We were thrilled to see a dung beetle with its mate a few minutes after we spotted one without a mate!When we realize we’ve spent 3½ of the past ten years of world travel stayin… Read More

South Africa's biggest mobile phone operator, Vodacom, is buying a 35% stake in Kenya's largest mobile firm, Safaricom, for $2.6bn (£2bn). The stake in Safaricom is being sold by… Read More

by Herman Manson (@marklives) Avatar Investment Holdings, owned by Zibusiso Mkhwanazi and Veli Ngubane, is set to acquire a significant minority stake in M&C Saatchi’s South A… Read More

by Herman Manson (@marklives) Felix Kessel (@felixak) — former Leo Burnett South Africa CEO/CCO and OwenKessel co-founder — has rejoined the ad agency world as the new creative l… Read More

by Herman Manson (@marklives) We list the most-read-about people on MarkLives during 2018. 1. Young, Gifted & Killing It by Veli Ngubane  From a water-polo playing strategist to a s… Read More

by Herman Manson (@marklives) A new programmatic advertising platform, targeting the fashion, beauty and fragrance industries, has been launched by digital agency, Amorphous. FashionBeauty.N… Read More