Independent Newspapers KZN

Midas touch for Isolezwe

[Issued by Independent Newspapers KZN] The Isolezwe brand's success continues as all three editions increase in popularity. The audited sales figures show that, between January and March 2013, 9% more Isolezwe copies were sold per week than in the previous audited quarter - October to December 2012. 23 May 2013 10:48

SANEF outraged over photographer's manhandling

SANEF has issued a statement expressing its outrage at reports that a Home Affairs official, who was photographed outside a police station where immigrants had been detained, had manhandled and deleted pictures taken by Cape Argus photojournalist David Ritchie. 23 May 2013 06:18

Develop rapid-response ads for news stories

The creative community needs to think on their feet and develop rapid-response press ads for their clients, based on The Times news stories of the day in a new competition, The Times Press Challenge, in association with the Loeries. 20 May 2013 09:16

Reddy, steady... Stop

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: The press ombudsman has dismissed Durban tycoon Vivian Reddy's complaint against the Mail & Guardian newspaper in its entirety, the newspaper reports, and Icasa is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, reports BD Live. On a sad note, SABC television and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli has died, reports Times Live. 20 May 2013 05:59

M&G editor resigns, off to New Delhi

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Mail & Guardian's editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes, has resigned to take up a post at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, the newspaper reports. 17 May 2013 11:17

Sunday Times/Nal'ibali Storytime launched

The Sunday Times, in partnership with PRAESA (The Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa), has launched the new Sunday Times Nal'ibali Storybook. 17 May 2013 10:31

Mondi to shut plants, cut costs

Cutting costs is a hallmark of packaging and paper group Mondi and over the longer term it has paid off, as could be seen in its recent upbeat interim management statement. 17 May 2013 10:03

SABC3 sex slip-up

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: SABC3 has landed in hot water for not placing the correct age restriction on the All My Children soapie, reports IOL, and Lisa Hiemer, writing in journalism.co.za, reports on a new study that shows surprisingly strong investigative journalism in independent local papers in three provinces. 17 May 2013 07:26

Guptagag

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: The Gupta family isn't going to talk to the media until the report on its guests landing at Waterkloof is finalised, reports Mail & Guardian, and BD Live reports the DA is urging Zuma not to sign the secrecy bill. The ConCourt has reserved judgment on media's access to the Krejcir hearing, reports Mail & Guardian, and IOL reports that a Sun reporter has been charged in the UK hacking probe. 15 May 2013 07:29

Health journalists finalists await results end May

The finalists in the fifth Discovery Health Journalism Awards will discover who has won in the various categories on 29 May 2013 at the awards ceremony. 14 May 2013 08:49

Digital, traditional media go hand in hand

[Noëleen Bruton] It's been exciting watching the phenomenal growth of digital media both locally and globally in the past say two decades. This, of course, has given marketers a whole new category of media in which to spend our advertising budgets. 13 May 2013 11:27

No tabloid for Business Day

Despite significant consideration and debate over recent months regarding the possible move to a tabloid format for Business Day, BDFM publisher and editor in chief, Peter Bruce, has announced that Business Day will remain in broadsheet format. 13 May 2013 09:34

Judging panel ready for Responsible Drinking Media Awards

Chris Moerdyk, Raymond Louw, Pippa Green and Caro Smit will sit on the judging panel for the 2013 brandhouse Responsible Drinking Media Awards (RDMA). The awards aim to influence consumer behaviour by encouraging South African media to promote responsible drinking amongst their audiences. Entries close at 12pm on 31 May 2013. 11 May 2013 06:05