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.
Sporting events are more than moments of competition, national pride, and entertainment. They are economic activities that can stimulate tourism, create employment, support local businesses, and generate revenue across multiple sectors of the economy.
Umntwana womgquba a term traditionally used in the Nguni language that means “born out of wedlock,” but nowadays it is used to emphasise that one is born kwisintu. As lontwana, I look back on my own adventures: sometimes I pat myself on the back, and sometimes I wish I could redo them.
Each September, South Africa turns its attention to the rich cultural tapestry that defines our nation. Heritage Month is a time to honour the traditions, languages, histories, knowledge systems, customs and creative expressions that have been passed from generation to generation, while recognising that our heritage is not confined to the past.
My first encounter with heritage at the Mandela Bay Development Agency was, appropriately, somewhat uncomfortable. It began with cleaning. The Gale Monument, the Horse Memorial and the Queen Victoria statue became my first practical introduction to the business of preserving history.
