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The winners of the 10th annual Feather Awards were recently announced at the Johannesburg City Hall.

The Hirsch's Women in Business Gala Dinner, which was sponsored by Grundig, recently took place at Emperor's Palace in Johannesburg. The theme for the gala dinner was 'African Queen' and it was attended by 450 Johannesburg entrepreneurs, influencers, and decision-makers across a wide range of industry sectors.

Architects and designers recently celebrated the works of Italian architect and Rossana creative director Massimo Castagna at the Norval Foundation. The Norval Foundation is home to one of the largest private collections of South African contemporary art as well as host to key exhibitions of both local and international artists and guests came together to enjoy an evening of art, architecture, and design.

Tiso Blackstar Events and Gautrain Management Agency recently held a cook-off between the 10 finalists of the Sunday Times Goodlife Gautrain Taste Experience at the Pick 'n Pay Good Food Studio in Sandton, Johannesburg. The top 10 finalists re-created their recipes for adjudication by a panel which included chef Kabelo Segone, vice-president of the South African Chefs Association; Sam Rolland, last year's winner; Dorah Sitole, former magazine editor and food stylist; and Gautrain Management Agency's senior executive manager: communication and marketing, Dr Barbara Jensen....

Furniture and homeware store Weylandts recently unveiled its new branch at 220 Main Road, Walmer, Port Elizabeth.

Beluga launched their new Whisky Lounge on 6 November 2018.

The BrandZ Top 30 Most Valuable South African Brands was recently launched at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The study, conducted by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown, identifies and ranks local brands by their dollar value.

International celeb makeup artist Sir John recently returned to South Africa to hold additional masterclasses.

The official rankings of the 2018 Loerie Awards, which was held in Durban earlier this year, have been released. The rankings arrange an overview of the performance of the advertising and brand communications industry throughout Africa and the Middle East.

The big theme at the 2018 The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference was innovation. The conference was recently held at the Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. In line with the theme, several speakers focused their discussions on the role of big data. US-based big data wine specialist Cathy Huyghe was this year's headline speaker this year.

The seventh annual 5 For Change Black Tie Gala debuted in Joburg on 27 October. The event raised funds and awareness for five social enterprise beneficiares: Dlala Nje, Olico Maths Education, Hustlenomics, CRSP Dsgn and enke: Make Your Mark. Read more about the event here.

The Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2018 took place on 26 October 2018 at the Konzerthaus in Berlin, Germany. Below are images from the event. For more information on the event, click here.

Flying Fish launched its Flying Fish Odyssey on 25 November 2018 with a launch party in Braamfontein. The launch was hosted by Sandile GQ and attended by media, bloggers, creatives and cultural curators.

The 20th Sunday Times Top Brands Survey took place on 24 October 2018 at The Empire in Parktown, Johannesburg. Click here to read more.