[Chris Moerdyk] So, South African Airways (SAA) has just borrowed R1,5 billion from two banks to keep alive while it "waits for government to accept its turnaround strategy."
7 May 2013 06:49
Brand Finance and
Brand Africa have named South Africa as the leading country brand on the continent in the top ten Most Valuable African Nation Brand
list for the second successive year.
6 Jun 2012 10:33
[Tebogo Koena] Still I ask this... The
first article on this topic asked why we, as South Africans, seem not to be valuing our skills and composing music that is ingrained in our South African-ness when raising awareness on social issues.
21 May 2012 10:47[Tebogo Koena] SHOUT, SHOUT, LET IT ALL OUT... [video]
4 Apr 2012 12:14 Neither the new Brand Council of South Africa (BCSA) nor HKLM has been involved in the new country slogan "
South Africa: Inspiring new ways", Bizcommunity.com can confirm. This follows the robust debate, opinion and allegations triggered on and by Bizcommunity since last Friday, 9 March 2012, with the announcement of the
new slogan and the
BCSA's response welcoming of it earlier this week.
15 Mar 2012 14:49
Brand South Africa has announced the new slogan for the country, "South Africa: Inspiring new ways", as approved by Cabinet. It replaces the previous slogan, "Alive with Possibility". [video]
9 Mar 2012 09:32[Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] "Shame, Brand South Africa, I wish you well in your battle, not against the enemies of the state but the enemy that is the state." 16 Jan 2012 11:48 
[Anton Crone] While working as a creative director in Oslo, Norway, I gave a presentation to the local ad industry about the potential of Nordic identity in advertising. This came about because I was blown away by the quirks of their culture. One of the things that drew me to Norway - besides a Nordic wife and the endless variety of ski slopes - was their advertising. [multimedia]
6 Oct 2011 15:30
[Bonnie Ramaila] While watching the recent International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships (held in Daegu, South Korea) on TV, I critically observed that most athletes' T-shirts, especially those from Europe and Asia, proudly displayed the names of their countries with big, bold letters.
7 Sep 2011 14:15
Soweto is now a bustling, thriving metropolis, spawned out of its larger neighbour, Johannesburg, but ready to set off on a new course with its own identity, its own brand. Here's the challenge: Brand Soweto, to be authentic, has to reflect its heritage, its emergence as an economic powerhouse and its future as a city in its own right. Quite an ask, it must be said.
6 Sep 2011 07:59
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] As another
Nelson Mandela International Day nears (Monday, 18 July 2011), the International Marketing Council (IMC) of South Africa - in partnership with the Homecoming Revolution, Sanlam, SA The Good News, Direct Marketing Association of SA, Heartlines and loveLife - is urging all South Africans to use their resources, skills, time, money or goods to play their part by giving 67 minutes or more to do something good for their communities to make SA a better place to live in.
14 Jul 2011 10:50
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Businesswoman Charlotte Chichi Maponya and the CEO of SuperSport, Happy Ntshingila, have been appointed to the board of trustees of Brand South Africa as the new chairperson and deputy chairperson respectively. 16 Mar 2012 09:37
The newly formed Brand Council of South Africa (BCSA), has given South Africa's new country marketing slogan - "South Africa: Inspiring new ways" - a thumbs-up, with chairman Sean McCoy saying it has "interesting potential". 13 Mar 2012 14:51