A winning brand is everything

Over the past week we have been treated to a national outpouring of pride as the world champion Springboks have paraded the Webb Ellis Cup around South Africa. Today Cape Town is the last stop.
Politicians have been quick to piggyback on success, but it’s understandable. Winning the World Cup is good for a country.
You can’t [...]

A daring new Brand image

KATY Brand may be television’s hottest new comic talent, but she stops laughing the moment I mention the recent re-eruption of the debate about whether women can be funny or not. And specifically, why more of them are not being funny on television.
“Ah, the old ‘gender glasses’ problem,” says the 24-year-old, rolling her eyes. “The [...]