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News

Lights, camera, action: The rise of Beyond The Eyes Network

Film & Cinematography

Lights, camera, action: The rise of Beyond The Eyes Network

Issued by Edge Growth 2 days

TRN and Adonai Care Centre unite for a joyful Mandela Day of service and play

Mandela Month

TRN and Adonai Care Centre unite for a joyful Mandela Day of service and play

Issued by The Rooms Network 21 Jul 2025

Novus Group’s latest circulation report reveals mass closures, digital migrations, and surprising community resilience across the March 2024 to March 2025 period (Image supplied)

Media

SA’s print media’s moment of reckoning as news consumption shifts to digital platforms

8 Jul 2025

Brandhead evolves: From media owner to full-service creative digital advertising agency

Digital

Brandhead evolves: From media owner to full-service creative digital advertising agency

Issued by Gida Media 1 Jul 2025

Goodyear confirms closure of Kariega plant as Numsa vows to fight job losses

Manufacturing & Parts

Goodyear confirms closure of Kariega plant as Numsa vows to fight job losses

9 Jun 2025

South African radio legend Darren Scott dies at 61 after long cancer battle

Radio & Audio

South African radio legend Darren Scott dies at 61 after long cancer battle

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 28 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company, looks at the secret weapon to winning pitches

Advertising

What's your secret weapon in winning pitches?

29 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Join The Marketing Research Foundation’s (MRF) webinar on Thursday, 22f May as they announce the upcoming release of the latest Marketing All Product Survey (Maps)

Media

Maps shows radio and TV's resilience

21 May 2025

Media

French media giant Canal+ can acquire MultiChoice with conditions

21 May 2025

Siv Ngesi hints at sanitary pad factory opening in Paarl

Wellness

Siv Ngesi hints at sanitary pad factory opening in Paarl

Evan-Lee Courie 6 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Eve Pennington says this should be the golden age of marketing, but agency models haven’t kept pace

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Eve Pennington - Has our industry lost its way? A view 25 years in

Eve Pennington 5 May 2025

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Razor PR's Wynand Coetzer - 3 Lessons in measuring the impact of communications

Wynand Coetzer 15 Apr 2025

Marketing & Media

10 Tips for building a strong partnership with your agency

Johanna McDowell 27 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen's research shows that the latest global trends signal a growing reliance on AI, a strong push toward integrated agency solutions and a strategic re-evaluation of in-house marketing structures

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Scopen research - Be integrated, AI-powered and strategic, or be left behind

20 Mar 2025

Advertising

Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

Freddie Daley 14 Mar 2025

Scopen has unveiled key trends from its first media agencies’ New Business Report in South Africa, which shows that South African media agencies participated in an average of 45 pitches last year (Image supplied)

Media

South African media agencies compete for new business in 45 pitches annually

14 Mar 2025

Jacaranda FM gets Lucky!

Radio & Audio

Jacaranda FM gets Lucky!

Issued by Jacaranda FM 10 Mar 2025

Media & Entertainment Law

Google, Meta face penalties for anti-competitive behaviour towards SA news media

Nqobile Dludla 24 Feb 2025

Data: The lifeblood of effective PR in an age dominated by information

PR & Communications

Data: The lifeblood of effective PR in an age dominated by information

Julia Christison 19 Dec 2024

Image source: Amirul Syaidi –

Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA applies dominant purpose test against Steinhoff 'litigation privilege' argument

Bianca Masterton 13 Dec 2024

(Images supplied. Artwork: Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

PR & Communications

Razor's Kalay Maistry and NTT Data's Marian Scala named in Provoke Media’s Innovator 25 EMEA

Danette Breitenbach 12 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf Donvé Forbes, audit partner in technology, media, and telecommunications, BDO South Africa examines how media houses can navigate the digital shift

Media

A mobile-first, audience-driven future as media houses navigate the digital shift

