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Past articles by Brendan:
One sees a vision of a South Africa that could have been
Comrades, you cannot braai and eat the golden goose and then wonder, the following day, what has happened to the golden eggs. → Read More
Zimbabwe can't pay white farmers despite $3.5 billion compensation deal
Farmers were told government had tried, and failed, to raise the compensation money on the international markets. → Read More
Orchids and onions: An Orchid to Nike for taking a stand
This week’s Onion for Gross Insensitivity goes to Investec’s online team for the social media campaign flighting at the same time as the Reserve Bank increased the interest rate by .75%. → Read More
Orchids and Onions: Sixty60 Checkers all the boxes
Discovery Insure gets Onion for arrogance, stretching the truth. → Read More
Orchids and onions: Virseker ad is bright, clever and razor-sharp
It’s put to the catchy tune of some Afrikaans rap – but the lyrics are not so slurred and blurred you cannot make them out. → Read More
Orchids and onions: Jeep ad cheapens R1m-plus car by using Photoshopped images
If you’re going to all the trouble of launching a R1 million-plus vehicle, then at least shoot images of it in real offroad conditions. → Read More
Fixing potholes will reduce accidents, but so will not driving your fancy SUVs like F1 cars
Higher means a higher centre of gravity… and a higher tendency to roll over under the same emergency inputs as a sedan equivalent. → Read More
Orchids and Onions: Toyota taps into SA’s zeitgeist
SobAlert and Car TrackZA display stupid, shameless marketing. → Read More
Orchids and onions: Santam ad unfolds like an historical movie
The big brand ads like this remind us that perhaps we are slowly returning to the normality that was there pre-Covid and pre-Putin’s insanity. → Read More
One year today – Decuplet's birthday story...
Today, we can reveal that the babies were sold for $4 million from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm in Limpopo, where they had been hidden. → Read More
Orchids and Onions: Old ballies wake up too late
Coronation get an orchid for a new spin on an old classic. → Read More
Orchids and Onions: Cheers to Savanna’s new Gugu campaign
Kaizer Chiefs, you get an unescorted Onion for arrogantly abusing state resources. → Read More
Orchids and Onions: Suzuki takes off with the right mindset and becomes SA's top seller – The Citizen
Suzuki’s Swift has become best silling passenger car in the country with 1 621 units sold, eclipsing the iconic Volkswagen Polo. → Read More
Tourism is a jewel in SA's crown, says luxury bush lodges developer – The Citizen
'South Africa’s tourism industry is what offers our economy hope. It creates employment, it transfers skills, and it is sustainable.' → Read More
Let’s be brave like Johnnie…
'We each tell vroulief we’ve been sent on a dangerous fact-finding mission.' → Read More
Ocean Basket CEO Grace Harding eager to close the seafood market gap in the UK
It’s a lot bigger than just fish and chips, though, says Harding about the new Ocean Basket in Bromley. → Read More
Ochirds and Onions: Hollard's helping hand campaign makes the world a better place – The Citizen
The latest campaign by Hollard insurance – to involve its policyholders in doing good works for good causes – is something we need to see more of. → Read More
Orchids and onions: Hunter’s ad hits the target
The latest commercial for the drink taps right into the impulse of young people to change the world. → Read More
Orchids and onions: Ford’s brilliant ad shows the potential of the great country SA can become
Ford – as well as other carmakers like Toyota, Nissan, BMW, Isuzu and Mercedes Benz – believe SA is more than viable as a production centre. → Read More
Long time creative guru Brett Morris still going strong
He says you have to step outside your own little comfort zone if you are to learn and be really creative. → Read More