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DEI

The 'woke-ism' debate in brand communications: Navigating inclusivity in a polarised world

Issued by Brandfundi 30 Jan 2025

The winners of the inaugural Inclusive Lens Awards at Fame Week Africa. Image supplied.

Film

Inclusive Lens Awards debut at Fame Week Africa with spotlight on diversity

4 Sep 2024

How can brands be better LGBTQ+ allies?

Branding

How can brands be better LGBTQ+ allies?

Leigh Kelly Andrews and Mark Fisher, Issued by Kantar 27 Jun 2024

Ricci Hackner, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Corporate, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Trends shaping the corporate governance landscape

Ricci Hackner 23 Jan 2024

Human Rights Law

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

Frans Viljoen 16 Oct 2023

File photo: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Legislation

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Aaron Ross 2 May 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Beverley Ditsie, Irfaan Mangera and Don Mattera are the winners of the Artfluence Human Rights Awards 2022

Events

Artfluence Human Rights Award winners announced

28 Apr 2022

Image: A participant holds a rainbow flag during the WorldPride in Copenhagen, Denmark 21 August 2021. Olafur Steinar Gestsson/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters

Family Law

Namibian court rules against gay couples seeking legal recognition

Nyasha Francis Nyaungwa and Emma Rumney 27 Jan 2022

Dono White, lead strategist at VMLY&R

Branding

Creating a culture of acceptance: in conversation with Dono White from VMLY&R

Emily Stander 14 Jun 2021

Showing up at the parade

Advertising

Showing up at the parade

Issued by Dentsu 9 Jun 2020

Change is (doing) good

ESG

Change is (doing) good

Issued by Dentsu 16 Mar 2020

Rafiki director Wanuri Kahiu talks intimate scenes and LGBTQ+ rights

Film

Rafiki director Wanuri Kahiu talks intimate scenes and LGBTQ+ rights

Daniel Dercksen 3 Jul 2019

AFDA Port Elizabeth celebrates Pride Month

Higher Education

AFDA Port Elizabeth celebrates Pride Month

Issued by Afda 28 Jun 2019

2019 Durban Pride set to celebrate legal equality for LGBTQ+ community

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

2019 Durban Pride set to celebrate legal equality for LGBTQ+ community

26 Jun 2019

Anchor and correspondent for CNN International, Julia Chatterley.

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2019: CNN's Julia Chatterley on talking pride, Out of the Shadows

Ann Nurock 25 Jun 2019

Sheila McGillivray, tribe leader at One Lady & A Tribe.

Trends

#BizTrends2019: The four Ps of cause marketing in 2019

Sheila McGillivray 25 Jan 2019

Seventy years of international human rights

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Seventy years of international human rights

Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann 11 Dec 2018

Naledi Theatre Awards winners announced

Theatre

Naledi Theatre Awards winners announced

7 Jun 2017

Here's what happened at Habitat III

Sustainable Development

Here's what happened at Habitat III

Vanesa Castán Broto 24 Oct 2016