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Protest: Julius Malema at a picket against Clicks in 2020 protesting an advert describing black women’s hair as ‘dull’ versus ‘normal’ white hair. Black women in the industry say while they are being courted as a market they are often not in control of how they are portrayed. (Phill Magakoe/AFP)

Black women get raw deal in adverts

They are seen as drivers of consumerism, but sidelined in the industry that uses their images to sell products

In an increasingly multi-connected global world, UbuntuLab connects Africa to the world and to itself. (Photo: Moshopyadi Heil)

Transparency in the age of oversharing

Chief executives can make or break a brand

Dove advertisers can’t wash away the stain of whiteness

Dove advertisers can’t wash away the stain of whiteness

The advertisers have shown themselves to be either tone deaf or terribly ignorant — or both.

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Tough times drive Black Friday

Bricks-and-mortar and online retailers are sitting pretty, but did consumers really win?

South Africa is a hyper-consumerist country – only the United States

We’ve bastardised blessed with a #

Forget the God of Galatians 5. Another lord who rules the temples of wealth will grant all your wishes, particularly if you are among the 1%.

Savings wake-up call for South Africa

Savings wake-up call for South Africa

From not earning enough or not having a desire to do so, the reasons given for South Africans not saving are myriad.

Wake up and smell the coffee

Wake up and smell the coffee, or find the technoserf dead

Are you sitting on a sofa that has helped destroy the rainforest? Wearing jeans that caused ­silicosis in those producing them? You may well be.

Consumers, know your rights

Questions remain over whether the government is ready to implement the Consumer Protection Act.