British band The Kooks were cookin' in Cape Town and Joburg last weekend, all part of the latest #5GumExperience - a brand activation that had fans fighting servere cases of FOMO in their efforts to win tickets. Ruth Cooper travelled to the secret location in Cape Town, a film studio warehouse in Salt River, for a
Flippin' Kooky night.
While being in a band like The Kooks must seem like all play and no work, there's always some ground work to be covered to make sure your IP rights are covered. Phillip Haupt, a trademark attorney at law firm Adams & Adams, explains how "most up-and-coming artists/bands do not appreciate the value of their names and images," and how to remedy this by simply
registering these as trademarks.
Nope, turns out it's not all drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll...
Love a good history fix? Do you find really,
really old ships deeply fascinating? If you're in Cape Town, make your way down to Quay 6 at the Waterfront; you are in for a treat! The
92-year-old Sedov will be docked in the harbour until this Wednesday, 24 April - the last time she was here was in 1936, that's 77 years ago!
On a green note, do you and your company have a recycling progamme in place? No? Well there's no time like the present; this week is
Green Office Week. Dorota Boltman, divisional director of Rainbow Paper Management, explains the negative effects of industrialised paper on the environment, how recycling could benefit a business, and small steps to implementing a recycling strategy at the office.
Have a gloriously green week!
Sindy Peters, Group Head: Content
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Hippo.co.za is the latest in a line of socially concerned corporates to start recycling used and expired billboard faces for a good cause. 
Thanks to a donation made by Cape Town fashion retailer and entrepreneur Mark Lifman, R250,000 worth of school trousers were handed over to Mandisa Monakali and Ella Monakali-Mangisa of Ilitha Labantu, an NGO operating in disadvantaged communities throughout the Western Cape. 
Substantial funding over the last few years from Anglo American's dedicated social investment arm, the Chairman's Fund, towards the Centre for Deaf Studies at Wits University is making a real difference in providing support for families of deaf or hard-of-hearing infants. 
South African businesses are being urged to realise the vast environmental and business benefits of recycling unwanted paper, as paper consumption shows no signs of abating. 
Mihle Pike is the new presenter of the 8th season of Siyayinqoba Beat It! The 24-minute magazine show, produced by Community Media Trust in partnership with SABC Education, is targeted at people living with HIV and other chronic diseases and their partners, families, friends and caregivers. It airs on Thursdays at 1:30pm on SABC 1. 
LADY FRERE: Tuseday, 16 April 2013, marked the 10 millionth breakfast meal provided to learners at the Gquebenya Junior Secondary School in the Lady Frere district, in the Eastern Cape. 
Shipping line Safmarine has been recognised for its 21 year commitment to community development. On Saturday, 20 April 2013, Safmarine received the South African Maritime Industry's Commitment to CSI Award for its Containers-in-the-Community programme which uses decommissioned shipping containers for community development purposes. 
Employees of Engen's Cape Town office this year raised more than R270,000 for various local charities by selling goods to the public and their corporate neighbours on Thibault Square. 
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