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Design the legacy: #Loeries invites agencies create its 2025 campaign

Design the legacy: #Loeries invites agencies create its 2025 campaign

Pernod-Ricard's Nthabi Motsoeneng to chair Warc Awards for Middle East & Africa 2025 jury

Pernod-Ricard's Nthabi Motsoeneng to chair Warc Awards for Middle East & Africa 2025 jury

17 Oct 2024

Deadlines have been announced. Source: Supplied.

The One Show 2025 unveils new categories and entry deadlines

25 Sep 2024

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Fak'ugesi Digital Africa Residency expanded

Fak'ugesi Digital Africa Residency expanded

15 Aug 2018

Wanuri Kahiu | © .

#DesignIndaba2019: Wanuri Kahiu announced as speaker

Juanita Pienaar 14 Aug 2018

Nkanyezi Masango is The Skulls 2018 chair of judges

Nkanyezi Masango is The Skulls 2018 chair of judges

31 Jul 2018

#Apex2018: How to build a global brand with a local insight

Jessica Tennant 26 Jul 2018

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

Zoaib Hoosen 18 Jul 2018

German décor brand Kare opens South African showroom

13 Jul 2018

Sebastian Padilla. Co-founder of Mexico's Anagrama Studio and Loeries 2018 design jury president.

#Loeries2018: "Expect an aggressive shift from the minimalistic trend" - Sebastian Padilla

Leigh Andrews 6 Jul 2018

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

4 Jul 2018

Namibia: Barcode centre needed to boost local products on retail shelves

Namibia: Barcode centre needed to boost local products on retail shelves

Edgar Brandt 22 Jun 2018

Cannes Lions 2018 Design Lions Grand Prix winner: 'Trash Isles' by AMVBBDO, Plastic Oceans and LadBible for 'Trash Isles'.

#CannesLions2018: Design Lions winners!

19 Jun 2018

Jonathan Liebmann, founder and CEO of Propertuity. Image supplied.

Urban renewal: The physical manifestation of innovative thinking

Gil Sperling 15 Jun 2018

Kenyan startup Onesha.

Kenya's Onesha connects creatives with opportunities

13 Jun 2018

#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges

Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

African innovation hub.

African hubs endorse innovation policy manifesto

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Media resources launched for Rugby Africa Gold Cup

Media resources launched for Rugby Africa Gold Cup

26 Apr 2018

Nairobi, Kenya. © John Wollwerth via

Creating safer cities to help drive greater economic growth

Roy Alves 5 Mar 2018

AFI Cape Town Fashion Week designer line-up, venue announced

AFI Cape Town Fashion Week designer line-up, venue announced

1 Mar 2018

Mark Kamau, user experience design director, BRCK.

#DesignIndaba2018: Connecting the unconnected in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

Lebo Mashile in conversation with Leigh Andrews at Design Indaba.

#DesignIndaba2018: 'Advice for the African girl child' - Lebo Mashile

Leigh Andrews 26 Feb 2018

Dr William Mapham.
Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.

#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

Design Indaba's global graduates. Image credit: Design Indaba website.

Ten global graduates at Design Indaba

Juanita Pienaar 20 Feb 2018

Young Ones Design Brief launched by The One Club, PartnersGlobal and United Nations

Young Ones Design Brief launched by The One Club, PartnersGlobal and United Nations

16 Feb 2018

The Give Art Life book by Cullinan for client Absa L'Atelier.

"Financial advertising is far from boring": Cullinan SA on their Midas Award wins

Leigh Andrews 15 Feb 2018

Absolut creative collaboration.

Change the way the internet sees African creativity

6 Feb 2018

ADC Advertising, Interactive and Motion/Film Craft juries announced

ADC Advertising, Interactive and Motion/Film Craft juries announced

18 Jan 2018

ADC juries for four design categories announced

ADC juries for four design categories announced

16 Jan 2018

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

Jessica Tennant 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The call for authentic, experiential retail design

#BizTrends2018: The call for authentic, experiential retail design

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Jan 2018

Maditla is relishing her new role as Design Indaba editor-in-chief.

#DesignIndaba2018: Telling stories about purpose-led design

Leigh Andrews 15 Dec 2017

Design Indaba 2016.

Design Indaba Conference, a multi-sensory event

23 Nov 2017

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Fak'ugesi Digital Africa Residency expanded

Fak'ugesi Digital Africa Residency expanded

15 Aug 2018

Wanuri Kahiu | © .

