6 Aug 2013

CSI

MTV lives on

While MTV no longer stands for Music Television, the essence of the 32-year-old channel lives on, supported by a shiny new market segment - an audience that requires much more than music videos. In order to keep them satiated, the channel has launched its first localised interactive magazine programme for South Africa's youth - MTV Choice; it's been dubbed "pop-tastic"...

Want to start your own business? Easier said than done, I'm afraid - ask any successful entrepreneur about the trials and tribulations they experienced before finding the winning formula. Problemio.com, creator of business planning apps, has outlined five steps to starting a business.

Even if you have been in HR management for some time, it's not easy to pick out a fraudulent medical certificate. Once you have, or have your suspicions, what do you do then? Lia Marus advises on the best course of action in "How to deal with fraudulent medical certificates".

I, and I suspect many others, have a severe case of arms deal fatigue. We're going on two years since the commission was set up to determine whether there was any corruption involved in procurement contracts that were awarded in the '90s. The public hearings, were underway in Pretoria, this week, but have since been postponed for two weeks to allow for the declassification of certain documents. Here's hoping it'll be smooth sailing from there on...

Sindy Peters, Group Head: Content

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Weekly top stories

Using the power of storytelling to engage audiences on CSI
Companies' lack of understanding of storytelling and social media means they are not able to engage their audiences on CSI on a meaningful level. This was revealed this week in Johannesburg, at the CSI Dialogue on storytelling and social media, hosted by Kaelo Engage. Read more >>

Education & Training
Poor education - another new initiative
[Evan Pickworth] There is little doubt that SA's education system is systemically flawed and in urgent need of fixing. Read more >>

Hout Bay schools receive support from Lucky Star
Lucky Star, a South African producer of canned fish, is supporting primary schools in the communities which serve some of its Western Cape factories. Read more >>

Kwikspace provides much-needed classrooms in the Western Cape
Kwikspace Modular Buildings, in partnership with the Public Works Department, has recently completed three schooling projects in and around the Western Cape that will see hundreds of previously disadvantaged scholars gaining a comfortable education. Read more >>

Anglo American calls on applicants for Entrepreneur Internship Programme
Anglo American is calling on aspiring entrepreneurs with great ideas, and owners of established businesses, to send through their applications for its Entrepreneur Internship Programme (EIP). Read more >>

S.M.I.L.E initiative receives support from Anglo American
Anglo American's dedicated Corporate Social Investment (CSI) arm, the Chairman's Fund, is contributing to improving the standard of education in South African classrooms through the provision of funding to the St Mary's Interactive Learning Experience (S.M.I.L.E). Read more >>


Health & Welfare
Cycalive promotes positive goals in honour of Mandela
Launched by Torah Academy, Moletsane High and Tladi Technical in 1998, Cyclalive is a long-standing Mandela Day initiative. It has since been joined by Pace College, Soweto. Read more >>

Engen's growing paraffin safety campaign saves young lives
The Engen's KlevaKidz campaign, which educates rural and township communities about safe handling and storage of paraffin, continues to grow at a significant rate. Read more >>

Socio-economic upliftment from grass-roots level with ROOTS
On 1 August 2013, Mangaung Sun's Windmill Casino was host to more than 70 local active community members for a community initiative event sponsored by the Thabo Community Action Trust (TCAT) and powered by The Culture Corporation. Read more >>

Graffiti paints Cape Town pink
[Issued by Graffiti] Graffiti has once again demonstrated its support for breast cancer awareness and education by sponsoring the branding and signage for breast health orgnisation PinkDrive's first Cape Town satellite education centre. Read more >>  visit press office >>


Sport
Schutte swims a mile in waters below 4 degrees Celcius
On Monday, 17 June 2013, Cecilia Schutte became the first person to swim a mile in icy waters below 4 degrees Celcius. The swim took place in the Western Cape area, in one of the coldest towns, Matroosberg, near Ceres. Read more >>


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