the earth is round

09/08/2026

Resilience. Sisterhood. Networks of care. Authentic power. Today we celebrate all South African women: past, present & future! Women's Day is one day. Equality is ongoing work. Around the world, progress is uneven. While some women gain greater freedoms, others see existing rights challenged or rolled back. Our work is not done. Onwards sisters!

Pictured: Rahima Moosa, Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph and Sophia Williams-De Bruyn carrying petitions at the historic Women's March in South Africa on August 9, 1956. Over 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest apartheid pass laws, popularising the phrase that became a rallying cry for South African women: 'Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo' (you strike a woman, you strike a rock).

21/07/2026

A few pieces from the 2025 Rethinking Economics for Africa (REFA) Festival. We've worked on REFA since its first edition in 2018, when we created the festival's logo and brand. Every year since, we've continued to design the event collateral, keeping it fresh while remaining recognisably REFA.

The 2025 festival was hosted by Institute for Economic Justice at the University of Johannesburg.

18/07/2026

This Mandela Day, we'd like to give one organisation something real: 67 minutes with our whole team, thinking through whatever's been sitting on your desk.

A website that isn't working. A publication that never quite landed. A comms problem you don't have the capacity to solve alone. Tell us when you apply, and that's exactly what we'll spend the hour on. No pitch, no strings — just people who've worked in this sector for nearly 20 years, showing up for you.

Priority to grassroots organisations, under-resourced NGOs and community initiatives with limited comms capacity.

Apply via the Google Form below by Friday, 24 July:
https://forms.gle/XYA2RMoQtAvvd5xn6

08/07/2026

Good websites don't stop working after launch.

Three years after we developed this website for the TB Accountability Consortium (TBAC), it's still doing what it was built to do.

Bringing together campaigns, publications, news and practical resources, the site continues to support greater accountability in South Africa's response to tuberculosis.

TBAC is a collective of organisations working in the TB space hoping to strengthen advocacy to improve South Africa’s TB response.

07/07/2026

We designed this G20 research report for the Institute for Economic Justice, examining one of the defining policy questions of our time: how can countries move away from oil and gas while ensuring the transition is fair, equitable and economically viable?

The publication combines editorial design, infographics, data visualisations, tables and photography to present complex research in a clear, structured way.

Find the full report on the Institute for Economic Justice website: https://iej.org.za/research-resources/

02/07/2026

The kind of work we do is shaped by the people who choose to do it alongside us.

This month, we're welcoming Meghan Fernie as our junior digital designer. A multidisciplinary creative working across illustration, graphic design and motion design, Meghan is particularly drawn to storytelling and work that encourages creativity and a sense of community.

Meghan also shares illustration and artwork on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megisc00l27/

We're excited about what we'll create together.

01/07/2026

What works in English doesn't always work in isiXhosa, French or Portuguese. Adapting publications into multiple languages means reworking font styles so every version is just as readable and polished as the original – not like an afterthought.

That's the kind of precision good publication design depends on.

26/06/2026

Teneille has been with us since 2021, and over the past five years we've watched her grow her digital design skills at an incredible pace. She's been an unmissable part of the team – steady, thoughtful and always willing to step up and go the extra mile. T is now heading into an exciting new chapter, pursuing a career in motion design where she'll be able to specialise and continue building her craft.

Thank you so much for all your hard work, your unshakable commitment and your calm, grounded presence. We will miss you, T!! 😭💜

If you'd like to keep up with her creative work, she also shares beautiful illustrations on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tencis.ai/

24/06/2026

We designed this midterm review publication for New Economy Hub documenting two years of work building shared infrastructure for a more inclusive, participatory economy in South Africa.

From youth climate reporting and community organising to local government engagement, the report brings together the people, partnerships and ideas making that possible.

23/06/2026

Tired of pouring your creative energy into work that makes the rich richer? Come make things that matter instead. We're looking for a Senior Digital Designer to join our small, fiery team at the earth is round.

📍 Fish Hoek, Cape Town (in-office)
⏱️ Full-time | Initial 3-month contract, with the possibility of extending to a one-year contract
💰 R40k–R60k pm
📅 Start ASAP

Apply here: https://theearthisround.co.za/job/we-are-looking-for-a-top-notch-senior-digital-designer/