina and Grand Livina vehicles with their third creative execution. Read more >> Alliance Media Burundi has recently completed the installation of various new billboard structures in the East African country. The structures are all fully imported large format advertising devices whose advertising has been taken up by the country's leading brands. Read more >>PR & Communications
 Another year has come and gone, and what a wild ride it was. We, at CoreXalance would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude and thanks for your support during 2012. Read more >>Printing
How often do you guess the size of a poster? After a few attempts you eventually resign yourself to the fact that it could either be an A0 or A1. Printing and packaging powerhouse, Colourtone Aries, is asked regularly about paper sizes. Read more >>Production
Fresh Eye Film Productions has had a great year with interesting and challenging projects. Great creative work has come their way with the reel expanding, showing Cindy's capabilities and strengths. Read more >> Picture Tree director, JH Beetge, recently completed the latest TV and cinema commercial for Cell C and the "The Power to..." campaign. This brand manifesto has flighted in cinemas and will do so on television soon. Read more >> Adam Howard has just returned to South Africa from Rome and Greece as Musical Director for William Kentridge's world tour of "Refuse the Hour." Read more >>Promotions |  |
All marketers know that once-in-a-lifetime prizes such as a trip to see a rock band perform live in London or tickets to the Oscars that include VIP party access tickets and luxury accommodation are guaranteed to get a great response from consumers. However, arranging these awe-inspiring prizes can be a logistical nightmare... Read more >>Publishing
[Richard Mullins] For the past decade, publishers have been under siege. The Web has fragmented their traditional markets, broken their traditional business models and made their landscape even more competitive than it was before. Read more >>  Edcon Discount Division's flagship clothing retail chain, Jet Stores, offers Jet Club members more than just fashion advice. Jet's complimentary financial services information booklet, being distributed to Jet Club members at the end of November, aims to provide customers with fiscal know-how too. Read more >>Edcon Discount Division's flagship clothing retail chain, Jet, has published a 2013 Jet Financial Services calendar to complement the new look Jet Insurance Matters Supplement 2012 sent out earlier this month. Read more >>Radio
 In preparation for the ANC elective conference in Mangaung this December, The Breakfast Club on OFM wrote The Mangaung Style as a replacement to Gangnam Style. Read more >>Research |  |
The South African National Research Foundation (NRF) recently signed on Havas Worldwide Johannesburg for a project to encourage South Africans to contemplate a brighter future based on knowledge creation and innovation, as well whilst stimulating investment. Read more >>TV
 In commemoration of fourteen years as South Africa's first and only free-to-air commercial TV station, e.tv will unveil a re-imaged brand identity that will come into effect from Tuesday, 1 January 2013. Read more >>Youth Marketing
 Come and join HDi Youth Marketeers this December as they tour the South African coastline with their Moshi Monster Summer tour. Read more >> The Census 2011 results were made available on Tuesday, 30 October 2012, and, as predicted, have already enjoyed their fair share of controversy. Read more >>
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Former President Nelson Mandela has undergone a procedure via endoscopy to have gall stones removed. Read more >>
The KwaZulu-Natal Cabinet has approached National Government in a bid to declare parts of the province worst hit by the recent flash floods and thunderstorms disaster areas. This after ferocious storms wreaked havoc in the province leaving a trail of destruction on infrastructure, property and leaving thousands of people homeless. Read more >>
 [Sue Blaine] Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa contravened the constitution and the National Water Act when she suspended the Water Tribunal, a Pretoria judge ruled last week. Read more >>
An 11-member delegation from the State Council of Information Office (SCIO) in China met on Wednesday with the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) to discuss communication practices. Read more >>
The Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department has called on the public to handle the matter of missing officer, Constable Dimakatso Mable Peete, with care and sensitivity. Read more >>
 [Siphiwe Nyathi] Deaf people in Mpumalanga have asked Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Lulu Xingwana to establish a free SMS line they can use to report crime. Read more >>
 Government, working with musicians, has set up task teams to look into the challenges facing the various sectors of the music industry. Read more >>
The Presidency says doctors attending to former President Nelson Mandela have reported that he has made progress during the past 24 hours and they are satisfied with the way he is responding to treatment. Read more >>
Government says it has noted the "reckless" statements made by the chief economist at Pan African Investment and Research, Iraj Abedian, which were published by the Business Report regarding the alleged "absence of buy-in" of the National Development Plan (NDP) by Ministers Ebrahim Patel and Rob Davies. Read more >>
 Plans for a makeover of South African trains that include installing air conditioning systems, security cameras and bigger seats for all passengers were unveiled by the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) on Tuesday (11 December). Read more >>
More Government news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] It's that time of the year again when Father Christmas goes on his globe-trotting journey to spread happiness and joy with his presents and I bet he would be absolutely delighted to swap his old-fashioned, reindeer-powered sleigh for a much more stylish, much faster and much more practical mode of transport such as the sizzling new Mercedes-Benz CLS. Read more >>
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 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Positioned on a promontory in Granger Bay made from reclaimed land, the Radisson Blu Hotel, Waterfront gives the impression of being an ocean liner. You will hear and smell the sea throughout your stay and, if you're in one of the sea-facing rooms, the sea views are seriously spectacular. Read more >>
