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DBE faces R5m fine for POPIA breach over Matric results

Primary & Secondary Education

DBE faces R5m fine for POPIA breach over Matric results

Lindsey Schutters 1 day

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Primary & Secondary Education

DBE to fight Matric results publication ban in court

17 Dec 2024

Exploring South Africa’s evolving travel trends in a post-pandemic world

Marketing

Exploring South Africa’s evolving travel trends in a post-pandemic world

Issued by KLA 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

Minister Gwarube announces release date for 2024 Matric results

Primary & Secondary Education

Minister Gwarube announces release date for 2024 Matric results

2 Dec 2024

Revamped Sowetan aims to make news more engaging and accessible

Newspapers

Revamped Sowetan aims to make news more engaging and accessible

29 Nov 2024

DM168 circulation surges: Readers drive our success

Online Media

DM168 circulation surges: Readers drive our success

Issued by Daily Maverick 22 Nov 2024

Image by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity. The ABC Q3 2024 figures have been released

Newspapers

ABC Q3 2024: A quiet quarter for newspapers

Danette Breitenbach 21 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The 20th edition of the Sunday Times GenNext Awards winners have been announced

Youth Marketing

Sunday Times GenNext Awards crowns the coolest of the cool crowd

20 Nov 2024

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q3 2024

Research

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q3 2024

Issued by KLA 19 Nov 2024

2024 Matric results to be withheld from newspapers, says Information Regulator

Primary & Secondary Education

2024 Matric results to be withheld from newspapers, says Information Regulator

14 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Competition for viewership remains fragmented across various platforms, as multi-platform behaviour highlights high levels of social media interaction while watching television and radio listening

Media

Maps highlights high levels of social media interaction while watching TV and radio listening

Danette Breitenbach 11 Nov 2024

US-based MDIF exits Mail & Guardian, sells to local shareholders

Media

US-based MDIF exits Mail & Guardian, sells to local shareholders

31 Oct 2024

Media24 starts transition to a fully digital media company

Media

Media24 starts transition to a fully digital media company

31 Oct 2024

Media

Washington Post faces backlash as Bezos ends presidential endorsements to restore trust

30 Oct 2024

Media

Press Council expels Independent Media for failing to obey rulings

25 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

Source: © IMASA A coalition of African editor guilds and media owner organisations has partnered with Code for Africa’s (CfA) media research unit, CivicSignal, to build a database tracking title closures, staff losses and other market impacts

Media

Calling on African media to map the media meltdown

14 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images Joe Public is the Loeries Awards Agency of the Year

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries All the winners, Agency of the Year is Joe Public

11 Oct 2024

Nicky Verd, a digital futurist and author of the book, Disrupt Yourself or Be Disrupted (Image supplied)

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2024: Nicky Verd – the future of marketing and business is data-driven

Danette Breitenbach 3 Oct 2024

Media

From darkness to light: Changing media narratives about Africa

J Siguru Wahutu and David Cheruiyot 2 Oct 2024

The 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards have announced the Gqeberha regional winners across the competition’s 12 categories (Image supplied)

Media

2024 Vodacom Journalist Awards: Regional winners for Gqeberha

2 Oct 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

Publishing

Financial crisis prompts major restructure for Independent Newspapers as advertising, circulation decline

13 Sep 2024

Ishmet Davidson is retiring as Media 24 group CEO and will also step down as a board member (Image supplied)

Media

Media24 CEO Ishmet Davidson retires, Raj Lalbahadur, current group CFO, appointed interim CEO

6 Sep 2024

Media

Judge Lindiwe Rusi vs City Press: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Ombud Watcher Law 3 Sep 2024

Daily Maverick's co-founder Branko Brkic to step down as editor-in-chief

Media

Daily Maverick's co-founder Branko Brkic to step down as editor-in-chief

30 Aug 2024

Netwerk24’s new decade: From the editor

Media

Netwerk24’s new decade: From the editor

Henriëtte Loubser, Issued by Media24 22 Aug 2024

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the quarterly buzz results for Q2 2024

Research

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the quarterly buzz results for Q2 2024

Issued by KLA 21 Aug 2024

Media

South African journalists honoured in SADC Media Awards for excellence in photojournalism and radio

21 Aug 2024

ABC Q2 2024 Newspapers: Dailies and local newspapers buck the general continuing decline

Newspapers

ABC Q2 2024 Newspapers: Dailies and local newspapers buck the general continuing decline

Danette Breitenbach 22 Aug 2024

ABC Q2 2024: Magazines build on Q1 momentum with QoQ and YoY increases

Magazines

ABC Q2 2024: Magazines build on Q1 momentum with QoQ and YoY increases

22 Aug 2024

This year a new campaign, Choose Truth, created by South Africa's Daily Maverick, will be featured for World News Day (Image supplied)

Media Freedom

South Africa's Daily Maverick's Choose Truth campaign for World News Day

12 Aug 2024

Newspapers

Understanding the hard-hitting Press Council ruling against Iqbal Survé’s newspapers

Ombud Watcher 12 Aug 2024

Kenya's Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day

Dealers

Kenya's Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day

6 Aug 2024

SADiLaR showcases research during the winter conference season

Higher Education

SADiLaR showcases research during the winter conference season

Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 5 Aug 2024

Source: ©ExpatCapeTown.com The journalists affected by the closure of four Media 24 print newspapers will be retained by the company

Newspapers

Media24 to retain the 66 journalists affected by newspaper closures

1 Aug 2024

The ad printed with human faeces ink

Advertising

The ad printed with human faeces ink

Issued by Joe Public 23 Jul 2024

Media

Tunisian judge imposes media ban on a candidate for presidential election

Tarek Amara 16 Jul 2024

Media

Media24 says S189 will continue as it awaits Competition Commission ruling

15 Jul 2024

Media

Complaint against Daily Maverick Steinhoff stories dismissed

Ombud Watcher Law 12 Jul 2024

Nicola Nel appointed global managing director of PROI Worldwide

PR & Communications

Nicola Nel appointed global managing director of PROI Worldwide

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jul 2024

(Image supplied). The South African print media industry changes are shown in media monitoring company, Novus Group’s newly released 10 Years in Print Media report

Newspapers

Report shows the decline of print newspapers over the past decade

11 Jul 2024

Davina Malan is a managing partner at Tribeca. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

A 20 year evolution in PR: The need to invest in training for staff

Davina Malan 8 Jul 2024

Image source: Artur Szczybylo –

HR & Management

KZN issues warning on fake job adverts

3 Jul 2024

Local media still going strong

Media

Local media still going strong

Issued by Spark Media 27 Jun 2024

Mbali Hlophe was appointed Gauteng MEC of the social development and agriculture departments in October 2022. Photo from the Gauteng government (fair use).

Advertising

Gauteng government buys newspaper space to praise MEC

Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph 25 Jun 2024

Source: © Media24 looks to close the print editions of Beeld, Rapport, City Press, Daily Sun and Soccer Laduma

Media

Beeld, Rapport, City Press, Daily Sun and Soccer Laduma to close

18 Jun 2024

Empowered at the Polls: Gen Z's Belief in Bringing Meaningful Change through Voting

Higher Education

Empowered at the Polls: Gen Z's Belief in Bringing Meaningful Change through Voting

Issued by Varsity Vibe 1 May 2024

Source: © Mail&Guardian Media24 has refuted a report that it is to close four newspapers

Newspapers

Media24: To close or not to close some newspapers (yet anyway)

13 Jun 2024