by Ndumiso Ndlela. The young black South African creative is no longer willing to sit back and just accept the status quo. Can you feel the shift?
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Post-Wakanda depression
by Ndumiso Ndlela. During working hours, I found myself daydreaming about an advertising agency in Wakanda called “Djalia” in reference to the spiritual journey that links the real world to the spirit one.
#HoldMyBeer pushes Castle Lite to do better
by MarkLives. A social media post by radio and TV personality, Dineo Ranaka, has led at least one beer brand to rethink its misogynist advertising practices.
Lessons in business from a barber
by Ndumiso Ndlela. The sign at the entrance might read “Herman’s Salon & Styling” but his business is really building and maintaining client relationships.
Down the rabbit hole of the summer ad campaign
by Ndumiso Ndlela. After a few trips down the rabbit hole, some key findings remain the same.
#CannesLions: South Africa wins gold in Radio
Cannes Lions 2015 has announced winners in the Product Design Design, Cyber and Radio categories. South Africa has no wins in the Product Design, Design or Cyber categories but won 16 awards in the radio category.
Shelf Life: The best of Design Indaba Expo 2015 #designindaba #makechange
by Louise Marsland (@Louise_Marsland) This year it was Design Indaba’s own projects that attracted much of the attention: Take 2 — giving life to used objects; the Most Beautiful Object in SA (MBOISA); how Artymiss won creativity; and Woolies takeout a win at DI 2015.
Moegsien Williams Q&A: The New Age business model, the business breakfasts and Helen Zille
by Gill Moodie (@GrubstreetSA) Is The New Age the Great Evil or just another newspaper trying to get off the ground?
Ever since it launched two years ago, controversy has swirled around the paper because its main shareholders – the Gupta family – are close associates with the family of our controversial president, Jacob Zuma.
The paper has always said its intention is to tell the good-news stories of South Africa and give the government credit where it’s due but not to be the mouthpiece of the ruling party.
But its detractors – especially since the latest controversy around parastatal funding for its SABC business breakfasts – say the paper is nothing more than another Citizen of the infamous Info scandal of the 1970s.
Grubstreet interviewed The New Age’s editor, Moegsien Williams, last week to find out more about how The New Age operates, its emerging business model and what kind of paper he wants it to be.