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Branding

A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship'

Timeka N. Tounsel 9 hours

Branding

You don’t create culture, but you are invited by Nolwazi Radebe, brand strategist at Silverbullet

Nolwazi Radebe, Issued by Sunshinegun 17 Jan 2025

From dive to thrive: How PR can resuscitate a launch flop

PR & Communications

From dive to thrive: How PR can resuscitate a launch flop

Emma Rijkers, Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 29 Nov 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

Plastic and garbage on South Beach, Durban, in February 2023. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How much worse are coloured plastics for the environment?

Aisling de Lange 9 Sep 2024

Branding

Should brands take a stance on social and political issues?

Geetanjali Saluja and Nitika Garg 29 Aug 2024

Advertising

Major ad group GARM shuts down after Elon Musk’s X files lawsuit

13 Aug 2024

Advertising

Elon Musk says "it's war" - sues brands who refuse to advertise on X

8 Aug 2024

Branding

Adidas' brand sentiment plummets after dropping Bella Hadid

Danette Breitenbach 29 Jul 2024

Adidas' Olympics retro campaign steps into controversy

Advertising

Adidas' Olympics retro campaign steps into controversy

Danette Breitenbach 23 Jul 2024

UCT students have set up about 10 tents with Palestinian flags and banners near the main plaza in solidarity with similar movements at universities like Wits and in the United States. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Higher Education

UCT students set up camp in solidarity with Palestinians

Ashraf Hendricks 17 May 2024

“Dismay” at Stellenbosch senate’s rejection of call for Gaza ceasefire

Higher Education

“Dismay” at Stellenbosch senate’s rejection of call for Gaza ceasefire

Matthew Hirsch 13 May 2024

Protesters demand Wits take public stand on Gaza

Higher Education

Protesters demand Wits take public stand on Gaza

Ihsaan Haffejee 8 May 2024

Image source: Ron Lach from

Media & Entertainment Law

Defamation suit a warning to all influencers about appropriate conduct

Pierre le Roux 3 Apr 2024

Media

Egypt frees last of Al Jazeera journalists it had detained

Farah Saafan and Andrew Mills 25 Mar 2024

National Geographic premieres Genius: MLK/X

TV

National Geographic premieres Genius: MLK/X

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 30 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Dale Hefer – The year marketers become user-wranglers to get more from less

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Dale Hefer – The year marketers become user-wranglers to get more from less

Dale Hefer 30 Jan 2024

#BestofBiz 2023: Retail

Retail

#BestofBiz 2023: Retail

19 Dec 2023

The ad has been removed from social media. Source: X.

Advertising

Zara removes ad after Gaza similarities pointed out

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Dec 2023

Social Media

Disinformation is part and parcel of social media’s business model, new research shows

Carlos Diaz Ruiz 24 Nov 2023

Image source: scyther5 –

Competition Law

Morocco's competition regulator fines fuel companies $180m

Ahmed Eljechtimi 24 Nov 2023

Branding

Israel: Why the brand boycotts probably won't make much difference

Aisha Ijaz 13 Nov 2023

Web Summit faces mass withdrawals over CEO's remarks

Technology

Web Summit faces mass withdrawals over CEO's remarks

Lindsey Schutters 23 Oct 2023

Capitec has over 20 million users.

Mobile & Apps

Capitec month end woes continue, but not as bad as last year

Lindsey Schutters 1 Sep 2023

Social Media

Online outrage can benefit brands that take stances on social issues

Saeid Kermani Assistant,Peter Darke,Theo Noseworthy 16 Aug 2023

Source: © The Star Nando's in the UK is facing a backlash after stating it is adopting a cashless model

Retailers

UK Nando's faces backlash after cashless tweet goes viral

28 Jun 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: SuperSport reigns supreme, DA not so much

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: SuperSport reigns supreme, DA not so much

Brendan Seery 20 Jun 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Woolies Father's Day campaign shines amidst Pride backlash

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Woolies Father's Day campaign shines amidst Pride backlash

Brendan Seery 12 Jun 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Siya and Rachel Kolisi make a dynamic duo in FNB ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Siya and Rachel Kolisi make a dynamic duo in FNB ad

Brendan Seery 5 Jun 2023

Woolworths Pride campaign sparks calls for boycott

Retail Marketing

Woolworths Pride campaign sparks calls for boycott

5 Jun 2023

Media

From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya's journalists are under attack - but they must also regain public trust

George Ogola 17 Apr 2023

Up close and personal. Nedbank IMC 2023 gets real

Events & Conferencing

Up close and personal. Nedbank IMC 2023 gets real

Issued by IMC Conference 22 Feb 2023

5 unmissable Joburg Film Festival films

Film & Cinematography

5 unmissable Joburg Film Festival films

Issued by MultiChoice 26 Jan 2023

Dale Hefer is CEO of the IMC (Integrated Marketing Council) which incorporates, Africa’s foremost integrated marketing conference

Marketing

#BizTrends2023: The politics of marketing in 2023

Dale Hefer, Issued by IMC Conference 24 Jan 2023

Branding

Hosting the World Cup: what Qatar can learn from South Africa about nation branding

Brendon Knott 5 Dec 2022

The cover art of Graceland

Music

#OnThisNote: Take me to Graceland

Emily Stander 10 Nov 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: The power of emotional advertising

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: The power of emotional advertising

Brendan Seery 31 Oct 2022

Source: Dis-Chem

Retailers

Dis-Chem regrets "offence" caused by moratorium on hiring White people

18 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Outrage over Dis-Chem's moratorium on hiring, promoting White staff

17 Oct 2022

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Nike just does it best

Brendan Seery 26 Jul 2022

Advertising

Has the advertising industry lost its way?

Mpume Ngobese 21 Jun 2022

Source: © Taina Sohlman -

FMCG

Nestlé further scales back business in Russia as public pressure mounts

25 Mar 2022

Import/Export

Boycotting Russian products might feel right, but can individual consumers really make a difference?

Mike Lee 24 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

FMCG

CPG giants Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez scale back business in Russia

11 Mar 2022

South Africans slam DStv's new streaming policy

Streaming

South Africans slam DStv's new streaming policy

23 Feb 2022

Consumer environmental awareness set to shape how businesses manage their waste

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Consumer environmental awareness set to shape how businesses manage their waste

1 Feb 2022

Striking Clover workers marched through the streets of Sandton on Thursday. Photo: Masego Mafata.

FMCG

Striking Clover workers march through Sandton and picket at Israeli trade office

Masego Mafata 28 Jan 2022

Striking workers remove Clover products from shop shelves

FMCG

Striking workers remove Clover products from shop shelves

Masego Mafata 19 Jan 2022

Hundreds of Clover workers picket outside Department of Trade

FMCG

Hundreds of Clover workers picket outside Department of Trade

Masego Mafata 14 Jan 2022