Katlego 'Flocart' Ditlhokwe, senior strategist at Brave Group, shares his analysis on the representation of the boy-child in advertising...
Katlego 'Flocart' Ditlhokwe, Issued by The Brave Group 17 Mar 2020
It's one thing having the people and the resources to create culturally relevant work, but to be really effective, agencies must build the systems to support them...
Elouise Kelly 18 Dec 2019
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the country's legislated public broadcasting service, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in recent times...
Musawenkosi Ndlovu 30 Sep 2019
South Africa's black middle class is growing numerically - and growing politically restive. But does it see the world differently from others? Does this translate into voting behaviour?
David Everatt 3 May 2019
Big data is a powerful and innovative tool that wine, food and hospitality establishments can use to get closer to consumers...
"Leisure travellers are giving our country a big vote of confidence. This indicates that South African travel remains popular both locally and internationally, which bodes well for future growth. The other good news from the latest figures is the geographical spread."
The recent rise of the flowing black middle class has led to a disconnect between brands and these consumers. Sibusiso Ndhlovu explores ways in which the gap between brands and the township segment can be closed...
Sibusiso Ndhlovu 23 Mar 2018
With the largest 'youth bulge' in the world, the future of Africa is young, dynamic, determined. No one can afford to ignore the youth in Africa and the local and global business community needs to prepare for the ever-connected, younger generations...
Nicola Cooper 22 Dec 2017
While the demise of physical retail abroad is sure to cast a shadow on the plans of local counterparts, Brett Kaplan believes the long-term outlook for local apparel retail is a good news story...
Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Dec 2017
Speaking at the Inyathelo Philanthropy Forum in Cape Town on Thursday, 9 November, Professor William Gumede, noted that we need to focus on resilience in order to survive and prosper in the current context of state failure and lack of trust in democratic institutions...
The WhyFive BrandMapp 2017 Top End Study that annually tracks changes at the top of South Africa's wealth triangle reveals a significant colour shift at the wealthy end of the rainbow nation...
The millennial market, along with the rapid development of technology, is forcing insurers to explore new ways of connecting and engaging with their customers...
Kaya FM has announced that business journalist Gugulethu Cele will be the new host of Kaya Bizz as of 6 March...
Issued by KAYA 959 27 Feb 2017
Africa has been growing faster than we thought all along. We were not adequately equipped to measure this growth while it was happening…
Razia Khan 2 Feb 2017
Previously a forgotten market - and especially in one of South Africa's poorest provinces, the Eastern Cape - townships were formerly dominated by informal traders and spaza shops...
Richard Brasher, the soft-spoken Englishman recruited shortly after he left UK retail giant Tesco after clashing with the top brass over strategy, seems to have had much more luck in muscling Pick n Pay back onto the right path...
Adele Shevel 6 Jun 2016
Hunched on a white plastic chair, Romeo Makwela takes a bite of his lunch. It is a threelayered sandwich (i-slice) with fried chips, achar, a smoked Russian sausage, cheese and lettuce oozing out from all sides...
Palesa Vuyolwethu Tshandu 18 May 2016
If you're targeting a generic 'black middle class' without properly interpreting insights, you'll fall just as far short of actually resonating with your intended audience as those who use the 'Africa as a country' mindset. Here's why...
Leigh Andrews 13 May 2016
The growth of the black middle class has prompted SANParks to build luxury hotels in Kruger National Park. The latest is a luxury lodge near Malelane...
While the South African petroleum sector has been in a state of flux in recent years, underpinned by a changing landscape and regulatory challenges, Sowetan businessman George Nkosi sees an investment opportunity in the retail end of the petrol business...
Government and business have their work cut out to prevent South Africa from sliding towards a 'rocky road' scenario...
The South African Savings Institute (SASI) launched National Savings Month with a convention breakfast that had the theme 'Savings for the Sandwich Generation'...
Gerald Mwandiambira 21 Jul 2015
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So many agencies, so many award shows, so many opinions. Here's what some of the representatives who are set to attend next week's 20th APEX awards Gala evening are hoping to see, and how they think the industry can improve...
Leigh Andrews 14 Jul 2015
Newly appointed Gagasi FM Brand Manager at United Stations, Lindile 'Li' Ndube, gives a no-holds-barred view of what it'll take for radio advertisers to stay on top...
Issued by United Stations 2 Jul 2015
Advertising and marketing strategies in South Africa are more often than not pitched to an imagined black consumer: homogenous, newly-moneyed, and still baffled by what to buy as well as in desperate need of a funeral policy...
