March 2012

Outcome of ANC Disciplinary Hearings of Malema, Shivambu and Magaqa

Submitted by AA South Africa on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 12:06

[ANC]

The National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) was instructed by the National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal (NDCA) on 4 February 2012 to hear evidence in mitigation and aggravation of sanction in the cases involving comrades Sindiso Magaqa, Floyd Shivambu and Julius Malema.

Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203010547.html

Passengers disembark from stricken Costa Allegra

Submitted by AA South Africa on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 12:04

Relieved passengers have disembarked from a disabled cruise ship docked in the island nation of the Seychelles after three days at sea without power.

Source: 
http://mg.co.za/article/2012-03-01-passengers-disembark-from-stricken-costa-alle...

Mediashop Reviews Rams Figures

Submitted by AA South Africa on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 12:02

[Biz-Community]

MediaShop, in reviewing the final 2011 RAMS figures which cover September-December 2011, notes that it is interesting to see just how stable radio listenership overall continues to be.

Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203010504.html

Molecular Duo Dictate Weight and Energy Levels, Yale Researchers Find

Submitted by AA South Africa on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 12:02

[Biz-Community]

Yale University researchers have discovered a key cellular mechanism that may help the brain control how much we eat, what we weigh, and how much energy we have.

Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203010503.html

Copyright Organisation Formed to Represent SA Publishers

Submitted by AA South Africa on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 12:02

[Biz-Community]

After four years of research and development, the South African Reproduction Rights Organisation (SARRO) has been formed to put businesses, organisations and industry on the right track from a copyright point of view and to promote access and sharing of copyrighted works actively, while ensuring that the publishers are remunerated for this use.

Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203010500.html

Red Carnation Hotel Group Boosts Amy Biehl Foundation

Submitted by AA South Africa on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 12:02

[Biz-Community]

The Red Carnation Hotel Collection South Africa celebrated the month of love and Valentine's Day with a donation towards their chosen charity, the Amy Biehl Foundation.

Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203010499.html

Twitter 'Kills' Malema's Political Career

Submitted by AA South Africa on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 12:02

[Biz-Community]

It's official. Julius Malema has been expelled from the ANC Youth League. At least he was by 3:55pm yesterday afternoon - in the twitterverse at least.

Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203010498.html

Super Regional Shops Show Highest Christmas Trading Density

Submitted by AA South Africa on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 12:02

[Biz-Community]

Research from the IPD South Africa Retail Trading Density Index, based on a sample of 80 shopping centres from 17 portfolios covering 3.5 million m2 of lettable area at the end of December 2011, shows that super regional shopping centres achieved the highest increase in trading density.

Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203010497.html

Longevity Shows Increase Circulation, Attributable to Content Mix

Submitted by AA South Africa on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 12:01

[Biz-Community]

In a market that has shown 30% decline in October-December 2011, Longevity magazine has had a 8.7% growth in the six months July- December 2011, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) statistics.

Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203010496.html

Joburg city probing 'party' councillor

Submitted by AA South Africa on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 11:55

One of the allegations being that she had a personal makeover for a function at the city's expense

Source: 
http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2012/03/01/joburg-city-probing-party-councillo...