Donvé Forbes 6 Dec 2024

Tractor adds 8 new digital sites in key suburbs to its inventory arsenal

OOH

Tractor adds 8 new digital sites in key suburbs to its inventory arsenal

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 28 Nov 2024

Join us for 2024’s last IAB SA Actionable Insights episode

Advertising

Join us for 2024’s last IAB SA Actionable Insights episode

Issued by IAB South Africa 27 Nov 2024

Malatsi follows through on DA policy plans in withdrawal of SABC Bill

ICT

Malatsi follows through on DA policy plans in withdrawal of SABC Bill

Lindsey Schutters 11 Nov 2024

Last night, Thursday 8 November, the national winners of the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards’ (VJOY) were honoured at a ceremony in Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Media

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

8 Nov 2024

Media24 starts transition to a fully digital media company

Media

Media24 starts transition to a fully digital media company

31 Oct 2024

Independent media agencies must box smartly in a competitive world

Media

Independent media agencies must box smartly in a competitive world

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 29 Oct 2024

Source: © Pexels Sanef recently proposed its Journalism Sustainability Fund to Business Leadership SA reports Media24

Media

Sanef proposes Journalism Sustainability Fund to Business Leadership SA

22 Oct 2024

Razor’s Kalay Maistry leads Africa’s representation on PRCA Global Board

Digital

Razor’s Kalay Maistry leads Africa’s representation on PRCA Global Board

25 Sep 2024

On the eve of World News Day Kalay Maistry, head of reputation, risk & advisory at Razor PR says PR Pros should be deeply concerned about the state of media (Image supplied)

Media Freedom

EXCLUSIVE: Razor PR's Kalay Maistry: Why the crisis in South African media should concern PR Pros

23 Sep 2024

MDNTV announced as bronze sponsor for the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024

Events & Conferencing

MDNTV announced as bronze sponsor for the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024

Issued by MDNTV 20 Sep 2024

Unlocking success: South African celebrities to share business journeys at exclusive breakfast event

Events & Conferencing

Unlocking success: South African celebrities to share business journeys at exclusive breakfast event

Issued by Jacaranda FM 26 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) has confirmed a comprehensive update to its television and radio audience measurement programmes after an independent review showed the weighting efficiency of the last TV Establishment Survey (ES) was too low

Media

BRC confirms ES update following independent review

22 Aug 2024

Media

Media24 says S189 will continue as it awaits Competition Commission ruling

15 Jul 2024

Media

The rise of big data in South Africa's media and communication sectors

Andile April 26 Feb 2024

AICPA & CIMA and Topco Media deliver the premier sustainability conference in South Africa

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA & CIMA and Topco Media deliver the premier sustainability conference in South Africa

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 13 Feb 2024

Mandela estate mayhem

Law of Succession

Mandela estate mayhem

Issued by Capital Legacy 6 Feb 2024

Media

Publishers remain resilient despite rising costs and geopolitical uncertainty

29 Jan 2024

Many Cape Town journalists attended the vigil. Source: GroundUp

Media

South African media community mourns journalists killed in Gaza

GroundUp Staff 29 Jan 2024

Community radio. Additional value beyond the schedule

Radio & Audio

Community radio. Additional value beyond the schedule

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 25 Jan 2024

Media

Motherland OMNi brand experience manager Molly Xulu on mastering the evolving media landscape

Issued by Motherland OMNi 22 Jan 2024

Q&A with MD, an uncommon entrepreneur with milk of service in heart

Media

Q&A with MD, an uncommon entrepreneur with milk of service in heart

Issued by MDNTV 8 Jan 2024

Transnet seeks government bailout as debt mounts

Logistics & Transport

Transnet seeks government bailout as debt mounts

Nelson Banya 26 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf The Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) has been launched by the Competition Commission (Commission)

Online Media

Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) into media content distribution launches

18 Oct 2023

Media Xpose launches new travel magazine, InBound SA

Travel

Media Xpose launches new travel magazine, InBound SA

17 Oct 2023