Local NPOs awarded for innovation, resilience during Covid-19
My Octopus Teacher has won Best Documentary Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, hosted in Los Angeles on 25 April 2021.
#Newsmaker: Pippa Misplon joins Retroviral as MDPippa Misplon joins Retroviral as managing director from Ogilvy South Africa where she was previously the business director for the PR & Influence Division. By Jessica Tennant
#BehindtheBrandManager: Adidas SA s Estee Jardim fuels a positive brand attitudeAs one of the world s most prominent sports apparel brands, Adidas needs little introduction. Relishing the opportunity to oversee the company s brand functions in South Africa is Estee Jardim, whose role as brand communications director at Adidas SA sees her managing the strategy across the brand, PR, digital marketing and sports marketing. By Lauren Hartzenberg
The Shoprite Group, together with
The Appliance Bank, have given a 26 year old man from KwaBhaca in the Eastern Cape, a second lease on life.
Nkosinathi Tongo, who moved to Durban for greener pastures, later became homeless as he struggled to make a living. But thanks to his hard work and determination, and a strategic partnership, things have started looking up for Tongo.
“My life was turned upside down when my cousin kicked me out of his home. It was on the streets, where I started selling sweets, that I met a lady who mentioned The Appliance Bank,” explains Tongo.