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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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. 
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. 
Students looted shops at Walter Sisulu University's Mthatha campus during a protest on Monday (22 April), the university said. 
The Open Society Foundation for South Africa has provided an initial five-year grant to fund a series of Van Zyl Slabbert visiting professorships in the Political Studies and Sociology departments at the University of Cape Town between 2013 and 2018. 
Professor Valerie Mizrahi, the director of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM) at the University of Cape Town, has been awarded the Grand Prix Christophe Mérieux Prize by the Institute de France in Paris. 
An Eastern Cape medical student, expelled from an exchange programme between South Africa and Cuba, has been given a second chance and will return to Cuba to complete her degree, the Dispatch Online reported on Wednesday (17 April) 
The University of Cape Town plans to host the Keith Grainger Memorial UCT Open Squash Championships from 28 April to 4 May 2013 at the Sports Centre on UCT's upper campus. 
PRETORIA: The Department of Science and Technology has committed R4 million towards improving the skills base in South Africa, aimed at understanding the earth system, in a major research programme in partnership with Germany. 
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. 
PRETORIA: The Gauteng Department of Education says it is encouraged by the enthusiasm shown by parents in applying early for the 2014 school year. 
GKxIM, a specialist mobile creative and technology agency, has launched augmented reality apps that are educational aids, receiving international media attention at two major trade shows. 
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. 
Merely recruiting to fill a skills gap within organisations is no longer the whole answer. The true and complete answer lies in recruiting the right people, and developing them through learning. 
The Western Cape has a small pool of qualified people to consider for senior management positions, regardless of race, provincial premier Helen Zille said on Wednesday (17 April). 
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