Energy & Mining Video South Africa

Afro-optimism, or more specifically, the African growth mindset is a greater sense of optimism that, despite challenges such as electricity and water that the continent faces, is in stark contrast to a growing Western degrowth mindset of pessimism about the future, and Africa.

Episode 3 is the Energy Episode with special guests Kagiso Tshepe, executive creative director at Grid Worldwide, Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of VML, Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries and Brandon Govender, digital & integrated executive creative director at Joe Public.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 2 is the Emotion Episode and features special guests Neo Segola, head of creative at Le Pub, part of the Publicis Group, Sharleen James, chair of the ACA and marketing practice lead at Accenture Song, Tebogo Skwambane, WPP country manager, Terry McKenna, executive creative director of The Odd Number and rounding it off Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer of TBWA / Hunt Lascaris.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 1 focuses on that five percent difference, with special guests Wayne Naidoo, CEO of the Duke Group, Marc Algranti from Algranti Music and Nkanyezi Masango, chief creative officer from Dentsu Creative.

This exclusive #BizTrends2024 interview is with future thinker and Flux Trends partner, Bronwyn Williams.

This exclusive #BizTrends2024 interview is with Ndeye Diagne, the managing director West, East and Central Africa at Kantar.

Watch and listen to Alistair King, CCO and founder King James Group one-on-one with Sydney Mbhele, chief executive brand, Sanlam Group, on their recent campaign which brought home gold for The Olympian. The campaign was a groundbreaking creative solution that allowed SA gymnast Caitlin Rooskrantz to be the only athlete the world saw go through her routine in 2020 at the exact time she would have performed at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Hosted by Rutendo Nyamuda, the discussion touches on topics such as the role of the communications industry and confident brands to be the storytellers and economic drivers behind greater inclusivity in the creative and other sectors - this being the third of our 6-part series of discussions around the value of diversity and inclusion in the SA ad industry - made possible by the ACA....

Bizcommunity and the ACA celebrating the state of diversity and inclusivity in the SA ad industry, as seen through the lens of Darling Film's Melina MacDonald and Lorraine Smit, winners of Gold and Silver at the recent Effie Awards and Loeries 2021 Hall of Fame winners, in conversation with fellow femme filmmakers Gale Maimane and Director Kit. Episode 2, hosted by Rutendo Nyamuda, reveals film craft as a medium of power, empowerment, economic driver and job creation, why local and global brands should be investing in the South African film industry and the importance of diverse voices in the sector to position our region on global platforms - made possible by the ACA....

After a brief hiatus from releasing electronic music, GoodLuck returns with its biggest hit single to date. Bird of Paradise is a powerful, evocative gender anthem that pushes the boundaries of the band and the entire electronic pop genre.

Watch and listen as 2021 Loerie Grand Prix winners Carl Willoughby, executive creative director at TBWA Hunt Lascaris and Sanele Ngubane, creative director at Toasted Samish discuss the story behind Shwii, their recent campaign which navigated the Google directions app into Zulu and a coveted award for client Nissan.

Watch and listen as 2021 Loerie Grand Prix winners Carl Willoughby, executive creative director at TBWA Hunt Lascaris and Sanele Ngubane, creative director at Toasted Samish discuss the story behind Shwii, their recent campaign which navigated the Google directions app into Zulu and a coveted award for client Nissan.

Jade Carlisle, the business unit director, and Craig Miles, the creative director of Hellosquare, share insights of the brand new Facebook Tinkies Milk Tart flavour launch as well as how the campaign was created, implemented and reached award-winning success….

In a conversation hosted by Cadbury, Hulisani Ravele discusses Mondelez International's Cocoa Life programme and what influences our purchasing decisions with trend analyst Dion Chang and clinical psychologist Charity Mkone.

Professor Beatrys Lacquet, the director and head of Wits Plus, delves into some of the Language department’s courses, why language skills and development are so important for business, as well as the evolution of language in the digital age, and the rapid growth and demand for South African Sign language (SASL) in businesses and organisations….

Corne Venter, CEO of the retail and rental division of Motus South Africa, discusses the launch of digital brand Motus.cars, the new emotive brand campaign, as well as the importance of having a real dealer network behind all of their cars….