RETAINING staff; achieving greater market share; increasing turnover; and having more satisfied clients, have been proven to be the outcome of incorporating, and embedding, design into organisations, or design-led organisations. Deep into these organisations’ ethos, is the integration of design, it is argued.
For example, BOS Iced Tea is said to pair African style with the distinctly local flavour of rooibos; GetSmarter’s online learning platform is said to be designed completely around the needs of a learner; Ybike is said to have made the traditional children’s plastic push bike essential to the development of any child’s motor skills and essential balance; and, Yuppiechef.com’s online kitchenware retail shop is said to have improved the organisation’s efficiency, and surprised and delighted its clientele.
As a result, the organisations are reported to have fared very well.
Johannesburg, September 3, 2026 - The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) will share the findings of its "Cultural and Creative Industries Economic Trends over the last 10 years” review report at the Creative Cnergy Policy & Investment Symposium 2026, taking place on Thursday, 03 September 2026 at AlexForbes, Sandton, in a fireside chat with Prof. Pitika Ntuli.
CaribbeanTales Media Group has entered a new partnership between the Cross Continental Forum (CCF) and the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO), as CCF expands into a year-long international lab connecting Black and Global Majority producers across Africa, the Caribbean, Canada, the UK, Europe, and the wider diaspora.
June 16, 1976, will forever be remembered for the courageous actions taken by the youth to confront the injustice of Apartheid. The students of Soweto took to the streets to protest the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction, and their bravery ignited a fire that would eventually help dismantle an oppressive regime.
What if your next paycheque came from a 60-second video, a podcast recorded in your bedroom, or a cooking tutorial filmed on your phone? For a growing number of South Africans, this is no longer just a possibility, it is a career.
