East Coast Radio

A massive 'Walking (r)Evolution' in Durban

This year's Discovery East Coast Radio Big Walk has been the biggest in the event's history. The event started out with around 1 800 walkers in 2004 and has grown to a record 23 04 walkers having entered this year. It really has become nothing short of a 'movement' among the people of KwaZulu-Natal. 24 May 2012 10:54

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 22: Marketing comedy locally

This week's Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, streamed live 5pm-6pm via 2oceansVibe Radio, will focus on marketing comedy locally and the impact of social media on the comedy industry. The studio guest this Wednesday evening, 23 May 2012, will be South African stand-up comedian John Vlismas. [twitterfall] 23 May 2012 11:53

567 CapeTalk

Midday Report goes Grootes!

Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk have announced that Eyewitness News (EWN) senior political reporter, Stephen Grootes, will be taking over the Midday Report as of September. 21 May 2012 11:06

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 finalists announced

The finalists in the 17th CNN MultiChoice African Journalist competition were announced on 18 May 2012, by Ferial Haffajee, chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa. 18 May 2012 11:49

Women in The Media Awards 2012 finalists announced

Shortlisted out of 41 women in media, Ferial Haffajee (editor-in-chief of City Press), Terry Volkwyn (CEO of Primedia Broadcasting) and Esmare Weideman (CEO of Media24) have been selected as the 1st for Women Insurance Brokers' Women in The Media Awards 2012 finalists. 18 May 2012 09:16

Midday Report gets Grootes!

Talk Radio 702 and 567 CapeTalk have announced that Eyewitness News (EWN) senior political reporter, Stephen Grootes, will be taking over the Midday Report as of September. Grootes replaces broadcast veteran, Chris Gibbons, who is moving on to pursue other opportunities after 32 years with the stations. 17 May 2012 11:54

Sports show gets sponsorship, new name

The Metro FM Sports Centre, hosted by Robert Marawa, sees MTN as its new sponsor and to celebrate is running a listener competition to rename the sports show. 17 May 2012 09:39

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 21: Back and better than ever before!

Bizcommunity.com's Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show is back and bigger than ever before! This time around we've teamed up with the highly successful and energetic internet radio station 2OceansVibe Radio and the multi-talented Brendan Jack to host the show every Wednesday 5pm-6pm via audio-streaming. The lineup on 16 May 2012, featured entrepreneur Rich Mulholland. 16 May 2012 13:41

SAARF-RAMS issues first release for 2012

SAARF-RAMS has issued its first release for 2012, covering the period October 2011 - March 2012. 15 May 2012 08:27

One Show: One Gold, two Silver Pencils for SA

NEW YORK, US: At the 2012 One Show in New York City on Thursday, 10 May 2012, South Africa scooped one Gold Pencil and two Silvers. Best-of-Show went to Mother New York's "Little Marina" campaign for Target. (multimedia) 11 May 2012 11:34

Sanef comments on proposed POIB changes

The SA National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has issued a brief preliminary statement on changes proposed to the Protection of State Information Bill. 11 May 2012 11:08

POIB: ANC seeing sense?

NEWSWATCH: You see? It does pay to make a noise... According to reports in Times Live and IOL, the governing party has bowed to pressure from a whole range of groups and individuals and proposed a raft of changes to the contentious bill. Meanwhile, the Sunday Independent has been ordered to print an apology to Julius Malema for some inaccurate reporting, and Times Live reports that, thanks to smartphones, our use of the internet has risen. 11 May 2012 06:22

Algoa FM

SA's only 'married on-air duo' returns home

Mio Khondleka and Queenie Grootboom are the only married couple presenting a show together on commercial radio in South Africa, according to Algoa FM operations director, Alfie Jay. 10 May 2012 13:54

NewsFlash News Agency passes 3 million listeners mark

NewsFlash News Agency reports that it now reaches a combined radio audience of 3.1 million radio listeners. The agency supplies radio news bulletins with sound bytes (interviews) to 42 radio stations. 9 May 2012 09:28