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 [...]
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 [...]
South Africa has come a long way since the dark days of Apartheid. 22 years following the dawn of democratic South Africa, our country has dramatically changed in many ways. Indeed, how we see ourselves as South Africans and how the world sees us, has been profoundly altered. Launching in 2017, The South African Brand [...]
Cape Town - A new initiative aims to kickstart a series of important conversations about South Africa's brand identity. The South African Brand Summit & Awards seeks to provide a platform for discussions about branding and brand management in the public and private sectors. It will also look at how local and global brands that [...]
LOOKING back at events and conversations of the past few years, especially 2016 when everything seemed to have moved into higher gear, it dawns on me that it’s easy to just share criticism and commentary while, seemingly, sitting comfortably in one’s arm chair. We live in a country where media people and commentators could just [...]
Launching in 2017, The South African Brand Summit & Awards will provide a unique platform to begin but probably not finish a series of important conversations about branding and brand management in the public and private sectors. With the theme ‘Recapturing the South African narrative’, it will take place from 16-17 November 2017 at the [...]
South Africa has come a long way since the dark days of Apartheid. 22 years following the dawn of democratic South Africa, our country has dramatically changed in many ways. Indeed, how we see ourselves as South Africans and how the world sees us, has been profoundly altered. Launching in 2017, The South African Brand [...]