FINANCE & INSURANCE The costs of education: making your sums[Nico Coetzee] One of the most important goals we can save towards is our children's education. With a realistic estimate of South African university fees currently sitting at between R35,000 and R50,000 a year (excluding living expenses), most of us will need to save in advance to finance these considerable amounts. | |
EDUCATION & TRAINING Do you fear public speaking more than death?[John French] It was American comedian Jerry Seinfeld who observed: "According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that seem right? That means to the average person, if you have to go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy." | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT A passionate tribute to Ingrid Jonker[Daniel Dercksen] Sit back, relax, and let Dutch songbird Niki Romijn's calming and peaceful Roos van Jou Mond's celebration of beloved Ingrid Jonker transport you on a nostalgic journey. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Rotating your billboards? Think twice![Tatenda Chiweshe] So the media owner has sold you this seemingly great concept, where you get more reach for the same budget by moving your billboards from site to site every two weeks - nice! | |
RETAIL Aiding SA's economy[Amanda Rogaly] A range of inferior products are being brought into South Africa at highly competitive prices, but without sticking to the country's laws on labelling. | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Sexual Perversity in Chicago[Daniel Dercksen] The bawdiness of sexuality is tackled head on in the deliciously provocative and playful Sexual Perversity in Chicago, which is now at the Intimate Theatre for a short season. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA In a digital world if you're not brave, you don't exist[Terry Levin] Part 2... At the Loerie International Seminar of Creativity on Friday, 20 September, some of the world's most esteemed advertising practitioners showed how to turn fear into tangible rewards. | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Mixing n Blending in the Mother City[Ruth Cooper] Mix n Blend have just released "Mother City", their brand spanking new EP and it's just so happens to be available for free download so all you lovelies can get your hands on their latest afrolicious beats. We interviewed founding member Kevin Ribbans to find out more about this fresh new EP as well as chat creative collaborations and mzanzi musical flavour. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Why the good guys, or girls, will always win - Ornico[Francois van Dyk] Socially responsible brands will always outsmart the competition... Doing responsible business encompasses a far broader sense of ideals that affect both internal and external communities. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Please Sir, can we have some more news[Thamsanqa Malinga] I have accepted the fact that having three local 24 hour news channels does not give manna of news from South Africa and the rest of the African continent. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Fear and loving at the Loeries Seminar of Creativity[Terry Levin] Some of the world's most esteemed advertising practitioners provided a snapshot of the state of the global creative industry. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Growth of the translation market[Ian Henderson] On 30 September, the language industry commemorates International Translation Day, celebrating its successes and examining issues in the industry. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA PR agencies to play catch-up in the digital space[Janine Lloyd] There's no doubt that PR agencies were slow on the uptake when the digital revolution took off. | |
MANUFACTURING Search companies look forward to boom[Georgina Barrick] Signs of economic upturn among South Africa's major trading partners and the weaker Rand bode well for local business growth. As a result, top executive talent with the right skills to take advantage of expanding opportunities will be at a premium. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Getting started with online marketing[Helena Green] More and more small businesses in South Africa are moving towards online advertising to get their product and brand messages across. Having said that, there are still a large number of them who are apprehensive towards making the leap to this form of marketing. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA The challenges technology poses[Aldley Natale Rodrigues de Souza] Technology is great, social media is great, lightning-fast communication is great, but... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Taking the pain out of tag management[Michael Walker] If you're a digital marketer, this scenario will probably sound painfully familiar to you. You have just invested in a brand new e-mail marketing or ad-serving platform and you can't wait to try out its bells-and-whistles. | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Real fear in The Conjuring[Daniel Dercksen] Fear is extremely real in The Conjuring and the scariest thing about the terrifying The Conjuring is its truth. Grounded in the reality, it is based on the true life story of how world-renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called upon to help a family terrorised by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. |