Peter du Toit 20 Apr 2015
Like most sectors, travel is being disrupted by technologybringing with it a new demand for its countless products and services by rethinking old business models and behaviours...
Evan-Lee Courie 9 Feb 2015
As South Africa enters 2015, a year that is widely forecast to be characterised by pressure on consumer spending and rising interest rates, it is predicted that the upward trend in retail franchising will continue.
The oil price dropped to its lowest level in five years yesterday, lubricating the South African market for more low-cost airlines...
Gagasi FM will kick off its annual "Ila Ngil' Thola Khona" summer campaign with the Durban Beach Festival this coming Sunday, 30 November, at SunKist Beach Lawns in Durban...
Issued by Gagasi FM 28 Nov 2014
Out of Office is no longer just an automatic reply, but a new talk series that features inspirational, informative and high-profile speakers in unusual spaces...
Jessica Taylor 24 Nov 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa is a market hungry for expressions of status, with image and brands playing a big role, says Nuholt Huisamen, South African country manager for Levi Strauss & Co...
Jean Huisman 18 Nov 2014
I was really amused the other day, while watching an episode of The Simpsons on TV, to see a pair of weird, deadpan New Zealander musicians as the stars of the show...
Al Mackay 7 Nov 2014
Some 41% of local title readers are influenced by their newspaper when choosing an educational institution...
We now have a residential property market which has thrown off the burden of a long recessionary period while defying obstacles to growth.
Andrew Golding 22 Sep 2014
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) has had a somewhat chequered history. Few would argue that after 300 years of colonial rule, and 40 years of apartheid, South Africa had a racially skewed economic landscape that needed urgent reform. And having education and health inequality of the highest order exacerbated the economic inequality.
It has been well documented that the South African black middle class is on the rise. Mzansi Post is an online news portal dedicated to presenting rich and diverse content that will serve this demographic...
Issued by 356 Oak Holdings 25 Aug 2014
The Joburg Festival of Beer will be returning to the Pirates Sports Club, Greenside, Joburg on Saturday, 27 and Sunday, 28 September, 2014. The two-day festival will feature up to 160 beers from local and international brewers, including some exciting new faces in the brewing industry.
Cape Town may well be the most congested city in South Africa but you are most likely to be caught in a traffic jam on the Ben Schoeman motorway between Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Paddy Hartdegen 31 Jul 2014
Notions that the rand currency is going to plummet need not result in you rushing headlong into property investments abroad.
We are enjoying 20 years of democracy so it is a good time to take an objective look at transformation as a partnership between government and the private sector.
Brett Bowes 22 May 2014
The South African residential property market is at last showing signs of a healthy recovery, having slowly but steadily recuperated from the recession of 2008. Increasing sales volumes, rising values and growing demand all underline the recovery to more normal trading conditions, said Dr Andrew Golding, CE of the Pam Golding Property group.
As value for money, coupled with convenience and accessibility of location become an increasing priority for home buyers across all sectors of the market, the strategically positioned and well-priced East Rand is proving more and more popular among such purchasers.
Network Events will launch the Décor and Design Show at the Casterbridge Lifestyle Centre in White River, Mpumalanga from 8-9 March 2014, to meet demand for customised regional events with flair and innovation.
The fourth annual PwC South Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook was launched recently and I caught up with Vicki Myburgh, Entertainment & Media Industries Leader for PwC Southern Africa.
Danette Breitenbach 29 Nov 2013
You might have looked at the Revised Codes of Good Practice (RCoGP) through a business lens, and realised they were so difficult to score on, that they left you wondering what they were trying to achieve, and if this was a step in the right direction or just too large a chasm to leap.
Dr Robin Woolley 29 Aug 2013
South Africa's townships are being seen as the only option for new stores or brand growth, as most key retail nodes are saturated with stores and major shopping options. The NAB's latest Roots survey has unlocked critical local intelligence on this market and its major buying potential.
When Kaya FM was handed the award for best commercial radio station at the 2013 MTN Radio Awards, it represented far more than a well-deserved honour for years of hard work of a committed team. It is also an indicator of a fundamental change in the South African radio market, by breaking the hold of long established players in the SA radio industry. The win has inserted energy and life into a market that had become a bit stayed and predictable.
Lance Classen Head of Tak, Issued by Kaya FM 23 Aug 2013