#OrchidsandOnions: The power of a still image trumps lazy copywriting every time

[Brendan Seery] I was having an interesting discussion last week with someone who is in the image processing business and he was lamenting the fact that there is so much video around these days - in all areas of life, not just in the marketing sector - that it is becoming like wallpaper and in danger of losing its impact...

Recent Constitutional Court decision on arbitration raises questions

[Jonathan Ripley-Evans] The Constitutional Court recently handed down a judgment that may ultimately prove to be a significant departure from South Africa's established legal practice, at least insofar as contractual relations in the petroleum retail industry are concerned...

D20 hatchback leads Chinese onslaught

[Henrie Geyser] Chinese automaker, BAIC, has begun its onslaught on the local car market with the introduction of a new D20 hatchback and sedan...

Climate control for the smart home

[Neil Cameron] It is important that people be comfortable at home - and climate control forms an integral part of the perceived comfort of a person's surroundings.

How the world celebrates Easter

[Janine Fourie] Hot cross buns and Easter eggs are synonymous with Easter - a significant religious festival for many and also an opportunity for reflection and spending time with friends and family.

Five ways for health and wellness brands to win on Instagram

[Annabel Porter] A new generation of celebrities are teaching brands a great deal about how to generate content consumers engage with.

Grow your storytelling, grow your brand

[Parusha Partab] In prehistoric times, great stories were told sitting around a campfire. In the glow of the flames storytellers would share exciting tales to impart information, to teach, to encourage and to entertain. Storytelling is an evolutionary mechanism crucial to human communication and central to our success...

Gender equality as a business imperative

[Robyn de Villiers] A view of how seriously South African companies are taking the challenge of women being able to shape - not just fit into - the economy...

Five of the best vineyards in the Western Cape

[Jarred Manasse] The Western Cape has always been a big crowd-puller in South Africa. Apart from its abundance of beautiful mountains and beaches, the Western Cape is also home to over 100,000 hectares of vineyards.

Solving SA's urgent challenges using cleantech

[Sindy Peters] With the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for SMEs in SA (GCIP-SA) now open for applications, we interviewed Gerswynn McKuur, national project manager of GCIP-SA, to get some insight on how clean technologies could address some of SA's most urgent challenges...

Education crucial for Africa - Tony Blair

[Danette Breitenbach] Part of attracting investment to a country is education...

Real-time advertising can catapult newspapers to greater revenues

[Vaughan Patterson] Publications can improve advertising revenues if they take advantage of real-time print adverts and that will help not only their ailing fortunes but the ailing fortunes of publishing printers, too...

#Newsmaker: Nicole Reitz-Chidrawi + Samantha Ferguson = Flint & Tinder

[Jessica Tennant] Nicole Reitz-Chidrawi (the flint) and Samantha Ferguson (the tinder) of boutique events company Flint & Tinder Events celebrate a year of event planning...

#Newsmaker: Mpange Chapeshamano makes an Avatar comeback

[Jessica Tennant] Politics aside, integrated marketing agency Avatar has done a management reshuffle with co-founder Zibusiso Mkhwanazi stepping down as CEO to take on a bigger role as group CEO of Avatar Investment Holdings and the Avatar360 Group, which owns the agency's Johannesburg and Cape Town offices...