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Ikalafeng To Appear On BBC Africa Debate In Kampala, Uganda On Africa's Global Image: Justified Or Prejudiced?
BBC World Service - BBC Africa Debate, 27 April 2012
There will be some who argue that the way the continent has been portrayed is a true reflection of what is happening in several countries, such as Uganda. And that no amount of spin can wash the... More >

No More Negative Images Please
Kenya Airways, Msafiri Inflight Magazine, March 2012
Now as the continent stands poised on the brink of a new era of economic growth and political maturity, one more battle needs to be won.  The continent is determined to wrest control of its... More >

MTN Thanks Africa For Brand Awards
BiztechAfrica, 30 October 2011
MTN has thanked its subscribers for rating it the most admired brand in Africa. MTN received top honours in all three categories at this month’s inaugural Brand Africa 100 Awards held in Johannesburg. More >

CEO Of Most Valuable African Nation Brand And Founder Of Brand Africa To Inspire Delegates At World Marketing Forum
World Marketing Forum, 21 June 2011
Miller Matola, CEO of Brand South Africa, recently named Africa’s most valuable African nation brand by Brand Finance plc, and Thebe Ikalafeng, Founder and Chairman of Brand Africa, are  just... More >

Brand Africa
Sabrina Scherf, The Journal, June 2011
Brand Africa™, an independent pan-African brand-centric initiative, along with BrandFinance™, the world’s leading independent brand valuation consultancy, got together at the JSE for the launch of... More >

SA Is Africa's Most Valued Brand
Sowetan, 26 May 2011
South Africa was named Africa's most valuable nation brand at the fourth BrandFinance Global Nation Brands League Awards. The BrandFinance Global Nation Brands League covers a global sample of 138... More >

MTN Recognised As Africa's Top Corporate Brand
Zeenat Moorad , Business Live, 25 May 2011
Mobile telecoms provider MTN Group was recognised on Wednesday as the top corporate brand in Africa at the fourth BrandFinance Global Nation Brands league awards. The event, held at the JSE and... More >

SA Awarded Most Valued African Nation Brand
Sapa, Times Live, 25 May 2011
South Africa was named Africa's most valued African brand at the fourth Brand Finance Global Nation Brands league at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Wednesday. This showed the country's... More >

SA Most Valued African Nation Brand Of 2011
Zeenat Moorad, Business Live, 25 May 2011
SA was named Africa's most valuable African nation brand at the fourth BrandFinance Global Nation Brands league awards on Wednesday. The BrandFinance Global Nation Brands league covered a global... More >

South Africa Is The Most Valuable Country Brand Within Africa, According To The BrandFinance® Nation Brands Index
BrandFinance, 25 May 2011
The African Nation Brands Index is an extract from the BrandFinance® Nation Brands Index; South Africa emerges as the most valuable country brand within Africa and 34th overall. Spotlight on... More >

Brand Africa Launches In Johannesburg
Melissa Rudd, African Business Review, 25 May 2011
The 2nd year of Brand Africa, an initiative designed to unlock Africa’s potential and inspire the continent’s growth, reputation and competitiveness, was launched today in Johannesburg. The... More >

SA, Africa's Most Valuable Nation Brand
Issa Sikiti da Silva, BIZCommunity, 25 May 2011
South Africa has emerged as the most valuable nation brand on the African continent in 2011, scoring a value of US$149.7 billion, distantly followed by Egypt (US$79.2 billion) and Nigeria (US$56... More >

MTN Sounds Ring of Truth for Africa’s Pure Brands
Saturday Star, 16 March 2011
MTN HAS emerged as the only African brand to appear in the 2011 BrandFinance Global 500, ranked at 199th. Google overtakes Microsoft and Coke goes flat, according tothe Global 500. More >

Branding, A Deceitful Word - Simon Anholt
Issa Sikiti da Silva, BIZCommunity, 21 November 2010
Nation branding expert Simon Anholt told delegates attending last week's Brand Africa 2010 Forum in Johannesburg that branding is the most deceitful word in the English language. Anholt, who... More >

Brand leadership Award For South Africa
MediaClubSouthAfrica.com, 18 November 2010
Anitha Soni, chairperson of the board of trustees of the International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC), will receive the Brand Leadership Award at the 19th World Brand Congress in Mumbai,... More >

In 'Conversazione' With Simon Anholt
Carl Momberg, Cape Info, 5 October 2010
Simon Anholt is one of the richest people I’ve met. That’s not in a financial sense but rather in terms of his enquiring and astute mind, engaging manner, and the wealth of experiences that opened... More >

Reconceptualising The African Brand: Brand Africa
The Just Cause, 30 September 2010
The inaugural Brand Africa Forum was recently held in Johannesburg, South Africa where the forum brought together over 300 delegates to discuss how Africans can work together to improve Africa’s... More >

Brand Africa Initiative Launched
Nation Branding, 25 September 2010
Something’s going on in Africa. Just a few days after a summit was held in Accra to explore a country brand identity for Ghana, another large-scale nation branding event took place in the... More >

Political Leadership, Stumbling Block For Africa
Issa Sikiti da Silva, BIZCommunity, 17 September 2010
Political leadership is a major stumbling block to the development of Brand Africa - that is why Africans should not rely on politicians to fix the continent's brand, London-based Zambian... More >

Sunshine Journalism Won't Help Brand Africa - Trevor Ncube
Issa Sikiti da Silva, BIZCommunity, 16 September 2010
Many people believe that sunshine journalism, which consists of only telling positive stories about Africa will make Brand Africa go forward and give it a nice feel, but I disagree, said Trevor... More >

Africa Can't Eat Democracy
René Vollgraaff, Fin24, 7 May 2010
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Democracy in Africa is inextricably tied to the continent’s economic development, said President Jacob Zuma on Friday at the 20th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa.... More >

Africa's First Brand Investment Index
Africa Investor, 4 May 2010
Africa investor (Ai) and Interbrand-Sampson’s first African Brand Investment Index provides invaluable evidence about how countries are perceived as investment destinations by the global... More >

CNN Launches Marketplace Africa
CNN, 19 March 2010
CNN International, this week, launched its new programme CNN Marketplace Africa which looks at the dynamics of African business on and off the continent. Each week features major players affecting... More >

2009 Ibrahim Index Of African Governance Shows That Half Of Africa’s 10 Best Performing Countries Are In Southern Africa
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 5 October 2009
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: The 2009 Ibrahim Index of Governance is published today by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an organisation committed to supporting great African leadership. The Ibrahim Index... More >