Nelson Mandela at 95, as captured on magazine covers

MarkLives.com runs a regular slot featuring the best local and international magazine covers every week. With Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday we thought it only appropriate to also celebrate some of the recent beautiful cover designs featuring Madiba.

‘Blackface' ad faces international backlash

Cape Town agency Lowe + Partners and client Cape Town Fish Market has been strongly criticised for using ‘blackface' in their latest TV commercial. The ad has even been featured on Al-Jazeera who reported that the it had sparked ‘outrage among South Africans.'

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Media Future: Life left in Microsoft - and Nokia

Microsoft finds itself in the uncustomary role of underdog, but that only tells part of the story.

The Devolution Of Social Media Marketing

What people don't seem to understand is that social media and social media marketing are two very different things.

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