Capacity Constraints: Traffic Services

Please be advised that as a result of the staging of major events and a host of community events on the weekend of the 1 and 2 December 2007, and the as yet unresolved outcome of industrial action by over 100 traffic officers, the City’s Traffic Services will not be able to provide the necessary traffic officers to manage/support any road closures on these days.

Some of the events occurring include:

27 Nov) - 1 Dec Sat Voice of the Cape Homecoming Festival Epping Market
1 Sat Re - internment of Prestwich Bones CBD
1 Sat Walk for Witness Event Turfhall Stadium
1 Sat Not Even Once Campaign Big Bay Blaauwberg
1 Sat eMzantsi Carnival Kommetjie Rd/ Ou Kaapse Weg, Sun Valley
1 Sat Christmas Navy Band Concert Fish Hoek & Simon’s Town
1 Sat Melkbos Music Festival Melkbosstrand
1 Sat HIV/Aids Awareness Day: Mfuleni Mfuleni Community Park
1 - 2 Sat - Sun Western Province Track Championships Bellville Velodrome
1 - 2 Sat - Sun Faircape Extreme Downhill Durbanville
1 - 2 Sat - Sun Obz Festival Observatory
2 Sun Mayoral Event - Switch on of Festive Lights CBD
2 Sun Santos vs Bloemfontein Celtic Athlone Stadium
2 Sun Concerts - Chris Chameleon & Neo Muyanga Kirstenbosch Gardens
2 Sun SA vs New Zealand - ODI Sahara Park Newlands

Please Note:
• Availability of CBD locations and Traffic and other Enforcement services for filming and other events likely to be severely constrained.
• CBD locations and Traffic and other Enforcement services not available for filming and other events.

For more information please contact the City of Cape Town Film Permit Office.

The all NEW Pick 'n Pay. Fab or Drab? Have your say

At a press conference ongoing at Pick n Pay head office in Cape Town this morning, 12 November 2007, it was announced that the 40-year-old Pick n Pay brand has been revamped.

The well-known logo has been updated using Cachet font, the black has been dropped and the elegant dark blue of ‘Pick ‘and the warmer now cherry red of ‘Pay' also includes colour block frames around the ‘Ps'. The apostrophe before the ‘n' has also been dropped.

But Pick n Pay is emphasising that the new brand strategy is about more than just a new font and new colours. It includes a total brand essence and media revamp, including the brand line: ‘Inspired by you'.

Have your say on BizCommunity here.

Framed Labour Law Posters

1)Summary of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act
2) Summary of the Employment Equity Act
3) Summary of the Occupational Health and Safety Act

Size: A1

Price:
Laminated Poster Only - R229.00incl eachFramed poster - R695.00 incl eachBlock Mounted poster - R495.00 incl each

Contact:
Lazer Art & Frame
+27 11 626 2833

Odette Roper new ACA CEO

The chairman of the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) Reinher Behrens yesterday, Monday, 8 October 2007, announced the appointment of Odette Roper as the new CEO of the ACA. Roper takes over from Zandile Nzalo, who resigned last month to further her business interests.

In making the announcement, Behrens said "Roper's previous experience in the communications and marketing industry and international exposure will be of immense benefit to the ACA.”



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Minister suspends MAPPP SETA

Minister of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana yesterday, Tuesday, 9 October 2007, announced that he has suspended the board and constitution of the Media, Advertising, Print, Packaging and Publishing SETA (MAPPP SETA) and has appointed an administrator to take over the functions of the training authority.
This action comes after more than a year of claims and counter claims of maladministration and corruption.

The MAPPP SETA was established in terms of the Skills Development Act to promote training and development within its economic sector.

However, the ‘creative' side of the SETA did not function well with the more traditional print and packaging arm. Arrangements inherited from the Industry Training Board that predated the SETA were the subject of dispute between stakeholders.

When former civil servant Melanie Bernard-Fryer was appointed as CEO, she promised to deal with the allegations. However, after speaking out against alleged corruption in the organization, she was the subject of death threats. Private security officers had to be employed to protect her and other senior staff. After returning from a period of sick leave, Bernard-Fryer was dismissed by the board of the SETA.

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China pulls 1 466 ads

China has banned "sexually provocative sounds" on television and pulled the plug on a show reconstructing infamous crimes by women ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month.

A total of 1 466 advertisements worth 2 billion yuan ($246 million) in revenues had been stripped from China's airways since August, SARFT said, citing department statistics.

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Liquid Lime Studios opens its doors...

Liquidlimestudios opens its doors on a new natural daylight studio. It feature a 95 sq/m white space ultimately flexible for film locations shoots, photographic shoots, model testing, castings and all range of photographic needs.

First floor daylight studio. Dimensions: 10.5m x 9m x 3.5m Window diffusers & portable window diffusers Blackout blinds, lighting grids, Polyboards: 1200 x2400 x 50. Make- up table, couch seating for 6, reception area, stocked fridge, coffee corner. Quiet air-conditioning.

For more information contact: +27 21 448 4232 or email here.