Rainbow Nation Nostalgia isn’t just political or cultural. It’s commercial.
Infomercials from Verimark, Homemark and Glomail are all a shared identity and experience in South Africa, and it has the power to put us right back in that moment of time.
International Cat Video Fest is coming to (Cape) Town
The International Cat Video Fest is coming to Cape Town with a 70 minutes compilation featuring the purring kings and queens of the internet!
Netflorist: the most hated florist on the internet?
If you have ever tried to unsubscribe from Netflorist you will know: it is a never-ending, impossible, nightmare.
Let’s (uhm) Mount Nelson together?
A Cape Town Affair. How one advertising slogan is getting everyone’s undergarments in a twist. Let’s Mount Nelson together.
The late arrival of television in South Africa: FOMO in the 70s
How South Africa missed out on witnessing the first moon landing while the political hands stirred the pot of delaying television in South Africa.
Sorry Starbucks, Kloof Street doesn’t want you
Starbucks has not had much success in malls in South Africa. Now it is coming for neighbourhoods.
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram down after whistleblower went public
Social media has gone dark after whistleblower, Frances Haugen, revealed her identity and said the company is aware that its platforms are used to spread hate, violence and misinformation.
Aweh! New Kaaps dictionary to preserve heritage
Kaaps is getting its own dictionary. The Trilingual Dictionary of Kaaps wants to transform prevailing negative attitudes and perceptions of Kaaps.
We say goodbye to SA’s television darling: Shaleen Surtie-Richards
South Africa remembers beloved actress Shaleen Surtie-Richards who contributed greatly to the film and theatre landscape of the country.
Celebrity Boxing Match: Francois van Coke beats Derick Hougaard
The highly anticipated celebrity boxing match of Derick Hougaard vs Francois van Coke gave the question – who will win in a fight, rugby or rock – a solid punch of an answer: ROCK.