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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With rugby season in full swing, those families that have members who participate in this high contact sport - from amateur school level through to club level - must ensure that their personal insurance policy includes adequate personal liability cover to avoid financial strain should they face a liability claim due to injuries caused to another player. 
PRETORIA: Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has published for public comment the regulations related to listed Threatened or Protected Species (ToPS) in Gazette No. 36375 of 16 April 2013. 
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. 
The Department of Mineral Resources has welcomed the judgement handed down by the Constitutional Court of South Africa, in the long and embattled case brought against it by commercial agricultural organisation, Agri SA. 
Government departments and municipalities wishing to expropriate property under a new Expropriation Bill will have to conduct a thorough investigation to prove that any expropriation will be done so in the interest of the public, or that property will be put to public use, the Deputy Minister of Public Works Jeremy Cronin says. 
The Trademark Clearinghouse came into effect on 26 March 2013 and could reportedly benefit trademark owners by granting them preferential rights to domain names and alerting trademark owners to any third party applications to register the same trademark. 
Telkom has withdrawn an appeal against a ruling by the Competition Tribunal - given in August last year - after complaints from the South African Value Added Networks Services (SAVA) and various other bodies. The company has agreed to pay the R449m fine originally imposed by the Tribunal. 
Students looted shops at Walter Sisulu University's Mthatha campus during a protest on Monday (22 April), the university said. 
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has welcomed the arrest of the five suspects who were involved in an assault on an elderly woman in Jane Furse, Limpopo. 
LONDON, UK: A top Google executive on Monday (22 April) insisted that the company's "key" role in developing Britain's electronic commerce should be taken into account in the row it faces over its controversial tax arrangements. 
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A judge dismissed for the second time a billion-dollar lawsuit by entertainment giant Viacom in which it claimed that YouTube was "knowingly" profiting from pirated video clips. 
There has been a slight increase in the representation of the black population in top management positions, according to the 13th edition of the Employment Equity annual report. 
Whites still dominate South Africa's top management positions, an Employment Equity Commission report revealed on Thursday. (18 April). 
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