UCT business school programme develops new managers - UCT Graduate School of Business
To help address the shortage of skilled managers in the South Africa's private and public sectors, the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) is offering a programme this September that will help organisations to accelerate the development of top-performing staff and new managers. 5 Sep 2008 13:32
Personal Assistant Communications Training: the critical first line of defence - Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy
A Personal Assistant is the first line of contact for an organisation's management personnel and for both internal and external customers. This means that it is critical for them to have the key skills necessary to ensure that each message they portray - in essence, the messages representing management - are effective and clearly communicated to their target audience. 5 Sep 2008 11:17
Empowering citizens through digital voices
At the third Digital Citizen Indaba (DCI) in Grahamstown, South Africa, 6 - 9 September 2008, over 150 digital citizens will gather to take a closer look at those technologies that empower Africans to have a digital voice. The indaba welcomes bloggers, podcasters, vodcasters, mobile reporters, citizen reporters, new media practitioners, new media students, online industry experts, and civil society representatives. 29 Aug 2008 08:58
SA wins bid for yet another global event
After winning the bid to host the 12th Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Global Start-Up Workshop, South Africa is gearing up for a global exchange on entrepreneurship development. The conference takes place from 25 - 27 March 2009 at the BMW Pavilion Conference Centre at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. 28 Aug 2008 09:09
Polish your prose: The basics of business writing - Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy
In a world drowning in information overload, it has become imperative to master the tools and techniques of short, clear and simple communication. 27 Aug 2008 16:31
Room 13 initiative reaches Cape Town
A much-anticipated Room 13 recently opened at the Kewtown Primary School, Athlone, Cape Town. Room 13 is literally a room where young children, often attending underprivileged schools with no extra-mural programmes whatsoever, are given the opportunity to express themselves artistically and in a non-academic way. 27 Aug 2008 08:52
Digital for dummies
You know how your eight-year-old son or brother can teach you a thing or two about using a laptop or playing computer games? That's because he's a member of a new generation, the digital natives, the under-20s who have been interacting online from their earliest cognitive awareness. 25 Aug 2008 08:44
It's summer school time for youth marketers
Marketers, agency execs and brand managers are invited to attend HDI Youth Marketeers' Summer School, to be staged in Johannesburg on 17 and 18 September 2008, to find out how to really grab the attention of today's youth and take their brands from ho-hum to sizzlin'. 22 Aug 2008 08:54
Digital v Anti Digital: D&AD Annual launches next month
Some of the best design and advertising in the world will be immortalised with the publication of the D&AD Annual 2008 on 18 September 2008. Designed by Neville Brody from Research Studios exclusively for D&AD membership, the book is themed ‘Digital vs Anti Digital'. For the first time this year, all of the work will be published online, as well as in the iconic book. 22 Aug 2008 08:49
SAE Institute launches creative short courses
SAE Institute, one of the world's leading creative media training providers, will be offering further study options in the fields of animation, graphic design, electronic music production and DJ digital production on a part-time basis, short-course format, at its Cape Town academy. 22 Aug 2008 08:49
The division between PR practitioners and journalists, the issues uncovered - Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy
Janine Lazarus' “Face Off! Bridging Communication Frontiers” workshop recently took place in Sandton. On the panel was Jacob Ntshangase, Executive Director of the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism, Rich Mkhondo, an independent Marketing Communications Strategist and Janine Lazarus, founder of Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy. 20 Aug 2008 15:35
UCT GSB course unlocks business creativity and innovation - UCT Graduate School of Business
The UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) is offering an inventive course this September that will challenge leaders to think outside the box and enable them to unlock unprecedented levels of creativity and innovation. 20 Aug 2008 13:24
Google, Quirk to host gadget event for marketers
Google and Quirk eMarketing are joining forces to host an event this month for marketers, developers and designers that will focus on the creation and use of application gadgets as marketing tools. Gadgets is the term Google uses for widgets. 18 Aug 2008 09:00
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