#DesignIndaba2019: Wanuri Kahiu announced as speaker

Juanita Pienaar 14 Aug 2018

Nkanyezi Masango is The Skulls 2018 chair of judges

Nkanyezi Masango is The Skulls 2018 chair of judges

31 Jul 2018

#Apex2018: How to build a global brand with a local insight

Jessica Tennant 26 Jul 2018

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

Zoaib Hoosen 18 Jul 2018

German décor brand Kare opens South African showroom

13 Jul 2018

Sebastian Padilla. Co-founder of Mexico's Anagrama Studio and Loeries 2018 design jury president.

#Loeries2018: "Expect an aggressive shift from the minimalistic trend" - Sebastian Padilla

Leigh Andrews 6 Jul 2018

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

4 Jul 2018

Namibia: Barcode centre needed to boost local products on retail shelves

Namibia: Barcode centre needed to boost local products on retail shelves

Edgar Brandt 22 Jun 2018

Cannes Lions 2018 Design Lions Grand Prix winner: 'Trash Isles' by AMVBBDO, Plastic Oceans and LadBible for 'Trash Isles'.

#CannesLions2018: Design Lions winners!

19 Jun 2018

Jonathan Liebmann, founder and CEO of Propertuity. Image supplied.

Urban renewal: The physical manifestation of innovative thinking

Gil Sperling 15 Jun 2018

Kenyan startup Onesha.

Kenya's Onesha connects creatives with opportunities

13 Jun 2018

#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges

Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

African innovation hub.

African hubs endorse innovation policy manifesto

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Media resources launched for Rugby Africa Gold Cup

Media resources launched for Rugby Africa Gold Cup

26 Apr 2018

Nairobi, Kenya. © John Wollwerth via

Creating safer cities to help drive greater economic growth

Roy Alves 5 Mar 2018

AFI Cape Town Fashion Week designer line-up, venue announced

AFI Cape Town Fashion Week designer line-up, venue announced

1 Mar 2018

Mark Kamau, user experience design director, BRCK.

#DesignIndaba2018: Connecting the unconnected in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

Lebo Mashile in conversation with Leigh Andrews at Design Indaba.

#DesignIndaba2018: 'Advice for the African girl child' - Lebo Mashile

Leigh Andrews 26 Feb 2018

Dr William Mapham.
Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.

#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

Design Indaba's global graduates. Image credit: Design Indaba website.

Ten global graduates at Design Indaba

Juanita Pienaar 20 Feb 2018

Young Ones Design Brief launched by The One Club, PartnersGlobal and United Nations

Young Ones Design Brief launched by The One Club, PartnersGlobal and United Nations

16 Feb 2018

The Give Art Life book by Cullinan for client Absa L'Atelier.

"Financial advertising is far from boring": Cullinan SA on their Midas Award wins

Leigh Andrews 15 Feb 2018

Absolut creative collaboration.

Change the way the internet sees African creativity

6 Feb 2018

ADC Advertising, Interactive and Motion/Film Craft juries announced

ADC Advertising, Interactive and Motion/Film Craft juries announced

18 Jan 2018

ADC juries for four design categories announced

ADC juries for four design categories announced

16 Jan 2018

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

Jessica Tennant 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The call for authentic, experiential retail design

#BizTrends2018: The call for authentic, experiential retail design

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Jan 2018

Maditla is relishing her new role as Design Indaba editor-in-chief.

#DesignIndaba2018: Telling stories about purpose-led design

Leigh Andrews 15 Dec 2017

Design Indaba 2016.

Design Indaba Conference, a multi-sensory event

23 Nov 2017

One Source by Khuli Chana/Directed by Egg Films' Sunu Gonera/Produced by Native VML for Absolut.

Sunu Gonera announced as speaker at Design Indaba 2018

14 Nov 2017

Trevor Stuurman was a speaker at WGSN's Futures Cape Town.

#EntrepreneurMonth: Talking African inspiration with Trevor Stuurman

Leigh Andrews 10 Nov 2017

Morag Myerscough © .

First speaker for Design Indaba Festival 2018 announced

1 Nov 2017

Design Market in Ghana launches

Design Market in Ghana launches

1 Nov 2017

Kigali, Rwanda. © Dereje Belachew via

Africa needs coordinated strategies for urbanisation

25 Oct 2017

Harnessing design thinking to drive entrepreneurial impact, innovation

Harnessing design thinking to drive entrepreneurial impact, innovation

Gilbert Saggia 19 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Oct 2017

Morris and Mtongana.

#BODCT: Redesigning the world one business at a time, to surprise and delight customers

Leigh Andrews 16 Oct 2017

Simelane and Cooper.

#BODCT: Surprise! THIS is today's African consumer

Leigh Andrews 11 Oct 2017

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Jonathan Deeb

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Jonathan Deeb

Jessica Tennant 11 Oct 2017

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