Ensuring the sustainability of sustainable tourism

[Danny Bryer] "Our role as tourism professionals is to ensure the sustainability of sustainable tourism. That is, we're to ensure that all of the principles are built into the foundations of what we're doing and that every strategy we have for business growth and development recognises this..."

#StartupStory: BlockMesh

[Ilse Burger] BlockMesh is enabling cost-free communication by creating a global mesh network which allows its users to skip typical cellular and ISP "toll roads"...

#CannesLions2018: "In SA, good creative is everywhere!" - Wayne Bishop

[Leigh Andrews] With less than a week to go before the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity begins, Wayne Bishop, MD of PhD, explains his role as Cannes Media Lions shortlist juror...

#NewCampaign: Cosmopolitan SA petitions to end tampon tax

[Jessica Tennant] Cosmopolitan South Africa has launched a petition to end tampon tax, calling all women to campaign against period poverty in South Africa...

#Newsmaker: Sarah Browning-de Villiers joins Publicis Machine

[Jessica Tennant] Sarah Browning-de Villiers, former deputy editor at Cosmopolitan SA and the gal behind its #TamponTaxMustFall campaign, recently joined Publicis Machine as chief content officer in the narrative content marketing team...

Ushering in a new era for brandy at the Cause | Effect Cocktail Kitchen

[Cari Coetzee] Inspired by Cape Town's fynbos, oceans, vineyards and mountain, Cause | Effect is an experiential cocktail kitchen and brandy bar that celebrates locally produced brandies...

#YouthMonth: Think like these young, creative African females...

[Leigh Andrews] Think Creative Hub's cofounders and creative directors Nkgabiseng 'Nkgabi' Motau and Mukondi Ralushayi explain their Cannes Lions links and why they just couldn't ignore feeling the itch of entrepreneurship two years ago...

#YouthMonth: Giving back to the future generation in the hospitality industry

[Robin Fredericks] For Youth Month we chat to Maxwell Magodla, general manager at Bantry Bay Suite Hotel to find out more about the valuable lessons he has learnt from his own mentors and what he would like to impart on his mentees...

Cryotherapy: A cool way to recover after exercise

[Nicci Botha] Although often neglected, the important role of recovery in an athletic training regimen is becoming increasingly recognised...

#FreshOnTheShelf: Whistling microwave meals, artisanal rubs, Noble Nectar and flavoured green tea

[Lauren Hartzenberg] In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up some of our favourite food and beverage products that have hit the retail shelves recently...

A few PR lessons from the world's greatest anti-hero Deadpool

[Francois Rank] Francois Rank gives a few tips on how we as communications professionals can learn from how Deadpool 2 was marketed...

Welcome to a hyper-available South Africa

[Kate Mollett] The imminent arrival of two Microsoft Azure data centres on local shores means organisations across industry sectors are re-evaluating their availability strategies...

Seedstars to open Cape Town Seedspace hub

[Tom Jackson] Global early-stage startups competition Seedstars World is merging with Cape Town-based co-working space Spin Street House to launch Seedspace hub, allowing it to provide hands-on support to the local startup community...

Urban afro millennial 'internet artists' with real influence

[Bonga Mpungose Smanga] Bonga Mpungose identifies the top 3 urban "internet artists" he believes brands need to work with if they want to engage with 18-24 afro millennials on campaigns...

Beat the winter blues with Jazz on the Bay at The41

[Cari Coetzee] The41 in Camps Bay has launched it's once a month Jazz on the Bay offering to help Capetonians battle the winter blues with a fantastic beachfront view, a blazing fireplace, the soulful sounds of live jazz and delicious food paired with some fantastic wines...

Heavy Chef launches new book for entrepreneurs

[Juanita Pienaar] Heavy Chef and Xero have recently launched a book entitled The Heavy Chef Guide to Starting a Business in South Africa. Founder and CEO Fred Roed lets us in on what we can expect from the new book...

#Newsmaker: Good Mourning, Ian Morgan

[Jessica Tennant] Jessica Tennant interviews Cape Town-based filmmaker Ian Morgan on his return from the Sundance Film Festival in London, where he premiered his award-winning short film Good Mourning...

Is Siri sexist?

[Megan Sayle] We rely heavily on systems and tools that are fed by data collected and collated by humans...