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 [Eugene Yiga] After a year that involved defending the caveman and getting up to some funny business, comedian Alan Committie's new one-man show is now on at Cape Town's Theatre on the Bay. The two-hour performance features the return of his crazy characters, failed auditions from So You Think You Can Dance, and a Q&A session that puts his improvisation skills to the ultimate test. Read more >>
 [Ruth Cooper] You might have thought that that real rock 'n' roll, ballsy, intelligently conscious sound had died a sadly quiet death many years ago, perishing especially so from the hipster-centric generation and gentrification. However the bluesy, soulful rock of Jet Black Camaro might just change your mind. Read more >>
 [Debbie Hathway] At the southern tip of Africa, we are privileged to be exposed to some of the best artistic performances from around the globe. Spoilt for choice, maybe. Demanding, definitely. The more we get, the more we want. So when Juana Vargas, artistic director of Cape Town's Flamenco Del Sur, announces a collaborative performance with the long-established Linda Vargas Flamenco Company from Durban, it attracts high expectations from the local dance community. Read more >>
 [Eugene Yiga] The sequel to Face The Music, a show that won a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival this year, is now on at Cape Town's Kalk Bay Theatre. This time around, Vanessa Searle is joined by Delray Burns and Margaux Fouché to sing and dance in the format of a music trivia game show. Read more >>
 [Daniel Dercksen] The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is here at last and it's worth its weight in gold, 10 times over! It is unquestionably one of the greatest cinematic experiences ever and a proud prequel to the equally consummate The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Read more >>
 [Eugene Yiga] "As long as it's not one of those cruises for people over 60" was the first thing a friend of mine said when I mentioned my holiday plans. Like many people, he believes that cruises are for senior citizens who sail around the world doing aqua aerobics and playing bingo because there's nothing else to do between retirement and death. But four nights on the glorious MSC Sinfonia convinced me that cruises aren't just a slow break for the elderly; they offer plenty of fun for young people too! Read more >>
 [Kershin Padayachee] Let's face it, our golden friend has long been the subject of harsh words and, as a result, been dealt a bad rap. Think about that for a sec... Do the terms beer belly or beer goggles ring any bells? Still not convinced? Pop round the Bascule Bar and observe as the local whisky quaffing chaps sneer at your humble order of a cold one. Read more >>
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 Promise is seeking a medium-weight designer with beautiful craft and design skills. An understanding of how design solves business challenges gets you to the front of the queue. Read more >>
 RamsayMedia is looking for a web designer with strong digital design skills and frontend site build experience, to join us on a six month contract (view to go permanent). Read more >>
 We are looking for a strong client service person to play a pivotal role within the account management of the company clients. Read more >>
Pollen is hiring! We're looking for a senior producer with experience in animation, TV, studio governance and creatives wrangling. Read more >>Are you a creative and enthusiastic person looking for an opportunity in sales? We seek a dynamic, motivated, proactive and confident people's person for a trade account manager position. Read more >>Scan Display's Johannesburg office has an opportunity for a preferably young, go-getter with high energy levels. Experience in the agency, exhibition and eventing environments will be advantageous. Read more >>Greenside Design Centre College of Design is looking for a lecturer to start in the new year. Read more >>We are looking for graduate designers to join our growing business designing print and new media publications. Read more >>Global digital network, Havas Worldwide Digital is looking for a highly passionate, collaborative, outgoing and creative-oriented account manager to oversee fast their fast-paced digital accounts. Read more >>One of SA's top BTL agencies is on the hunt for a dynamic and effective account manager to work on a portfolio of top consumer brands. Read more >>Marketing manager needed in Midrand to start March 2013. Focus on business to consumer marketing, brand management, events and pr function. Large budget. R500 000 ctc - open to all Read more >>Responsible for managing the scripting and processing of all our PAPI, CATI, CAPI and CAWI projects. Proven management in analytical data-processing environment and strong technical, programming and analytical background. Read more >>The role involves working closely with decision makers in other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organisation. Read more >>Do you have what it takes to work in a challenging, fast paced, results driven environment?
We are looking for exceptional sales people to join our headoffice in Pretoria. Read more >>Velti Events is looking for a promotions coordinator to join the KZN team to assist and coordinate all necessary requirements of the promotions and activations department. Read more >>Rocket Creative Design and Display seeks a driven junior sales coordinator to join our team to boost sales by assisting the team with clientele co-ordination. Read more >>We are looking for a PR account director who is based in Cape Town and who is exceptionally PR consumer heavy. Read more >>
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- Barry Hilton celebrates three decades of laughter Gold Reef City - Johannesburg, 21 December
- Dudumashe Reunion 2012 Khumbulekhaya Youth Project - Nqamakwe, 26 December
- Orphanage presents The Great Cape Gatsby NYE - Cape Town, 31 December
- Fact Durban Rocks New Years Eve Fact Durban Rocks PTY Ltd - Durban, 31 December
- SDF Academy Training Group - Kempton Park, 2 January
- The Rockets at the Taalmonument Die Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en-monument - Paarl, 5 January
- Strategic brand leadership Vega School of Brand Leadership - Pretoria, 5 January
- Adobe Dreamweaver MultiMediaCentre - Sandton, 7 January
- Leadership Professional Course Secolo Consulting & Training Services - Johannesburg, 15 January
- Business Communication Course Secolo Consulting & Training Services - Johannesburg, 15 January
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