Khumo Theko, trend spotter at Flux Trends highlights and identifies new urban tribes that brands should be aware of when communicating to their consumers...
Juanita Pienaar 3 Apr 2019
This year sustainability was a golden thread throughout Propak Africa 2019, with many exhibitors embracing good environmental practices...
Danette Breitenbach 27 Mar 2019
Climate resilience must be at the heart of all investments across Africa. Knowledge is the critical ingredient to move the scale of climate resilience...
Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019
The World Economic Report on Global Risk by the World Bank lists elements of climate change and climate risk in its top 10 list of risks the world faces today...
Danette Breitenbach 14 Mar 2019
Millions of Africans still suffer from water shortages due to problems of uneven distribution and management of existing supplies...
Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019
An excess of $100bn will be required to meet Africa's infrastructure needs over the next decade...
Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019
Design can and should have a positive impact on communities, says architect and African Design Centre fellow, Tshepo Mokholo...
Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019
Bizcommunity.Africa interviews Niger architect Mariam Kamara on how architects have an important role to play in designing "thinking spaces"...
Louise Marsland 2 Mar 2019
How an American and Rwandan partnership brought the mythical 'Wakanda' to life by harnessing drone technology to deliver life-saving medical supplies...
Louise Marsland 1 Mar 2019
More than ever before, in 2018 we saw sustainability playing a major role in shaping trends in the retail sector...
Feroz Koor 25 Jan 2019
More than ever we're seeing brands align with causes and let's face it, there so many current causes to be concerned about. This means cause marketing will be bigger than ever in 2019...
Sheila McGillivray 25 Jan 2019
The focus of innovation in the conscious consumption space is certainly not trend based. The environmental and health issues facing the planet are so pressing...
Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019
The Oxford Dictionaries chose 'toxic' as its annual "Word of the Year". For 2019, the winning brands will be those that work to restore consumers' trust in a toxic environment...
Rachel Thompson 23 Jan 2019
The social impact space is buzzing. Social entrepreneurship is the next "rock star" career, there's more investment flowing into social ventures...
Andy Hadfield 17 Jan 2019
Despite great efforts from government and NGOs, South Africa still faces a number of societal and environmental challenges...
Michael Baretta 16 Jan 2019
Amidst two extremes -- audience apathy on one end and backlash against perceived social washing on the other -- the ad industry has emerged fresh-faced and focused: Ready to prove that we're thoughtful, attentive partners who listen when our audience speaks, able to hold a conversation that doesn't always place ourselves and our interests at the very centre of it...
Auryn Hiscock and Mikhaila Hunter 15 Jan 2019
Africa today is not yet affected by overtourism, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't travel more sustainably...
Martin Tvede Larsen 12 Dec 2018
International model, philanthropist and advocate for women and children empowerment Noella Coursaris Musunka was recently in SA to accept an award in recognition of her humanitarian work in Africa...
Sindy Peters 10 Dec 2018
CSR has evolved over the past few years as more and more organisations take a larger role in actively participating in social and community projects...
Leago Monareng 6 Dec 2018
With a quick-throwaway culture defining the fast fashion era, investing in quality, handcrafted goods that are designed to last is one way consumers can shop more sustainably...
Lauren Hartzenberg 27 Nov 2018
Packaging that lasts as long as it's needed, not longer...
Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Nov 2018
Giant Films in collaboration with an international team of creatives recently completed an anti-poaching, 90-second film for Over and Above Africa...
Jessica Tennant 6 Nov 2018
Book Dash is a non-profit organisation on a mission to make sure every child in South Africa owns 100 books by the age of five...
Eugene Yiga 5 Nov 2018
With the population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050, the search has intensified for alternative protein sources to not only feed us all, but to do so sustainably by minimising the environmental impact...
Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Nov 2018
Launched in August this year, Cartoon Network Africa's Powerpuff Girls (PPG) Awards is just about ready to draw to a close...
Sindy Peters 29 Oct 2018
Local brands, marketers and creators need to get better at designing campaigns and content that reflects intersectional narratives and imagery that include LGBTQI+ communities, people with albinism and the disabled...
Rebone Masemola 9 Oct 2018
If creepy-crawlies make you squeamish, then Gourmet Grubb's ice-cream, which is made using insects, may not be high up on your list of things to try...
Lauren Hartzenberg 2 Oct 2018
Around 96 African elephants are poached for their ivory every day, that's one elephant every 15 minutes...
Sindy Peters 30 Aug 2018
Entrepreneur and owner of GrowBox, Renshia Manual has obtained many accolades to her name, from being named a winner of the #YouthStartCT in 2016 to being selected for RedBull Amapiko in 2017...
Robin Fredericks 20 Aug 2018
Applications have opened for the Unicef Innovation Fund for Drone Startups, which will provide up to $100,000 in equity-free investment for profit-making tech startups that have potential to benefit humanity through the use of drones...
Tom Jackson 28 Jun 2018
