MARKETING & MEDIA #AfricaMonth: Kenyan illustrator, Joy Richu shines spotlight on African creativityJoy Richu is on the Cannes Lions See It Be It cohort. Source: Supplied. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #Cannes2024: 11 SA creatives on Cannes Lions' Shortlist JurySbu Sitole is the founder of The Odd Number. Source; LinkedIN. | |
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY Emirates: Transforming travel and fostering connections in southern Africa[Robin Fredericks] In this interview, Emirates' southern Africa regional manager, Afzal Parambil, offers insights into the airline's three-decade impact on the region's travel and tourism sector... | |
ENERGY & MINING Ramokgopa says end of load shedding ‘within reach’Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity briefs the media on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan | |
MARKETING & MEDIA ARB ruling finds Crazy Plastics Facebook ad misleadingSource: www.unsplash.com | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Top trends from SA Menswear Fashion Week[Meagan Duckitt] Notorious for showcasing the best of SA men’s and now - ladieswear fashion talent, SA Menswear Fashion week returned for yet another outstanding Autumn winter collection showcase at Wonderland Film Studios in Cape Town earlier this month... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA The rise of the new maestros: The challenger brandsAs purse strings draw tighter under the strain of an economy in flux, challenger brands are stepping into the spotlight says Lebo Madiba, PR Powerhouse | |
ENERGY & MINING Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadershipThe inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit is slated for Windhoek, Namibia from 3-5 September 2024 | |
EDUCATION & TRAINING Afda graduation film Anguish shortlisted for Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2024 - AFDA[Earle Holmes] Afda is delighted to announce that the third year AFDA Johannesburg 2023 graduation film, Anguish, has been shortlisted for the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2024... | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT 3 new local films and more at cinemas this May[Daniel Dercksen] Three exciting new South African films headline the lineup for big screen releases in May... | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS Honor rises to number one in China with excellent Magic6 ProHonor Magic6 Pro is the brand's flagship offering in South Africa. | |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 6 tips to help scale up your small business[Grant Lapping] My journey took a good seven years, but I managed to build a one-person company into a dozen-strong operation... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Under Armour, challenger brand, shows up, launches icon brand house in Sandton CityImage supplied. Brent Collinicos, general manager, Apollo Brands at the opening of Under Armour's first icon store in Sandton City, Sandton, Gauteng | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Creating a “magic middle”, not a “them and us” of brand vs performanceSource: © 123rf 123rf As marketing agencies continue to seek ways to deliver the goods, we are seeing ‘old agency’ bumping up against ‘slick martech’, writes Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Scopen partner | |
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cutsSouth Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI | |
MARKETING & MEDIA To enter awards or to not enter awards? That is the question...Source: © 123rf 123rf Do awards still hold the value they did and are they worth the time and money needed to take part, asks Rogan Jansen, co-founder and creative director at the Cape Town based design studio DashDigital. | |
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY 1% upward revision for maize estimates, still down 18.5% year-on-year[Paul Makube] Following an El Nino-induced weather scare in the first two months of 2024 with excessive heat decimating crops, there was a sigh of relief as rains returned across most of the summer crop areas... | |
AUTOMOTIVE REVIEW: Is the Ford Puma worth its price tag?[Imran Salie] The Puma's external design is polarising. Some take to it and others don't... | |
RETAIL Widespread adoption of AI is shaping next-gen customer service[Linda Saunders] Customer service is in a state of flux. As budgets and staffing levels increase, so have customer expectations, keeping efficiency critical for delivering higher quality of service... | |
ENERGY & MINING BHP eyes global copper dominance with Anglo American buyoutIf the Anglo American buyout is completed, BHP Group will be a dominant player in critical minerals for the global energy transition. |