Election TV ads too costly - SABC
NEWSWATCH: While the SABC is more than willing to support free “party election broadcasts (PEBs)” on radio, it is opposing the flighting of political party adverts on TV as it will result in over R90 million worth of lost ad revenue. According to various media reports, this was heard at the public hearings held yesterday, Monday, 6 October 2008, by ICASA regarding draft regulations on the coverage of elections by broadcasters. 7 Oct 2008 10:14

Benchmarking the real 2010 story
[Chris Moerdyk] One of South Africa's leading sports journalists, Luke Alfred of the Sunday Times, earlier this week produced one of the most insightful articles on the buildup to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 7 Oct 2008 09:32

SABC's prodigal son returns
Xolani Gwala has made a U-turn to rejoin the national broadcaster at Auckland Park as a presenter of SAfm's flagship morning programme AM Live. He returned on to the airwaves yesterday, Monday, 6 October 2008. 7 Oct 2008 09:28

Jerusalema selected for Oscars
South African feature film Jerusalema has officially been submitted for consideration in the category of Best Foreign Film at the 2009 Oscars by the South African Academy Award Selection Committee and The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), it was announced yesterday, Monday, 6 October 2008. 7 Oct 2008 09:26

Why our business processes are (probably) better than yours
[Kevin Clarke] When you buy an enterprise resource planning system, you're not buying software so much as business processes enabled by software. One of the fundamental changes which will - or should - happen with the introduction of ERP is that business processes which were formerly perhaps murky, perhaps poorly defined or perhaps not defined at all, will come tumbling out of the closet like so many skeletons. 7 Oct 2008 09:25

Soccerex online networking site to go live
An online networking site, called SoccerExchange, is to be launched on Tuesday, 7 October 2008, to facilitate networking among exhibitors attending Soccerex, which focuses on the business side of football. 7 Oct 2008 09:22

Jacaranda 94.2 CEO says it's ‘game on' for newly-diversified SA radio sector - Jacaranda 94.2
The latest RAMS results are a positive diagnosis of the good health of the South African radio sector. So says Jacaranda 94.2 CEO Alan Kahn who adds that the recent addition of three new stations into the mix means it's ‘game on' when it comes to attracting, servicing and retaining listeners and advertisers alike. 7 Oct 2008 15:47

SA Youth flavour on latest Mama Dance! Music Library DVD - Mama Dance! Music Solutions
Due to a huge demand for fresh South African Urban music for TV ads, sports shows and youth television programming, the team at Mama Dance! Music Library went on a major hunt to source fresh new hip-hop, kwaito, house and afro-pop tracks from hot young South African music producers. 7 Oct 2008 15:16

Firehouse Twists from strength to strength - The Firehouse
When two companies foster the same dream, have identical visions and are committed to catapult themselves to the same heights, the logical solution is to Twist into one entity, stronger than when separate. 7 Oct 2008 14:57

Effective non-verbal communication critical in crisis situations - Crisis Communications Consultancy
The use of the wrong facial expression or gesture during a crisis media interview or stakeholder engagement can irreparably damage the ability of the company or organisation to garner public support, understanding and believability, all of which are critical for the effective management of a crisis. 7 Oct 2008 14:46

What's a festival without Grind's coffee? - Grind Mobile Coffee
Mobile coffee experience Grind has always claimed it makes a “rocking coffee”. It got to prove it recently at the Jonk Live Music Festival, where it created a café environment for Christian youth magazine, Kruispad. 7 Oct 2008 14:32

In a world where everything has gone through the roof, Amazing Spaces brings prices down - Amazing Spaces
In largely volatile and uncertain times, Amazing Spaces reports stability, consistency and most notably, prices lower than five years ago. 7 Oct 2008 13:57

The way to reach entrepreneurs - Succeed
The best way to reach entrepreneurs is to engage with them when they are thinking about their businesses. What better way than when they are reading their favourite business magazine? 7 Oct 2008 13:45