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A new category for the 2012 
An initiative of the African Arts Institute, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut, the Southern African Training Hub will host a three-year programme in cultural leadership, governance and entrepreneurship will be launched in Johannesburg, South Africa during May 2012. It will host candidates from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and South Africa. 
MOSCOW, RUSSIA / JOHANNESBURG, SA: Kaspersky Lab's experts recently analysed Flashfake, a massive botnet that infected more than 600 000 computers worldwide, and concluded that more than 98% of the infected computers were most likely running a version of Mac OS X. 
LONDON, UK: Lions Festivals, organisers of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, and Haymarket Media have announced an agreement in principle to extend their joint venture. The partnership currently runs Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity and the Asian Marketing Effectiveness Festival (AMEs), and will now also include the Digital Media Awards for Asia. 
MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: The organisers have announced the return of the 
CANNES, FRANCE: New platforms and expanding global markets drive new blockbuster TV content deals at MIPTV, from formats and scripted series, international co-productions to factual and experimental media. 
CANNES, FRANCE: The line-up for three more of the 2012 Cannes Lions juries has been announced by the International Festival of Creativity: Cyber, Radio and Promo & Activation. South Africa is represented by Rob McLennan, of Net#work BBDO; he will head the Radio jury, and Livio Tronchin, of Derrick, is on the Promo & Activation jury. 
MADRID, SPAIN / PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Newspapers no longer just cover sports - they compete with them... The footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has 42 million fans on Facebook. Nike puts out a sports magazine as good as any done by the traditional press. Fan sites are the go-to destination for millions who once turned to newspapers as the primary source for sports news. | Partners |
SOUTH AFRICARamsayMedia a founding partner in CSI portal
RamsayMedia has taken its CSI initiatives to the industry in a very public way. The company is one of the founding businesses to join WeCanChangeOurWorld (a bizcommunity.com partner), which is a sustainable social transformation portal showcasing the CSI efforts of corporate and non-profit organisations. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASA businesses are unaware of their water footprints
The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Risk Report 2012 lists a global water supply crisis as the second most important global risk, second to a major systemic failure of our financial systems, according to this report, courtesy Global Carbon Exchange - http://www.globalcarbonexchange.com/. South Africa, for example, faces a looming water shortfall of 2,7-billion cubic metres by 2030. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAHolding out for a climate change hero
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| Government |
SOUTH AFRICABroadside for Patel's 'competition meddling'
[Amanda Visser] In a rare public outburst, David Lewis, former chairman of the Competition Tribunal, severely criticised the government, especially Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel, for using the competition authorities to leverage concessions out of international investors. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICADA's complaints against info bill 'absurd'
[Paul Vecchiatto] African National Congress Chief Whip Moloto Mothapo has labelled the Democratic Alliance's (DA) complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over adverts in support of the Protection of State Information Bill "absurd and ridiculous". Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMolewa cracks whip on unregistered rhino horn stockpiles
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has urged private landowners who are in possession of rhino horn stockpiles to register them. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMTN faces human rights probe
THE SA Human Rights Commission has received a request from the DA to investigate MTN for alleged human rights violations in Iran. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAPublic protector could investigate MTN allegations
Allegations that network operator MTN unduly influenced SA's foreign policy could be investigated by the Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela says. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAGovt addresses public concerns on petrol price hike
Government says it has taken note of the nation's concerns regarding the petrol price increase, which came into effect at midnight last night. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAProgress made in social grants re-registration
[Gabi Khumalo] Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says good progress is being made in the enrolment of social grant beneficiaries on the new biometric-based payment system since the process started on 1 March 2012. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASA universities lack innovation: Pandor
SOUTH AFRICAFET colleges must be institutions of choice
SOUTH AFRICAR2.5bn for new FET college campuses [Gabi Khumalo]
SOUTH AFRICABusiness confidence falls - SACCI
SOUTH AFRICAHIV infection rate in babies drops in Gauteng
SOUTH AFRICAIndustrial policy attracts investment
| Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICAThe sexiest Mini ever made
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] For the first time in its long history the iconic Mini has chopped off its roof, thrown away its back seats, acquired a fold-down cloth top and adopted the name of Roadster - a metamorphosis which has turned a cute and trendy city car into a fully-fledged little sports car. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAModest increase in new vehicle sales
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] There was a modest 4.8% gain in the sales of cars and commercial vehicle sales in March this year when 56 110 units were sold compared to the 53 558 in March 2011. Read more >>More Motoring news...
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICALonrho and easyGroup to open first easyHotel in Africa
Lonrho and Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's easyHotel Group will open their first hotel in Johannesburg later this year. Created from the conversion of the former Stuttafords department store building, the 120-bedroom budget hotel on three floors is expected to receive guests in November 2012. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAAir Transport Market Analysis - Market 2012
These are the key points from full report that was released this week and which looks at air transport markets in February. Read more >>More Travel news...
| BizLounge |
SOUTH AFRICATitanic rules, now and for ever
[Daniel Dercksen] James Cameron has done it again! The force behind Terminator, Titanic and Avatar, writer-director and producer James Cameron has achieved an impossible dream: perfecting the art of 3D conversion in bringing Titanic to the big screen in all its glory - and unlike anything you have ever seen before. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASweet Thing theme chosen for OppiKoppi 18
Sweet Thing has been chosen as the theme for OppiKoppi 18, inspired by a Van Morrison Song, which has been covered by The Waterboys. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICABlack Magic Imaginings
[Maike Gevers] It was in a small garage filled with hay that I first encountered Stuart Lightbody. There were others there, I hasten to add - a good friend of mine had turned his front garden into an open-air theatre in celebration of his 21st birthday. The stable-like garage was the performance space and Stuart Lightbody was the entertainment. Watching him last week, I tried again to hold my best poker face, but he still managed to know what I was thinking. Darn. How come he gets it right, every time? Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAThe pumping heart of the CTEMF
[Julie Anne Pocock] Electronic music is not new to Cape Town. From its origins within and around the underground scene, it fast spread onto the commercial club circuit and over recent years to regular three-day-long outdoor festivals. In short, electro is everywhere. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICATitanic sails off in 3D
[Daniel Dercksen] Fifteen years ago, James Cameron brought us Titanic - an epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. It will be interesting the see how a new generation of romantics and adventure seekers will team up with undying diehard fans of Titanic sailing off on the big-screen spectacular 3D. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASpoegwolf release video for Lenie Blou
[Sindy Peters] In the shadows of a Stellenbosch vineyard lurks a hairy, gleaming-eyed monster called Spoegwolf (Spitting Wolf). The monster, seeking world domination, isn't scary at all - unless, of course, you're terrified of Afrikaans folk-rock. The band of four recently released a video for Lenie Blou and, it being their first video, described the process as incredible, long, and tasting like Powerade... Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAThe crime of the century
[Johann Smith] Despite the rain, the majority of the audience stood outside smoking and drinking, trying hard to figure out what to make of Dansmettieduiwels. But for us here tonight, there are several opposing views that will never meet. God only knows. Or rather: only God knows. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAK-day - once was not enough
[Jordan Scott] Once a year is definitely not enough! The first thing that needs to be said is a huge thank you to KFM and Santam for organising a day to be enjoyed by four-year-olds to 50-year-olds and everyone in-between. One may think that having some 13 500 people in one place would be chaotic, uncomfortable and simply irritating, but Kday was everything but that. Everything was laid out in the simplest of ways and the organisation was phenomenal. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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