And then everything changed

[Eugene Yiga] Eugene Yiga explores how Covid-19 is impacting the travel, hospitality, and entertainment industries in South Africa...

How businesses can support mental health in the Covid-19 workplace

[Nicci Botha] While people can handle change, uncertainty can seriously drive up stress and anxiety levels, especially around the world of work...

#LockdownAdvice: Cross-functional teams

[Allon Raiz] In my previous article, Embrace your X, I discussed the importance for the leadership of entrepreneurial businesses to make comprehensive contingency plans...

Customer communication is always vital, Covid-19 makes it even more so

[Greg Chen] As the world starts to emerge from under the shadow of Covid-19 and economic activity resumes at a meaningful level, a few things will set the companies apart that survive and go on to thrive from those that don't...

#LockdownLessons: Slow return anticipated to a new-normal - Andrea Tucker, MortgageMe

[Sindy Peters] Andrea Tucker, director at MortgageMe, shares her experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how her organisation is navigating these unusual times...

A day in the lockdown life of Publisher Research Council CEO Josephine Buys

[Juanita Pienaar] Publisher Research Council CEO, Josephine Buys' account of work-life in the time of Covid-19, part of a series of articles looking into how agencies and agency folk are responding to the crisis and viewing it through a creative lens.

#MusicExchange: Jaydon Lewis

[Martin Myers] A wunderkind with the Midas touch, Jaydon Lewis has continuously astounded listeners with his powerful and dynamic production...

#LockdownLessons: Opportunity to re-invent, revamp education system - Zakheni Ngubo, Syafunda

[Sindy Peters] Zakheni Ngubo, founder and CEO at Syafunda, shares his experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how his organisation is navigating these unusual times...

Next step: normalise communicating on virtual and digital channels!

[Mvumikazi Tsewu] Mvumikazi Tsewu, CE of AM Creations and Design gives tips on how businesses should normalise communicating on virtual and digital channels...

#LockdownLessons: Time to re-assess how we design, solve problems - Duncan Luke, The Social Collective

[Sindy Peters] Duncan Luke, CEO of The Social Collective, shares his experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how his organisation is navigating these unusual times...

Covid-19 and HIV: When two viruses collide

[Nicci Botha] There are many parallels between Covid-19 and HIV/Aids. There are both highly infectious novel viruses which reached pandemic proportions very quickly, and, at this point, there is no vaccine against either of them...

#LockdownLessons: Montsho Sustainable Project is helping the ecosystem

[Evan-Lee Courie] Inspired by nature and the ecosystem, Tebogo Bathebeng founded Montsho Sustainable Project with the aim to create long term natural growth solutions for communities and businesses...

Digital Agency Showcase 2020: King James [Part 1]

[Juanita Pienaar] King James co-founder and group creative director Alistair King, gives us some insight into what agencies are faced with during the Covid-19 pandemic and how it's affecting creativity...

A day in the lockdown life of VMLY&R South Africa CCO Ryan McManus

[Jessica Tennant] CCO at VMLY&R South Africa, Ryan McManus' account of work-life in the time of Covid-19, part of a series of articles looking into how agencies and agency folk are responding to the crisis and viewing it through a creative lens...

#LockdownLessons: How to keep a cool business head in the midst of a global pandemic

[Wouter Vermeulen] Air France KLM general manager South Africa, Wouter Vermeulen shares the struggles the airline has experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic and some valuable lessons for other businesses navigating the crisis...

#LockdownLessons: Save where you can, cut costs where you must - Grant Smee, Only Realty

[Sindy Peters] Grant Smee, MD of Only Realty and founder of EPiC South Africa, shares his experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how his organisation is navigating these unusual times...

#LockdownLessons: There are opportunities in every crisis - Salesian Life Choices' Sofia Neves

[Sindy Peters] Sofia Neves, managing director at Salesian Life Choices, shares her experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how her organisation is navigating these unusual times...

A day in the lockdown life of Joe Public United co-founder and Group CCO Pepe Marais

[Jessica Tennant] Co-founder and Group CCO of Joe Public United, Pepe Marais's account of work-life in the time of Covid-19, part of a series of articles looking into how agencies and agency folk are responding to the crisis and viewing it through a creative lens...

#LockdownLessons: Challenging times call for creativity - Q&A with Lamees Albertus of The Fugard

[Ruth Cooper] General manager and producer of the iconic The Fugard Theatre in Cape Town, Lamees Albertus, shares her #LockdownLessons, how The Fugard and the SA theatre and arts industry, in general, is navigating and responding to the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdown...

#LockdownLessons: Make it work, despite the challenges, says Brimis' Andile Nqandela

[Sindy Peters] Andile Nqandela, founder and managing director of Brimis Engineering, shares his experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how his organisation is navigating these unusual times...