Cape Town - It has been Marlene le Roux’s life’s mission to transform the Artscape Theatre Centre into an inclusive and accessible environment and this week she was honoured for her contribution. Le Roux, who is the Artscape’s chief executive, was recently invited to speak on a panel at the two-day SA Brand Summit in [...]
The 2019 Brand Summit South Africa is preparing for a keynote address by the much-respected Auditor-General, Kimi Makwetu. The 2019 Brand Summit South Africa will be hosted from 6 to 7 June 2019 at The Forum in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The annual Brand Summit South Africa is a think tank on positioning options and requirements for [...]
The processes under way to understand the reach of the horrors visited upon South Africa by the past 10 years of Jacob Zuma’s leadership – for lack of a better word – will continue for many months, perhaps even several years, before a full report of the damage and the role of each enabler will [...]
It is safe to say that the #GuptaLeaks and the broader issue of #StateCapture have had a devastating impact on South Africa’s reputation at home and abroad. While the ANC has expressed concern about the allegations contained in the #GuptaLeaks emails, the state’s response has fallen far short of expectations. Lawson Naidoo of the Council [...]
For the past 20 years, I have travelled the world representing South African business interests on the international stage. Despite a period of significant and relatively steady growth since 1994, attracting investment in SA Incorporated has never been easy. During the early days of our democracy, it was often necessary to allay investors’ fears of [...]
JOHANNESBURG — Brand South Africa has taken a battering in recent times as the Zuma years have evolved amid the backdrop of several controversies, ranging from the lavish Nkandla homestead upgrades built on taxpayers’ money to the almost daily revelations of state capture by the Guptas. It seems almost unreal now that, at one stage not [...]