08 Jan Business Analysis, Transport Some Light at the Beginning of a Dim Business Tunnel January 8, 2024 By Shirley Williams Leading truck and trailer manufacturer, Serco, forecasts another challenging year ahead for South Africa. This is based on negative fac... Continue reading
12 Dec Communication Avoid the TL;DR by keeping it short December 12, 2023 By Shirley Williams It’s difficult to let things go. Clothes you hardly wear, Kitchen gimmicks you bought at a show. Clinging to peripheral details of your... Continue reading
11 Dec Entertainment, Retail Gateway and Disney Africa collaborate for fantastic festive fun December 11, 2023 By Shirley Williams Open during the peak holiday season, Gateway’s Festive Play Park inspired by Disney is a delight for children, from tots to tweens. Man... Continue reading
29 Nov Charity, Donations, Education, Entertainment Zero2Five Trust bridges the holiday gap by feeding 4 000+ KwaZulu-Natal families November 29, 2023 By Shirley Williams While South African schoolchildren eagerly anticipate the end-of-year holiday, for many this is a six-week break without regular daily ... Continue reading
07 Nov Business, Communication, Entrepreneurs Oh, The Places We’re Going! November 7, 2023 By Shirley Williams In his last book, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” Dr Seuss (Theodor Geisel,) called the most useless place The Waiting Place. It’s where ‘Y... Continue reading
27 Oct Charity, Donations, Non Profit Organisation Gateway welcomes Santa Shoeboxes in a bid to spread more love this festive season October 27, 2023 By Shirley Williams As a convenient collection point for the socially impactful Santa Shoebox Project, Gateway Theatre of Shopping is inviting donors to dr... Continue reading
09 Oct Business, Communication Keeping it real with a good story October 9, 2023 By Shirley Williams Listening to my favourite local business podcast last week got me thinking about how narratives shape reality. The host and a business ... Continue reading
03 Oct Healthcare Choose Life Beach – a rehab centre with a difference October 3, 2023 By Shirley Williams Choose Life Beach, a full-time private specialist addiction recovery clinic has opened in Widenham, Umkomaas near Durban. This is the ... Continue reading
24 Aug Communication Kaboom! When a comms campaign causes a mega-reaction August 24, 2023 By Shirley Williams The objective of a communications campaign is action. We want to influence consumers’ perceptions and ultimately their behaviour – to g... Continue reading
17 Aug Business, Construction, Investment New R1.9-billion industrial park breaks ground at Giba Gorge August 17, 2023 By Shirley Williams A R1.9-billion Giba Business Estate, the largest light industrial and logistics development to break ground within Durban’s Outer West ... Continue reading