One of the things you must accept when you work in the advertising industry is that

“Real art makes those with privilege feel uncomfortable”–Tokolos Stencils. “Did you see this Madiba shit they’re

You all know that South Asians have this “thing” about light skin, right? I don’t need

That time of the year is coming up again and the contested Dutch blackface figure Zwarte

Africa is a Country has written plenty in the past on problematic advertising, particularly that which rides

I was sitting in the tube recently and browsing through one of those free morning papers that

When Thamsanqa Jantjie first burst onto the international scene he caused a media frenzy. A fraudulent

Using locations in Africa as backdrops to sell clothes and bags is nothing new – especially

By now it should not come as a surprise that in the Netherlands where dressing in

Skin lighteners in Africa have a long history – so the appearance of Whitenicious skin lightening

Nelson Mandela presents a complex, complicated, even contradictory set of public images that have been cycled

Outsiders must have wondered about the extent of Korean racism when images of a campaign for

Imagine our feigned surprise at AIAC when blackface reared its head again, this time in a

On the occasion of the country’s first “development day” last week, the German ministry for economic

What has murdered Black Consciousness activist Steve Bantu Biko to do with the beginning of spring

Television commercials can be pretty annoying. With the exception of the few that make you laugh.

Since Valentine’s Day everyone has been talking about the murder of Reeva Steenkamp, although rarely in

On March 9th, the latest edition of the biggest club game in South Africa gets underway.

I was just over a thousand miles away from the action in Freetown, watching my Twitter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YaAoy-oy0M South African advertising is known for its eagerness for political commentary; very little ends up