| 26 Jul 2013 |
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Today's top stories
 | [Leigh Crymble] A few weeks back I had a slight altercation with a colleague. We work in publishing together and write content for our clients on a daily basis. The gripe was over (and when is it not?) a missing apostrophe that I was adamant needed to be there. Read more >> |
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 | Steers is one of the best known and most successful quick-service restaurant brands in South Africa, with a noteworthy presence in a highly competitive fast-food market. But where does its story begin? Read more >> |
 | Yossi Schwartz was appointed chairman of Y&R Africa yesterday, 25 July 2013. Schwartz will also continue in his current role as chairman of Y&R South Africa. Read more >> |
 | [Christopher Mills] When it comes to digital marketing, most people think that it is an expensive endeavor. Sure, there are entities that are expensive, but this isn't always the case, and this article discusses a scenario that any business owners may implement themselves. Read more >> |
 | The 2013 Profile Awards deadline is less than a week away and ends on 31 July 2013. Five minutes to enter, and you may be R10,000 richer. Read more >> |
 | 24 July 2013 saw the launch of Rocket Internet 's taxi booking app, Easy Taxi, in Nigeria. The company plans to launch the app in other African companies including Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, Ivory Coast and South Africa towards the end of the year. (video) Read more >> |
 | Key leadership appointments and changes have been made to strengthen the MTN Group as well as its key operations in Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa. Read more >> |
 | Global public relations and communications firm, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, is expanding its African footprint with the launch of Hill+Knowlton Strategies South Africa. This follows the acquisition of South African agency Corporate Communications Consultants (Corpcom). Read more >> |
 | [Juliette Attwell] This week we look at ways to make your interview count, including what to say in an interview and what to discuss with the interviewer. The next question is about taking that huge leap of faith and changing careers entirely... Is it a good or bad idea? Read more >> |
 | Creating a new category of communication, Twiplomacy tracks the most followed and most connected world leaders on Twitter. In early July 2013, Burson-Marsteller, a global public relations and communications firm, analysed 505 government accounts in 153 countries and produced Twiplomacy. Read more >> |
 | [Zeenat Moorad] South Africa is by far the biggest consumer economy in Africa and international retailers wanting to expand into Africa are inclined to use the country as a launch pad into the rest of the continent‚ Accenture SA's managing director for retail and consumer services Adrian Bertschinger said on Wednesday, 24 July 2013. Read more >> |
 | DStv audiences across sub-Saharan Africa will now be provided with some of the popular sport programmes broadcast on ESPN after the channel and MultiChoice came to an agreement on 24 July 2013. Read more >> |
 | Authorities in Somaliland earlier this week officially banned the operations of recently established, London-based television network, Kalsan TV, in Somaliland. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: The US authorities indicted five men on Thursday, 25 July, on charges of running a global hacking operation that enabled them to steal the bank card numbers of more than 160m people. Read more >> |
 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Japanese car manufacturer Nissan said on Thursday, 25 July that its net profit rose 14% in the April to June quarter as sales in North America grew while a weaker yen boosted its bottom line. Read more >> |
 | OTTAWA, CANADA: Struggling smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has fired 250 employees in a new product testing division at its Canadian headquarters, a spokesman for the company said on Thursday, 25 July. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK, US: Shutterstock's third annual Hackathon is underway. Read more >> |
More International
 | Gauteng hospitals will, from today (Friday), be allowed to order medical products directly from pharmaceutical companies in a bid to end the delays in hospitals and clinics getting their medical supplies. Read more >> |
 | The military has distanced itself from remarks by a senior officer on the use of bulletproof vests in a Central African Republic battle that left 15 South African soldiers dead. Read more >> |
 | PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the family of former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Pius Langa, who passed away at a Johannesburg Hospital on Wednesday, 24 July 2013. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Jordan Scott] Do you need to get away from it all, I mean truly get away and unwind where technology, cellular contact, or electronics can't tempt you to step back into everyday life? Read more >> |
SOUTH AFRICA  Endemol welcomes Anton Burggraaf to the team - more info
Laurence J. Peter "If two wrongs don't make a right, try three. (via Brainy Quote)"
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