With five more weekly newsletters to go, and just a few more sleeps until you find yourself pushing and shoving in a crowded shopping mall searching for that one last gift, the news flow is yet to slow! All
26 of our industry newsletters are jam-packed with what's what with the who's who.
The annual
Checkers/Shoprite Toy 4 Toy campaign launched this week, so if you have any new or used toys laying about that little Susie's outgrown, why not donate them to a less fortunate child. The campaign runs until early December.
After Randall Abrahams handed over the SAMA CEO baton to Nlanhla Sibisi, the
2013 MTN South African Music Awards is now open for entries. Look out for a few category changes here and there, and have your entries in by 30 November 2012. As my father recites whenever buying his
tata ma chance ticket, you have to be in it, to win it...
Still on the topic of winning, well done to the KZN-based African Centre for Crop Improvement for
scoring its first award! Conferred by A Green Revolution for Africa for "exceptional contributions to food security in Africa", the ACCI received its award from Nobel peace prize laureate Kofi Annan.
Lastly, in an endeavour to keep our coasts clean and our marine life protected, the Western, Northern and Eastern Cape coasts will soon have
bins in which fishermen can discard broken or used line. The project, successfully implemented along the Overberg's Gansbaai shoreline, uses PVC pipe as bins for fishing line. According to John Kieser, sustainability manager of Plastics|SA, the project has received plenty of support from the public and fishermen have also welcomed the initiative. Well done to all involved!
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Telkom needs to find a "worthy successor" to chief executive Nombulelo "Pinky" Moholi, trade union Solidarity said on Monday. 
The use of a device to jam cellular phone signals, privately or publicly, is illegal, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) said on Wednesday. 
Nashua Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSE listed Reunert Limited, has streamlined its business operations and re-launched itself as a key ICT player after having recently merged with Nashua ECN. 
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Some people logging onto Twitter this week had their passwords reset after a routine security precaution was applied to more users than intended. 
Recently launched by Liveoutloud at one of its events in the Sandton Audi Centre, the new Playoutloud App contains a cache of luxury goods worth over R5.7m and offers a competitive format to an exclusive subscriber base, which is limited to 500 members. 
A new free app allows iOS and Android users one-click access to BizRadio's live streams and archived podcasts. Developed by local software solutions house and BizRadio sponsor DVT, the app extends the station's reach from its web portal. 
Microsoft and Nokia, are making their play in the smartphone market with Windows Phone 8, the mobile operating system that is set to occupy third place in the market for the foreseeable future. 
Binary Tree, a provider of software solutions for migrating to Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Office 365, announced that Microsoft has selected Binary Tree migration and coexistence technology to streamline the migration process for customers moving from Lotus Notes/Domino environments to Microsoft Office 365. 
Experts at G Data Security Labs have discovered a new type of Android malware that downloads paid apps without the knowledge of the smartphone or tablet user. The malware is hidden in fake GO Weather, Travel Sky or E-Strong File Explorer apps and is being distributed through various Chinese websites and third-party provider app marketplaces. 
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Apple, the world's biggest and perhaps most admired company, seems to have lost some of its luster. 
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google revamped its search pages from Tuesday so that now the search results have more space as the tools have shifted to the top of the screen. 
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson reported a 42% drop in net profit in the third quarter amid increasing difficulties in the European and Asian markets. 
WASHINGTON, UNITES STATES: Apple has been ordered to pay US$368M for patent infringement in its use of Facetime, an application that allows for video calls on mobile devices, the plaintiff said on Wednesday. 
An information technology contract worth R23m, awarded by the Gauteng finance department, is under investigation by the Hawks, according to the Sunday Independent. 
