Combining communications and social science to foster sustainable behaviour

[Hugh Tyrrell] The use of behavioural science together with communications to help people in communities and organisations act in more sustainable ways is increasing worldwide...

South Africa and Zambia's maize supplies are in good shape

[Wandile Sihlobo] The United States Department of Agriculture has just released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, which covers most major grains and oilseeds estimates for the 2018/19 production season...

#Loeries2018: The work that's expected to fly

[Jessica Tennant] Keeping to the Women's Month theme, we asked a couple of female local jurors to select this year's Loeries predictions in their respective judging categories...

Social media strategies beyond content plans: Apply the 80/20 rule

[Mike Saunders] Brands are chasing every single platform. Wanting to be everywhere, making sure that each platform has their voice, their content and their flavour...

#Loeries2018: "Step into your power, find your voice" - Suhana Gordhan

[Leigh Andrews] With Suhana Gordhan's two-year tenure as Loeries chair aunty coming to a close this Women's Month, I caught up with her to find out what she's learned herself from the past 24 months of creative leadership...

Kleine Zalze: Introducing the best new world producer of the year

[Robin Fredericks] As managing director of Kleine Zalze over the last 15 years, Kobus Basson and his family have evolved the wine estate into the most awarded in Stellenbosch; marrying agricultural knowledge and business acumen to produce successful results...

Ford raises the stakes in the compact car segment

[Naresh Maharaj] The all-new Ford Fiesta is set to raise the stakes in the compact car segment by building on the proud heritage of the very successful outgoing model...

7 ways to motivate yourself to achieve entrepreneurial success

[Smith Willas] The road to a successful entrepreneurship might seem exciting and full of adventure, but the truth is it is not easy to become your own boss...

#WomensMonth: Be uncompromising, unwavering & unapologetic about gender inequality

[Nicci Botha] Tebogo Movundlela has been involved in the renewable energy sector since 2013. She was intimately involved in the construction of the West Coast 1 - 94MW windfarm...

Meet the Maker: Jacqueline Grobler

[Samantha Snedorf] Meet Jacqueline Grobler, owner of Angel Heart Liqueur, Ginifer gin, Westcliff gin, Luvoa Vodka and Venom Moonshine as well as a set of all natural bitters; quite the repertoire for just one lady. Here, Samantha Snedorf sits down and experiences a day in the life of this master distiller...

#FairnessFirst: Code-switching and dealing with queen bees in the workplace

[Leigh Andrews] The negative impact of code-switching and tokenism, why females speak almost three times as many words a day as men and how to deal with queen bees in the workplace were hot topics at the most recent Future Females Cape Town morning session. Here's what you missed...

UCT's Bertha Centre dishes out $50k startup grant funding

[Tom Jackson] The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UCT GSB has awarded a total of R660,000 ($50,000) to 10 startups via two different grant funding mechanisms...

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: East of the sun (Part 1)

[Marcus ‘The Maltese Falcon’ Brewster] One cannot write about Maltese lifestyle without weighing in about the Maltese obsession with cars. So, this column is long overdue...

#WomensMonth: There's no plan B for Wilma Liebenberg

[Nicci Botha] Wilma Liebenberg, chief executive officer of Knowledge Objects Healthcare, says an initiative as immense as NHI needs appropriate technology and real-time risk management capabilities in order to succeed...

Many writers are plagued with similar challenges

[Jennigay Coetzer] Most jobs that involve thinking for a living require some form of writing, even if only to produce the occasional report, proposal, memo or email or to communicate through social media. Yet so many individuals battle to express themselves in the written word...

Challenger marketing still the best approach

[Bogosi Motshegwa] A brand is what it does and doesn't do. Whilst we tend to focus on what brands do, just as significant is what a brand or company decides not to do. More often than not, not doing anything results in missed opportunities...

Brands should add to working moms' sense of wellbeing rather than contribute to their anxiety - NIQ and GfK – an NIQ Company

[Rachel Thompson] With unemployment rising in South Africa and slow economic growth, our country's households are under enormous pressure...

#WomensMonth: Relentlessly chasing dreams

[Juanita Pienaar] After working as an account manager across three radio stations, Jabulile Mqoqi decided to turn her focus to representing talent and giving young artists a real chance of success...

#WomensMonth: The Sheryl Sandberg quote we should read every Sunday...

[Leigh Andrews] Mentorship is a crucial factor of career growth. Marloe Wise, client services director at Demographica, explains the role of business mentors in her own life and why we need to address the lack of female representation in management positions within the B2B space...