Ruth Cooper | The Cure at Rock On The Lawns 2019Indie pop-rock icons The Cure headlined at Rock On The Lawns at the Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town on 21 March 2019. |
Sindy Peters | [Education & Skills Development] Athol Williams’ life is a story of triumph. Growing up in Mitchells Plain during apartheid set him back from the start. In the township built to accommodate victims of forced removals, residents endured inferior resources at every level, from their housing to their education. The latter was about more than just separation – the aim was to keep people of colour from learning and progressing. But Williams has never been one to be left behind. At every opportunity, he took matters into his own hands. “I realised that to beat the system, I would have to take personal responsibility for my life and my own education,” Williams says. His starting point? The humble book. Read Athol Williams' full story here. |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Chicago delivers with sex, scandal and all that jazz[Ruth Cooper] The South African production of the ever-popular award-winning Broadway and West End musical hit Chicago is currently razzle-dazzling at the Artscape in Cape Town till the 14 April, before shimmying on over to Montecasino's Teatro in Johannesburg from 20 April to 26 May 2019... | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT #OnTheBigScreen: Escape Room, Cold Pursuit and Destroyer[Daniel Dercksen] The films entering the South African box office this week include The Kid Who Would Be King, Escape Room, Cold Pursuit, Destroyer and The Bookshop... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #FairnessFirst: 12 Badass lessons on winning as the First, Only or DifferentOne of Ampah's slides from her Women in Tech Africa presentation. | |
RETAIL #SeamlessSA: 6 steps to starting an e-commerce store in South Africa[Maroefah Smith] Starting an e-commerce store in South Africa can be a tricky minefield. Luckily, Insaka E-Commerce Academy CEO Warrick Kernes let us in on his six top steps to starting an online business... | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3 Things that make workspaces intelligent[Brendan McAravey] Our work is becoming ever more digital. No matter if you're an office worker, doctor, lawyer, warehouse clerk, or truck driver... | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS Using advanced AI to stay ahead of cyber criminals[Doros Hadjizenonos] Staying ahead of today's accelerated cybercrime trends requires adding artificial intelligence (AI) to an organisation's network security strategy... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #FutureFit Yourself: The culture gap conundrumMo Malele, a poet, content producer, entrepreneur and strategy consultant. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #ECO19: Unpack why your brand story matters before you start telling itMike Joubert of the Billybo Group, in action on the eCommerce Africa 2019 stage. | |
EDUCATION & TRAINING The many wrongs of the right to education[Jackie Carroll] Human Rights Day offers us the chance to assess the Constitution, and an evaluation of the Constitution's right to education reveals stark results. It is a difficult report card to read... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA The South African consumer is a real personTrend forecaster, Nicola Cooper. © Nicola Cooper & Associates website. | |
RETAIL #SeamlessSA: Stay woke and grow your business[Maroefah Smith] You don't have to shy away from using your social awareness or 'wokeness' to grow your business. In fact, it might do better if you do... | |
RETAIL #SeamlessSA: A holistic approach to delivering great retail customer experience[Lauren Hartzenberg] Opening her presentation at Seamless Southern Africa, Edcon's Lauren King shared her understanding of customer experience... | |
AUTOMOTIVE Testing the Mahindra XUV 500 W10[Naresh Maharaj] There is nothing dark about the Mahindra XUV 500 W10, a 7-seater SUV that was launched in October 2018... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #BehindtheSelfie with... Phil de LangeDe Lange says, “"I'm not great at selfies but look, I have a t-shirt from Rob van Vuuren's 'What What' show." | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Brands, pay attention to these new urban tribesKhumo Theko, trend spotter at Flux Trends. | |
AUTOMOTIVE #JaguarElectrifies: Jaguar's all-new I-Pace is breathtakingly beautiful[Evan-Lee Courie] In the previous article, I told you about the battery technology and charging of Jaguar's all-new I-Pace. Here, I will talk about the look and design... | |
AUTOMOTIVE #JaguarElectrifies: The electrifying all-new Jaguar I-Pace[Evan-Lee Courie] Jaguar's first all-electric SUV, called the I-Pace, has arrived in South Africa and here's what you can expect... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA "We are what we see" - Marian Salzman[Juanita Pienaar] International trends spotter Marian Salzman joined local trend analysts Nicola Cooper and Khumo Theko in highlighting the top pop culture trends affecting females at an event held at Inner City Ideas Cartel in Cape Town last month... |