Hello and welcome to this week’s Publicity Update Vodcast. I’m Kerryn Le Cordeur. This is your weekly overview of the latest news in the communication industry.

Bidorbuy buyers and sellers helped raise over R425 000 for South African charities and non-profit organisations in 2009.

LifeLine will hold two public information sessions on its Counselling Course on 20 January.

REPUCOMM will be hosting a two-day event from 20 to 21 January at the Hotel Apollo in Randburg, entitled 'Manage your stakeholders... Manage your reputation'.

Piggs Peak Casino Swaziland will sponsor night racing at Turffontein in Gauteng and Greyville in Durban, as well as twilight meetings at Kenilworth in Cape Town from January 2010.

Gallagher Convention Centre has received a ‘Top Women in Business and Government' award for its excellence in promoting gender empowerment.

Toys R Us will enchant with a toy castle at this year's Your Child Kids Expo 2010.
The Meridian 2010 Senior Leadership Programme begins on 16 February 2010 in Johannesburg.

The JAG Foundation has appointed Traffic Integrated Marketing to spearhead all marketing and public relations activities for Lance Armstrong’s first visit to Cape Town in March.

WP Rugby and Club Newlands have announced that Neo Africa has come on board as the title sponsor of an exciting new warm-up series to the Vodacom Super 14 Tournament.

Charlene Smith Communications has been appointed media consultants for Pocit, the fastest growing cellphone payment system in South Africa.

d6: has chosen Red Ribbon Communications to promote its School Communicator product.

Logogog welcomes Bulelwa Mfingwana as Events Co-ordinator, and Donna Morkel as Logistics Co-ordinator.

Refresh PR has appointed Chantelle Smit as Junior Account Executive.

For more information on these stories and others, log on to www.publicityupdate.co.za. That’s it from me – see you next week.