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MTN is South Africa's most valuable brand, and Capitec is the nation's strongest brand. This is according to Brand Finance's South Africa 50 report for 2021. Checkers beat Woolworths as the most reputable brand in SA, and big banks continue to trump their new rivals. The Covid-19 pandemic changed the relevance and financial health of many companies. But when it comes to brands South Africans love, buy from and recommend to their friends, not much changed in 2020. According to Brand Finance's 2021 annual report on the most valuable and strongest brands in South Africa, MTN remained the country...

Michael Avery talks to a panel about Brand Finance Africa’s annual rankings By Business Day TV - 25 May 2021 Image: 123RF/ DANIIL PESHKOV Brand Finance Africa released its annual rankings of South Africa’s top 50 brands on Monday, which recorded only a 2% (R8.8bn) decrease in cumulative brand value, from R471.3bn in 2020 to R462.4bn in 2021. The resilience is especially evident in the recovery of the JSE, which returned to January 2020 levels after only 15 months. The top 50 most valuable SA brands were initially forecasted to lose more than R65bn in cumulative brand...

2021 European Super League may cost clubs €2.5 billion brand value; Cuthbert the Caterpillar returns; Barbie and Zara partner – news digest Every Tuesday and Friday, WTR presents a round-up of news, developments and insights from across the trademark sphere. In our latest round-up, we look at academics and a university duking it out over trademark bullying accusations, Lids partnering with Designer Brands, Rwanda specifying international registration durations, and much more. Coverage this time from Bridget Diakun (BD), Tim Lince (TJL) and Trevor Little (TL). Market radar: European Supe...

Plans for breakaway European Super League announced, leading to backlash The 12 founding clubs hold nearly 3,000 trademarks in total across the world Move has significant brand value, intellectual property and financial implications The announcement of a European Super League (ESL), a new competition featuring 12 leading football clubs, has been met with outcry from industry commentators and fans alike. Analysis from WTR finds that the clubs set to be involved in the ESL are leading holders of brand value and trademark registrations – even if, in some cases, they have had little trophy suc...