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This month's networking forum will be hosted by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA).
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 |
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18:00 for 18:30 |
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SALGA Finance Office
1st floor, Block B
Menlyn Wood
291 Sprite Avenue
Faerie Glen
(from N1 offramp onto Atterbury Road towards Menlyn Park, over Lois Avenue, past Engen, over Gen Louis Botha, turn left at traffic light onto Oberon Avenue, at first circle turn left into Sprite Avenue) |
We look forward to seeing you at our first 'post World Cup' networking event!
The National Press Club continues to host media briefings on a regular basis. On 29 June the club hosted the National Commissioner of Police, General Bheki Cele, who elaborated on security matters related to the World Cup.
On 15 July a panel of experts discussed the impact of the World Cup on tourism and the economy.
From left - Brett Dungan, CEO of the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa, press club exco member Antoinette Slabbert, Tommy Edmond, CEO of Tourvest and Gillian Saunders, Principal of Grant Thornton gave insight into the effect of the World Cup on the economy. |
National Press Club chairman Yusuf Abramjee and Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele reflect on World Cup security. Photo: Sabrina Dean, Citizen
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Submissions for the Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2010 awards officially close on 30 July 2010. Submissions must have been published or broadcast between 1 May 2009 and 30 April 2010 and encompasses 14 different categories - TV News, TV Feature, Community, Photography, Cartoonist, Columnist, Financial/Economic, Sport, Online, Radio Feature, Radio News, Print News, Print Feature and Editor's Choice.
For more information visit journalist.vodacom.co.za.
South Africa's Leadership magazine has been named among the best in the world in the annual TABBIE awards presented by US-based Trade Association Business Publications International (TABPI), an association of more than 100 publishing houses.
The magazine won the 2010 Gold award in the Best Single Issue category in a contest which attracted more than 500 nominations from the US, Canada, the UK, India, New Zealand and South Africa.
The winning issue was Leadership's 300th edition, published in December 2009.
Leadership is the flagship in the list of business magazines published in Cape Town by Cape Media Corporation.
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Exco members Ben Rootman and Martin van Niekerk recently visited Prof Derina Holtzhausen of the School of Journalism and Broadcasting at Oklahoma State University and went on a tour of the facilities on campus.
Press club member and former editor of Rekord, Karin Espag, recently joined Agri Connect as chief editor of the group's publications. Congratulations Karin, we hope you enjoy the new job!
Press club member Ina Grobler of Pro Arte Alphen Park reports that 25 of the schools's drama and dance learners controlled the spectacular elephant puppets during the World Cup closing ceremony. Well done Pro Arte!
Please send any news, suggestions or information for this newsletter to Martin van Niekerk at the secretariat on martin@junxionpr.co.za, 012 804 5199. Visit the website at www.nationalpressclub.co.za. |
