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Young South African designers are invited to create a signature lighting piece for Nando’s restaurants worldwide and accelerate their careers

Youth Day deadline set for Nando’s Hot Young Designer 2026 competition

Young South African designers are invited to create a signature lighting piece for Nando’s restaurants worldwide and accelerate their careers

Indian High Commissioner to South Africa H.E. Prabhat Kumar, welcoming guests to the India-South Africa Investment Network.

India-South Africa Investment Network

The opportunities are vast for the investment community

Made from plants: Products that look, taste and feel like meat include smoky bacon and biltong. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy

There’s a place for the herbivore at the braai

There may not be a lot of South African vegans, but it seems many still want a taste of the plant-based life

Big menu: Tashas Group is planning to open two new Flamingo Rooms next year.

From South Africa to the world: Could Tashas be the next Nando’s?

Natasha Sideris, the founder and chief executive of Tashas Group, details the group’s expansion plans in the United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom

The artist and poet’s practices flow into each other in the imagery they evoke. (Detached, Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta)

No grand illusions or announcements of change in Dolla Sapeta’s Skeptical Erections

In his work, poet and artist Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta weaves a tight thread between his two practices and the Eastern Cape township of New Brighton

‘They are thumbsucking’: Bethlehem mayor Lindiwe Makhalema is facing a plethora of allegations relating to
abuse of office, but denies that her family is benefiting from a municipality-owned farm.

Corruption allegations: It’s a family affair at Dihlabeng municipality

The mayor, her relatives and their friends keep landing lucrative tenders and using state resources. Yet Lindiwe Makhalema has failed to declare the list of her relationships…

Rewrites: Creatives in the ad industry like Thembalethu Msibi believe that although advertising can transform, it’s primary role is to serve the demands of white clients. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Ads out of touch with audiences

Black peoples’ lived experiences need to be at the heart of campaigns

Food is served at Nando’s

Takeaways and technology keep South Africans happy

According to a report analysing customer satisfaction, fast food chains and a technology company rank in the top five brands for 2015.

Creative Showcase: ‘I Was Born Yesterday’ by Michael Taylor

From Taylor’s exhibition to Nando’s latest television commercial, here’s a weekly round-up of SA’s creative community and projects, by Between 10and5.

New Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is expected to signal what the bank aims to do with its African operations when he presents his annual report in a few weeks’ time.

Pimples: Nonhle Thema – fast food fantasy

The Pimples ponder the awful inevitability of sex in advertising after Nonhle Thema meets the Mando’s cock.

The SABC has refused to air fast food franchise Nando’s latest advertisement which questions xenophobia because it apparently contravenes regulations.

Nando’s advert fails to fly

The SABC has refused to air a new Nando’s advert that tackles xenophobia saying it could be too easily be interpreted as promoting hatred instead.

Nando’s ad ruffling feathers in Zim
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Nando’s ad ruffling feathers in Zim

The rooster has long been Robert Mugabe’s party symbol and it perches proudly atop the Zanu-PF headquarters.

Nando’s ad ruffling feathers in Zim
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In chicken we trust

It’s common knowledge that our martyr to African freedom, Beloved Leader of the Pack Muammar "Mad Dog" Gaddafi, had a dream, says <b>Chris Roper</b>.

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Why did the Nando’s chicken cross the border?

Nando’s latest TV commercial featuring President Robert Mugabe has been cancelled, after threats of violence against Nando’s Zimbabwe management.

Nando’s karma ad raises hackles

Nando’s has come under fire again, this time over an ad that supposedly could offend Buddhists.

Malema puppet fetches R100 000 at auction

A puppet resembling ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has brought in big bucks, fetching R100&nbsp;000 on Thursday after an SMS auction.

Julius Malema puppet under the hammer

A Julius Malema puppet, the star of a Nando’s advert, is up for auction — and the chicken outlet believes it will receive ”at least R5” for him.

Priorities shifted in one fowl swoop

The ANC Youth League is concerned about running the country not about chicken outlet Nando’s, said its president Julius Malema on Thursday.

Nando’s not chickening out over ‘Julius’ ad

Fans of Nando’s can look forward to new humorous TV adverts while tucking into their chicken wings on Saturday night, it emerged on Friday.

Nando’s bows to pressure, agrees to pull ‘Julius’ advert

The African National Congress Youth League has persuaded Nando’s to can its ”disgusting” television and radio adverts featuring a puppet named Julius.