Engineering the risk

[Alvin Carver] Large engineering projects are characterised by substantial irreversible commitments, skewed reward structures when succesful, and high probabilities of failure...

Bleisure BLISS with a view

[Cari Coetzee] Reminiscent of that famous yellow brick road, there is a big yellow door in Sunset Beach, Cape Town that will lead you to a magical land of bliss...

#CommerceMonth [Behind the Selfie] with... Elouise Kelly

[Leigh Andrews] This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with technophile Elouise Kelly, head of marketing at SABC Group Marketing...

Treasury calls for public comments on special voluntary disclosure programme

[Heinrich Louw] On 12 April 2016, the National Treasury released a media statement in which the public is requested to make formal submissions on draft legislation that sets out the legal framework of the special voluntary disclosure programme (VDP) by 29 April 2016...

Snapchat hits a tipping point as most popular social network for teens

[Jeremy Daniel] Last week, a significant tipping point was reached in the battleground that is social media with the news that upstart network Snapchat is now 'the most important social network amongst us teens', narrowly beating out Instagram for the title...

Who needs to solve problems that advertising agencies face?

[Bogosi Motshegwa] By the nature of their business, essentially, advertising agencies' primary objective is to help solve business problems - at the heart of every single brief that gets into an agency is a business problem or challenge...

Celebrating the passion of communications

[Danette Breitenbach] "The Prism Awards entries this year show the high calibre of work that the South African Public Relations (PR) sector delivers, making it a world-class industry." That was the message from the judges last night at the annual Prism Awards...

Marketing to a global audience: Four things you need to know

[Charles Mburugu] Marketing is a complex business. There's a lot of psychology involved, since you have to craft offers and promotions to entice and intrigue...

Branding and Mustang

[Jeff Nemeth] 17 April was Global Ford Mustang Day and the 50th anniversary of the iconic vehicle. It's been a brand that keeps on giving too, going through many reiterations in the past 50 years while retaining...

#CommerceMonth: Speeding things up with KaChing

[Cari Coetzee] We asked Jaco Marais, co-founder and managing director, to tell us more about KaChing, how it facilitates commerce and how it has been influenced by e-commerce...

The wonders of apps

[Kelly Matthee] Apps have improved the way of life for just about every person who uses them in their daily and professional lives. In particular, broadcasting and media companies depend on software on all apps for a complete user-friendly experience...

Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge

[Cari Coetzee] We spoke to Magnus Rambraut about how digitizing the industry can...

[Creative Circle 2016] Cream of the creative crop 1

[Leigh Andrews] ECDs and CCOs from six of the top-achieving agencies at the recent Creative Circle Ad of the Year Awards share what it took to shine for the tough judging panel and share some industry love for local work they love at the moment...

Drone medicine delivery service takes off in Rwanda

[Nicci Botha] A fleet of mini aircraft could provide the solution to getting medical supplies to remote areas of Africa, thereby preventing thousands of deaths...

From high heels to hard hats

[Nicci Botha] Tiguidanke Camara swopped the glitz and glamour of the modelling world to make a difference in the mining industry in her native Guinea and beyond...