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Top 20 Game Changers in Marketing and Media

Words by Sanele Mawisa The spheres of marketing and branding in South Africa have seen a mixture of results both good and bad and actually a whole lot of in between. The landscape has evolved whereby consumers are smarter and…

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Budweiser presents Austin Malema

Words by Mercia Tucker Austin Malema has grown to become one of the most revered photographers in SA. Coined by Khutso Theledi late last year, the hashtag #EverybodyDeservesAnAustinMalemaPicture has become a testament to the calibre of artist he is and…

The Rise of Artist Owned Festivals

Words by Zee Ntloko In 2015, Cassper Nyovest embarked on the seemingly audacious task of hosting a concert at The Dome and attempting to fill up the 20,000-capacity venue. What was first met with scepticism and even ridicule, the premiere…

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Top 10 Urban Culture Podcasts To Check Out

Words by Misa Narrates Podcasting is having a ‘moment’ in South Africa, and what better way to acknowledge the moment than to indulge. In definition, a podcast is an audio file available for consumption on the internet; however, they can…

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Trevor Stuurman – Pushing Creative Boundaries

Interview by Nick Kaoma The host of The Daily Show is not the only Trevor that has been repping us on the international stage. Photographer and all-round creative Trevor Stuurman has been clocking serious air miles as he pursues a…

The Plug 100: Most Influential People in SA Urban Culture

The Oxford Dictionary defines influence as “the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself”. Additionally, it can also be concluded that influence is “the power to shape policy…

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Successful Local Brand and Artist Partnerships

Words by Sanele Mawisa Marketing as a method to effect sales has been around since time immemorial. In Economics you learn about demand and supply and the value chain. The last decade has seen the meteoric rise of two forms…

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HomeComing Events Leading a Revolution

Interview by Glenn Kisela HomeComing Africa is a revolution that continues to grow from strength to strength. From humble beginnings of friends at a picnic to a Pan-African celebration of this continent, the growth of HomeComing Africa has been phenomenal…

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Interview – Cyril Zuma

Please tell us a little about yourself. Where and how did you grow up? This is always a difficult question to answer, I have a belief that sometimes it is easier to allow those you trust to tell you more…

Oppikoppi – Unrivalled Revelry

Words by Misa Narrates Pics by Shellingson Msomi Now that the Oppikoppi 2018 dust has settled, it is safe to reminisce on the debauchery, fun, and good time that we experienced in Northam Limpopo. What started as a music festival to…

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The Culture of Festivals in SA

Words by Ziyanda Ntloko Last year I attended the first ever AFROPUNK festival hosted on African soil in Johannesburg. The festival has been based in Brooklyn since 2005 and recently expanded to Paris and the newest instalment on our shores.…

Op Ed: Cancel Culture – Are We Seeking Higher Ground?

Words by Mercia Tucker Bryan Stevenson is a civil rights attorney, the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and the best-selling author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. In his New York Times bestseller, he delivered…

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