Blackboard News

Blackboard ad wins 'Best Ad of the Week'

Best Ads ontv.com. 9 December 2020.

When George Floyd’s life was taken in early 2020, the brutal act reignited an anger that’s been bubbling for years. Black lives have been at risk in the US long after slavery got banned…

Blackboard wins at Ad Focus Awards

BIZCOMMUNITY. 26 November 2020.

Marketing, PR and digital agency, Triple Eight, has been named as the Agency of the Year at the 2020 FM AdFocus Awards, walking away with the title for the second time having won it in 2019…

Gunning for creative diversity on Nkanyezi Masango’s Blackboard

BIZCOMMUNITY. 3 July 2017.

Nkanyezi Masango, now creative director at King James Group, is a true champion for excellence in creativity among youth. Here’s what he’ll be looking for as the only SA juror on the One Club’s Young Guns board…

Chalking up the success of Blackboard’s ‘kids-helping-kids’ cycle

BIZCOMMUNITY. 6 June 2019.

In 1976, students took to the streets and helped shape the South Africa we’re living in today. In 2019, students are going to need a different tool to shape our future…

How Blackboard is helping kids unleash their creativity

Design Indaba. 13 August 2019.

When young kids are asked what they would like to become one day, the usual answer is doctor, fireman or veterinarian. While these are all noble pursuits, kids are rarely taught… 

Iono.fm interview with Nkanyezi Masango

iono fm. 9 June.

Nkanyezi Masango, founder of Blackboard & creative director at King James Group talks about this initiative that helps school pupils use their creativity to shape their future…

Blackboard wins Gold at Graphis, New York.

Graphis. 2018.

Blackboard’s corporate identity was recognised in New York. Designed by Brian Banton and Jacqui Lau, the look and feel is symbolic of the brand’s boundary- pushing ethos…

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