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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JOHANNESBURG: Monwabisi Kalawe has been appointed South African Airways (SAA) new CEO - Kalawe is expected to bring stability to the national carrier, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba, announced on Friday, 19 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. 
When the National Airways Corporation (NAC) identified several weaknesses with its current back-up strategy, it turned to Altonet and the HP Autonomy LiveVault solution to address them. 
PRETORIA: South African Airways (SAA) and Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, have announced a code share agreement that will enable seamless air travel connectivity to several business centres in India and South Africa. 
An aircraft crashed into the Modimolle Dam in Mmabatho on Tuesday (16 April) but SABC reported that it was a helicopter rather than a plane. 
CAPE TOWN: The ailing SA Post Office has made progress in crafting performance targets that are more clearly defined, time bound and verifiable, the Auditor General's (AG) office told Parliament on Tuesday, 16 April 2013. 
Engen Petroleum is continuing its greening efforts with a purchase order for nine new trucks that run on 50ppm cleaner automotive diesel oil (ADO). 
Africa will need to spend more than US$50bn in the next decade on building 4,000km of additional rail infrastructure to unlock the mineral resource potential on the continent. 
South Africans should not be "fooled" into buying e-tags‚ according to the SA Municipal Workers' Union. 
Income from freight transportation in SA increased by 7.0% in February compared with the same month last year‚ Statistics SA figures showed on Monday (22 April). 
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has rejected reports that the planned upgrades along the N1-N2 Winelands route will affect the poor communities along the route, saying these reports are "misleading". 
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Mining giant BHP Billiton affirmed full-year forecast for its major products on Wednesday (17 April), reporting a "robust" quarter of output, despite weather issues, at its premier Australian businesses. 
SAN FRANCISCO,USA: Netflix shares jumped 24% on Monday (22 April) after earnings figures indicated that original programmes and other tactics are luring viewers to the streaming Internet video service. 
NEW YORK, USA: US air-safety regulators said on Monday (15 April) that they would inspect more than 1 000 Boeing 737s for a faulty tail part that could cause a pilot to lose control of the jet. 
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