Why resources, why Africa, why now?

[Danette Breitenbach] Southern Africa offer the best mining investment opportunities, where Botswana is the easiest place to do business, and West Africa has the easiest access...

#CGFSummit: Digitisation of everything

[Leigh Andrews] With customer expectations driving rapid change across the consumer goods and services industry, increasing the demand for innovative and personal experiences, it's time to welcome the era of living services...

#CGFSummit: Rise of the premium private label

[Leigh Andrews] Take an overabundance of FMCG products, add limited shelf space, as well as more competition from retailers' own labels and more frequent change of products stocked by retailers, and retailers and manufacturers alike need a radical new approach to maintain their market share.

The magic of Virtual Reality (VR) and how it's going to impact our lives real soon...

[John Sanei] I was inspired by Elon Musk in his recent interview at the Code Conference, where he was saying that games in the next five years will be pretty much exactly like real life...

What am I doing about sustainability in my business?

[Nokwazi Mzobe] The call for responsible, sustainable and equitable business practices is getting louder and any responsible business leader should be acting on it...

Combatting the evil Internet of Things

[Peter Reid] A recent survey of over 400 global IT security pros revealed that fears over the security of connected devices has risen sharply since last year. 86% of respondents...

Media agency rebates: What marketers need to know (and do)

[Ross Sergeant] A recent report from the American Association of National Advertisers (the ANA), which represents client-side advertisers, has sent shockwaves through the global advertising industry...

#YouthMonth: Marketing to the next generation

[Jessica Tennant] The Sunday Times Youth Marketing Conference, which took place on Friday, 10 June, opened with a keynote by Jason Levin, MD of HDI Youth Marketeers, providing an overview of the 12th Sunday Times Generation Next survey...

#CannesLions2016: SA judges Cannes not wait!

[Leigh Andrews] I caught up with SA's nine Cannes Lions judges to find out what they're most looking forward to from the world's largest gathering of global advertising professionals.

Transforming the MAC industry through education

[Beverley Klein] On Thursday 9 June in Cape Town and on 13 June in Johannesburg, the Red & Yellow School hosted information sessions to address the changes and updates to the B-BBEE Sector Code for the South African MAC industry...

#CannesLions2016: Facebook connects creatives

[Leigh Andrews] Rob Newlan, head of Facebook Creative Shop in the EMEA region, took the time to exclusively share some of their new product and feature announcements taking place at the Cannes Festival of Creativity, as well as their impact on advertisers, marketers and consumers alike...

#CGFSummit: Facebook disrupts retail

[Leigh Andrews] Facebook's not just for socialising with friends and family, it's also a cutting-edge way for marketers to communicate with consumers in the most personal way possible. Here's how...

#CannesLions2016: (Re-)introducing Entertainment

[Leigh Andrews] Key to roaring with pride at this year's new Lions Entertainment stream will be the creation of content that integrates seamlessly into consumers' lives instead of interrupting them, and resets the discussion instead of being skipped over or fast-forwarded...

'Home of the Father's Day Gift' campaign unwrapped

[Pasqua Heard] In the weeks running up to Father's Day on 19 June, Cape Union Mart launched the 'Home of the Father's Day Gift' campaign, with the slogan 'Celebrate Dad-ventures'.

The African paradox - a rich, but poor continent

[Danette Breitenbach] While it's a continent rich in minerals, its people are among the poorest in the world. This is Africa's paradox...

Optimism despite bicycles and no toilets

[Danette Breitenbach] This year's Daily Maverick The Gathering, sponsored by Nandos, did not fail to deliver as bicycles, toilets, inequality, and optimism as well as an emotional Finance Minster...