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South African pop star is the new Powerpuff Girl
Popular singer Toya Delazy has been cast as the voice of the fourth Powerpuff Girl, to star in the next series of the much-loved...
Kenyan schoolgirls create female health app for Google
Five Kenyan teenagers, aged 15 to 17, have been selected to take part in the Google Technovation software development competition. Their innovative app design...
South African inventions
Where would you expect to find the inventor of the CAT scan, the makers of the
"speed gun" used in cricket ovals the world over, or the world's first oil-from-coal
refinery?
Banking and telecoms dominate South Africa’s 2017 top brands list
South Africa's Top 50 most valuable brands in 2017 were announced on 26 July 2017, and telecommunications giant MTN topped the list second year...
Nation branding strategies for addressing credit ratings downgrades
Members of the South African business community, including economists and banking representatives, attended a discussion forum facilitated by Brand South Africa to find solutions...
Radio veteran Bob Mabena talks brand sustainability at Brand South Africa
Veteran radio presenter and manager, and media consultant Bob Mabena was a special guest speaker at Brand South Africa's Gauteng Provincial Stakeholder Workshop. He...
Africa Day: Get your funk on with five great musical tributes to the continent
From Sly to Fela, reggae to hip-hop, the world is indebted to the rich musical and cultural history of Africa. Here are five examples...
Cooking in Cariema Isaacs’ Cape Malay kitchen
Cape Malay cooking has left its unique mark on South Africa’s collective heritage. It is known and loved across the country. Cariema Isaacs, author...
African punks: 5 bands you should be listening to
Punk rock, despite its northern hemisphere origins, has a lot in common with the African creative philosophy: its do-it-yourself, community-based collaborative culture, outspoken social...
Youth Day 2016: 40 South Africans Under 40
To commemorate Youth Day 2016, we look at the class of young South Africans under the age of 40 whose individual impact, small or...
