Archive for the 'Loeries' Category

South African banks have generally never been slow to embrace new technology, with the result that the average South African is probably more adept at doing transactions and other banking business online and on their mobiles than bank customers in many other countries. Where members of the public have sometimes had issues, however, is in [...]

If there is one issue that has been in the spotlight for the past weeks and months, if not years, it’s the debacle at the SABC. We’ve had the Full Monty, from trips overseas to board meetings in luxury hotels to board members resigning in droves to a leader who apparently ‘sucks’ as a leader [...]

Last week saw top stories in the media relating to the jostling for editorial positions at various South Africa’s news publishers. At the Mail & Guardian, Ferial Haffajee’s shock resignation for the City Press sees Nic Dawes becoming the newspaper’s incoming editor-in-chief and at the Cape Times, Alide Dasnois, the former deputy editor, has become [...]

Local politicians and Government communicators should take note of the way the historic American election was fought by President-elect Barack Obama, especially the part that relied on the Internet, mobile phones and social media sites to encourage the youth, in particular, to vote. And it clearly worked. Facebook last week had people donating their ‘status’ [...]

Concerning the latest announcement regarding the possible change of host city/location for the 2009 Loeries, we are asking you, the industry, what your preferences are.
After reviewing a long list of possible towns, The Loerie Awards has invited these four host cities/locations to submit proposals to host the 2009 Awards ceremony. The tender deadline is the [...]

CLEVELAND, OHIO: Even though I’m on the other side of the world at present at the headquarters of the Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI) in the States, I couldn’t help but follow my team’s Loerie coverage on the ground in Margate over this weekend and the usual associated industry shenanigans and excitement of [...]

Almost all former Loeries virgins have a story to tell about their first festival weekend in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, but to date, I am still to come across one whose story entailed the possibility of going to prison for driving a rented car believed to be stolen. Thanks to Avis Car Rentals, my experience is definitely [...]