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Thabani Khumalo | MyBiz Profile | Bizcommunity

Thabani Khumalo is a researcher, writer and commentator with various radio stations and newspapers and MD of Think Tank Marketing Services, a marketing, communication and media consultancy. Contact him on +27 (0)83 587 9207, tel +27 (0)31 301 2461 or email .
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Media matters in poverty and starvation matters

[Thabani Khumalo] Poverty is currently humanity's greatest scandal and scourge and one of the top challenges of the century. It is the primary cause of hunger, anger, misery, desperation, frustration, disease, death, violence and wars. As a result it poses the greatest threat to global democracy, development, peace and prosperity.

Posted 8 months ago | Like
Why Brand ANC needs to be re-charged

[Thabani Khumalo] There are times in the brand life cycle when it needs to be refreshed, restructured, revitalised, rejuvenated, re-worked, repositioned and even re-launched to take it to a different level. This happens not only for brands which may not be doing well but also for brands that are doing well - but would like to do better in its response to growing challenges.

Posted 8 months ago | Like
Marketing intelligence can accelerate municipality's service delivery capacity

[Thabani Khumalo] The latest research by Municipal IQ showed that service delivery protests were on the increase across the country, with 113 I the first half of 2012 compared to 2 in 2006. This year also accounted for 22% of all protests recorded since January 2004.

Posted 10 months ago | Like (2)
Brand Africa - flexing its muscles in the 21st century

[Thabani Khumalo] In the year 2000, marking the close of the 20th century, the World Bank published a report provocatively entitled, Can Africa Claim the 21st Century? Seeking to answer this question, the report said: "The question of whether Sub-Saharan Africa can claim the 21st century is complex and provocative...Our central message is: Yes, Africa can claim the new century."

Posted 1 year ago | Like (1)
Co-regulation of a co-dependent coalition

[Thabani Khumalo] Global communities witness their outstanding activisms and achievements almost on a daily basis, from campaigns for fair economic practices, climate-change challenges, environmental and wildlife conservation, media freedom, human rights, sustainable development programmes, moral regeneration and many human-threatening issues.

Posted 1 year ago | Like (1)
Sound governance, an ideal ground for sports sponsorship

[Thabani Khumalo] The South African government has made it clear that it expects public entities to be run in line with strict corporate governance principles. Since Fikile Mbalula took over as Minister of Sports, he has been emphasising the need for sports organisations to familiarise themselves with the cornerstone of sound corporate governance.

Posted 1 year ago | Like
Despite uneasy co-existence, state and media are co-dependent

[Thabani Khumalo] "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter," says Amadou Mahtar Ba, Africa Media Initiative (AMI) CEO. Indeed, a bold and tough decision.

Posted 1 year ago | Like
What can Brand ANC learn from centenary brands?

[Thabani Khumalo] Think of giant brands such as Chevrolet, Kiwi polish, Coca-Cola, Jonnie Walker, Shell, Xerox, Guinness, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, IBM, Tata, HSBC, Levi's and a few more. All these brands are more than a century old, yet they continue to dominate their landscapes today. They just thrive on a solid reputation built in the past and preserved for the future. What can the ANC learn from the 10th-decade greats?

Posted 1 year ago | Like (2)
Communication advocates consensus, democracy, development, delivery

[Thabani Khumalo] Communication can facilitate and accelerate development by encouraging and consolidating dialogue, debate and consensus, which ultimately strengthen democracy, development and delivery. Furthermore, it can give a voice to the poorest masses, thus enabling them to articulate their own development challenges, opportunities and aspirations.

Posted 1 year ago | Like (1)
Taxis should be trading on integrity and reputation

[Thabani Khumalo] Does reputation matter? If you can ask SA National Taxi Council (Santaco), after its media conference, where it announced its intention to expand to the airline transport, I guees Santaco would say "yes". In today's news-driven and fast changing business environment, building and maintaining a strong corporate reputation is vital.

Posted 1 year ago | Like

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