SAA's unfair competitive advantage

[Tralone Khoza] The plot between Comair and SAA thickens as Comair takes the legal battle against the government's bailouts of SAA to court...

Cloud computing predictions

[Werner Vogels] In the past 18 months we have seen cloud computing enabling great innovations, both in consumer and enterprise products, as it has become the new normal for organisations of all sizes. Cloud is now the engine room for inventions by young businesses as well as transforming established companies into lean, fast-moving innovators. It is safe to say cloud computing is already having a broad impact...

Mentoring course proves its worth

[Danette Breitenbach] A CSI initiative that empowers and equips young women entering the world of marketing, the second Phakama Women's Academy launch took place at the VWV Group in Kyalami...

Read Me

[Marion Scher] When I became a journalist I thought I would be telling really important stories, making a difference in people's lives. Well, maybe that was a bit starry eyed but I like to think for a number of years I did that well...

[Creative Business Exchange] Online content and social media basics for business

[Leigh Andrews] Nadia van der Mescht explains the concept of online business presence and how to build a strong brand online...

[Behind the Selfie] with... Belinda Mountain

[Leigh Andrews] This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Belinda Mountain, Co-Owner/Director at Black Mountain...

When content becomes the new billboard

[Talifhani Munzhedzi] Content become a new billboard when audience and listeners trust and rely on a certain presenter or show to deliver on what matters to them...

The Internet of Things is on its way... Brace yourself...

[Peter Melerud] The scope of the Internet of Things (IoT) is huge. Internet-connected devices are growing exponentially. The number of devices that the typical enterprise worker uses sometimes outnumbers the user 8:1, with the average non-enterprise consumer not far behind. Because of this paradigm, organisations are investing heavily in an effort to leverage IoT and bring new productivity tools and solutions to market...

Truth and survival on a toxic planet

[Roger Metcalfe] On 11 March 2011 at 05h46 GMT one of the worst disasters in human history struck Japan. A massive earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, unleashed a huge tsunami that critically disabled three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant...

Exports drive new vehicle sales

[Henrie Geyser] Exports continue to drive local new vehicle sales and in April, 6,813 vehicles were exported, which represents a growth of 40.5% over the same month last year. ..

[Orchids & Onions] Courage and humour rev the engine for consumers

[Brendan Seery] One of the trickiest things for a brand to do is to change its offering radically and then market it. Ask Coca-Cola about the New Coke fiasco in the 1980s...

Activism in the age of social media

[Rebone Masemola] Social media activism has its perks, but a displaced mother of three from Zimbabwe is neither going to eat blogs nor the ranting scribbles trending all over our newsfeeds...

Mobile and tech - What should be on the marketer's radar

[Jonathan Hall] Jonathan Hall, President Consulting: North America, at Added Value, highlights the latest in everything from artificial intelligence to wearables, from big data to storytelling, and what brand owners can learn from the worlds of mobile and tech.

Stop marketing your brand!

[Helen McIntee] The concept of content marketing is not original, but when you put the word "online" in front of it, it becomes a whole new animal...

[Creative Business Exchange] Branding, beyond the logo

[Leigh Andrews] Building a successful creative brand is about more than just designing a good logo, creative brand visionary Nadia van der Mescht explained at the Creative Business Exchange...

One&Only Cape Town: foodie heaven

[Eugene Yiga] TripAdvisor chose Cape Town as one of its top destinations for 2015. What better way to experience one of the best cities on the planet than by staying at one of Africa's best hotels?

Kevin Fine on Jacaranda FM's Station of the Year win

[Leigh Andrews] Here's what the title 'station of the year' says of all the hard work behind the scenes in the day-to-day running of a station like Jacaranda FM...