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As we hit summer, Fanta is bringing a funky new look to their bottle, the biggest change in the brand’s history to date. Fanta took this inspiration from the brand’s creative energy and will launch the new spiral bottle. The Spiral Bottle is an innovative and disruptive asymmetric design, reflecting the brand’s fruity, fun and vibrant nature. The bottle, replaces the traditional bubble design with a spiral version, that twists the plastic to form a unique, eye-catching shape, heralded by design groups as ‘super fresh’.  Fanta is giving you a chance to walk away with a funky hamper consisting of a desk fridge, Bluetooth speaker and the new Fanta spiral bottle to the value of R1500 each. Competition details:  Tweet me a picture of you enjoying a Fanta twist bottle and enjoying a summer moment  @lingo411

Tobie Van Schalkwyk, former Financial Manager at Hemingways Casino in the Eastern Cape, has moved across the country to take up the post of Complex General Manager at Blackrock Casino, Hotel and Entertainment. He brings with him the same philosophies that saw him increase productivity and improve efficiencies in his previous position. These include his open-door policy, team-centric approach to leadership and having department heads take ownership of their departments’ performance.   Tobie jokes that his favourite element of his new role is not having to sit in his office as much as when he was a Financial Manager, but says that in all seriousness, it is the challenge of ensuring the property delivers to its potential. For him, a typical day as General Manager Starts with him walking all areas of the property – both front and back of house and addressing any operational challenges together with department heads. He then makes time to tackle his administrative dutie...

Tobie Van Schalkwyk, former Financial Manager at Hemingways Casino in the Eastern Cape, has moved across the country to take up the post of Complex General Manager at Blackrock Casino, Hotel and Entertainment. He brings with him the same philosophies that saw him increase productivity and improve efficiencies in his previous position. These include his open-door policy, team-centric approach to leadership and having department heads take ownership of their departments’ performance.   Tobie jokes that his favourite element of his new role is not having to sit in his office as much as when he was a Financial Manager, but says that in all seriousness, it is the challenge of ensuring the property delivers to its potential. For him, a typical day as General Manager Starts with him walking all areas of the property – both front and back of house and addressing any operational challenges together with department heads. He then makes time to tackle his administrative duties an...

Urban dwellers have been stepping out of their comfort zones and rediscovering their cities with Heineken®, the world’s leading international premium beer. To kick start the #OpenYourCity movement, Heineken® hosted a series of epic city explorations in Jo’burg, Cape Town and Durban where consumers were challenged to take a break from their mundane routines and embrace the unexpected. Heineken® took them on an incredible journey through their city, with stop-offs at a number of undisclosed (and unexpected) locations.  The final #OpenYourCity event was held on Saturday, December 9 th at the iconic Old Park Station in Newtown, Johannesburg. Invited guests were given very little information about the event and were notified of the location only a few days before – a challenge to step out of their comfort zones and embrace the unknown. On the night, the brand served up ‘red star treatment’; a visual firework spectacle opened the city like never before; and local and inte...

#COMPETITIONALERT: Heineken, the world’s leading international premium beer, is urging South Africans to step out of their comfort-zones and explore their city.  It’s far too easy to get caught in a rut – socializing with the same people, in the same places, out of comfortable habit. But it’s often the spontaneous nights out when one tries something new that the unexpected magic happens. Finding hidden gems within your city and rubbing shoulders with a new crowd. “When you open your city, you open your world, which is why we’re on a global quest to inspire Heineken fans to view their cities in a totally new light. We want to ignite the imagination of a new generation of urban dwellers, by inviting people to explore their metropole by simply visiting new parts of their city to see what it has to offer” says Heineken South Africa Marketing Manager, Themba Ratsibe. On Saturday, 9 December Heineken will host an invite only event at a secret location in New...