What every student should know about the NQF and course accreditation

[Dr Felicity Coughlan] Terminology related to education in South Africa can often be very confusing, particularly when learners and prospective students need to consider the National Qualifications Framework...

#MusicExchange: Alistair Izobell

[Martin Myers] The festive musical production Satin to Sequins - More than a Minstrel, directed by the award-winning Alistair Izobell, will light up the Baxter Concert Hall stage in Cape Town for three weeks from 28 June 2018.

#YouthMonth: The superpower that enables you to design the future

[Ilse Burger] WeThinkCode_ is a network of tech institutions dedicated to deliver Africa's human potential and meet the demand for software engineering skills...

#SourceAfrica2018: Lessons from K-Way's lean turnaround

[Lauren Hartzenberg] K-Way has been lauded as exemplary in its approach to boosting the local clothing manufacturing sector. But 14 years ago, the company was approaching the brink of closure...

#YouthMonth: "The word 'advertising' frustrates me" - Adam Byars

[Jessica Tennant] Adam Byars, co-MD and partner at Grid Worldwide, who recently took part in a panel discussion at the Sunday Times Generation Next conference, tells us about the good work HDI is doing in the youth marketing space and that even the best marketers can learn something from its Junior Board of Directors...

The benefits of having an in-house marketing team

[Graham van der Merwe] Are you considering moving your marketing team in-house? If your company needs long-term, full-time marketing attention then perhaps it's time...

#TriedAndTested: BMW i8 and i3

[Ilse Burger] When you get into a car with flip-up, gull-wing doors, you cannot help but feel excited. Especially if it's a BMW i8 Roadster and it's the only one in South Africa...

#SourceAfrica2018: 3 macro trends for spring/summer 2019

[Maroefah Smith] WGSN's director of retail and buying Sara Maggioni presented a spring/summer 2019 trend forecast at Source Africa 2018, held in Cape Town last week...

#MFGIndaba: Factory of the year launches in SA

[Danette Breitenbach] A benchmarking competition that recognises manufacturing excellence, Factory of the Year was launched locally at this year's Manufacturing Indaba...

It's not all doom and gloom for SA's property market

[Tony Clarke] As South Africans reel from the news of a 2.2% GDP decline in the first quarter of 2018, property experts remain optimistic...

#MFGIndaba: Manufacturing key to growing SA economy

[Danette Breitenbach] With its multiple effect, manufacturing is the one sector in the economy that has the potential to create the jobs the country needs so desperately. But the industry is under threat and has declined...

#CannesLions2018: The CMO is the new CEO

[Ann Nurock] Ann Nurock interviews Motheo Matsau, chief sales and marketing officer at Ster-Kinekor, asking him how important the partnership with Cannes Lions is for the cinema company and what he thought of this year's entries and winning work...

Bonnievale Wines' The River Collection: fresh, fun and fabulous

[Ilse Burger] We recently headed out of town to attend Bonnievale Wines' new premium wine range launch, dubbed The River Collection. A fitting name, seeing that the Breede River is the main, life-giving artery of this region...

Is Foogle the enemy?

[Richard Lord] Facebook and Google are the biggest media owners in almost every market across the globe and they seem to be heading for world domination, says Richard Lord. But, is that so bad?...

#TriedAndTested: New Nissan Micra

[Ilse Burger] The fifth generation Nissan Micra represents a significant progression in design. It has undergone a complete transformation from cute and bubbly to downright sophisticated and sexy...

Marketing fragmentation: A cross-device world

[Ellen De Matos Silva] Ellen De Matos Silva, shares her thoughts on fragmentation in marketing and how online users are becoming increasingly comfortable with a cross-device messaging world...

#OnTheBigScreen: Thys & Trix, Isle Of Dogs and Oceans 8

[Daniel Dercksen] Thys & Trix, Isle Of Dogs, Oceans 8, On Chesil Beach and Braven open at local cinemas this weekend.

Why smart transportation is a game changer for Africa

[Sherry Zameer] Many of the approaches and technologies which combine to form a smart city are being applied from Cape Town through to Cairo...

Marketing to the next generation at the speed of culture

[Jessica Tennant] Bongani Chinkanda, CEO of HDI Youth Marketeers, the agency that conducts the research for the Sunday Times Generation Next study, released last week, provided an overview at the conference, which took place on Thursday, 14 June at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg...