Black Men Chase White Woman in Ad That Only South Africans Will Get
Creativity
For those of us outside South Africa, the new Nando's restaurant spot below, celebrating one of the "25 reasons we love South Africa," is super awkward on first viewing. A [...]
Nando’s Ad With Mugabe, Dead Dictators Pulled in Zimbabwe
Creativity
Zimbabwean strongman funnyman Robert Mugabe cavorts with other reviled world leaders—Mao, Saddam, Gaddafi, Idi Amin, P.W. Botha—in this amusing spot from the Nando's fast-food chain in South Africa.
Axe’s Fallen Angels Banned in South Africa
Creativity
It's been nine months since we wrote about the Lynx/Axe body spray ad in which horny angels fall from heaven, but it's apparently taken that long for South African regulators [...]
Virgin Mobile’s Boob-Flashing Spot Gets Covered Up
Creativity
Check out this dreck—a Virgin Mobile commercial from South Africa that was just banned for appearing to sexualize young girls. The ad shows four girls flashing their breasts at a [...]
South African Chain Chides Singer for Flubbing Anthem
Creativity
In an unfortunate incident, South African singer Ard Matthews forgot the words to his own national anthem during this week's announcement of the country's Rugby World Cup Squad. To understand [...]
Ad of the Day: KFC
Brand Marketing
It's still a long way from fine dining, but KFC suddenly seems interested in providing an aesthetic experience. At least, in its advertising. At least, overseas. Last month, we took [...]