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The second edition of the Standard Bank Luju Food & Lifestyle Festival took place at the House on Fire Sculpture Garden in Swaziland from 2 to 3 August 2019. Luju is an African-vintage styled event celebrating the local, the wholesome, the creative and the delicious.

The packaging of Orbit Gum's product range is now more sustainable and recyclable. The company's shift to more environmentally-friendly packaging falls in line Mars Incorporated's Sustainability in a Generation strategy. To create awareness around the new packaging, Orbit has also launched the Pledge to Plant campaign under the banner #JustOneThing. To create additional awareness around the campaign, Orbit has partnered with the University of Johannesburg art students to create an art installation. To read more about Orbit's new sustainable packaging, click...

Yamamay opened its first South African flagship store at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria on 24 July 2019. In attendance at the launch event were Pareto Group executives, media and celebrity personalities, and the first secretary in the office of the ambassador of Italy, Stefano Ligrone. To find out more about the store and the Italian brand, click here....

In the spirit of Mandela Day, Bizcommunity staff members volunteered to spend time with learners at Manenberg Primary School in Cape Town. The volunteers interacted and read to 70 learners between Grades R-1. The school is part of the Western Cape Education Department's literacy programme and is an ongoing project in underprivileged communities. In the wise words of the late Nelson Mandela, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."...

Save Our Schools (SOS) did its part for Mandela Day 2019 by launching three initiatives in the Bloekombos community of Kraaifontein. The initiatives were launched in collaboration with Grundfos, Munich Re, and Mountain Falls.

Adidas and Orlando Pirates Football Club gave back on Mandela Day by learning about the importance of adopting sustainable practices and by creating EcoBricks using non-recyclable plastic waste.

Media Tech Africa 2019 is a biennial trade show that brings creative thought to life within six verticals: broadcast - TV and radio; film and video production; digital media; pro-Audio - lighting - staging; audiovisual integration; and studio - recording - DJ.

The 6 th annual Bokeh South African International Lifestyle & Fashion Film Festival Gala Awards took place this past weekend, 13 July at the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town.

A total of 173 Pencils were handed out at the 2019 D&AD New Blood Awards, which was held in London, England. Representing South African talent, Bernice Puleng Mosala of Vega School in Johannesburg received a Yellow Pencil for her Rexona #MoveAgainstAnxiety campaign.

The winners of the final instalment of the Apex Awards were recently announced in Johannesburg. Ogilvy South Africa and Kimberly-Clark received the Gold Apex and the Grand Prix for their 'Making them Move to Huggies' campaign.

South African designers Laduma Ngxokolo of Maxhosa Africa, Rina Chunga Kutuma of Ri.ch Factory and Sindiso Khumalo (of namesake label) brought Afrofuturistic elegance to their runway collections presented at the Vodacom VIP Paddock on Saturday.

Running at KwaDukuza from 27 June to 7 July, The Ballito Pro welcomes extreme sports' stars, world-class musical acts and non-stop beachside entertainment.

Steers marked the opening of its 600th store with a special event at the Fireman's Tavern in Johannesburg. Members of the media and social influencers like ThickLeeyonce, Lindo Sithole, Nadia Herbst and Katlego Ncala all joined in on the festivities.