Dave Erasmus is retiring from
The Witness today after 46 years with the company. He started at
The Witness fresh from his Matric year at Estcourt, High School, in the advertising department of newspaper in 1966 and rose to classified advertising manager.
31 Oct 2012 11:26Independent Newspapers KZN
[Issued by Independent Newspapers KZN] Isolezwe journalist, Charles Khuzwayo, was honoured with the Best Journalist in the print category at the South African Traditional Music Awards (SATMAs) held at the East London International Convention Centre, on Saturday, 27 October.
31 Oct 2012 09:08 
The
Creative Circle Ad of the Month results for September 2012 have been announced, and chairperson for the advertising judging panel that month, Jonathan Beggs, has commented that, "it was a predictably quiet month after the Loeries rush, with not a huge amount of entries overall but there was some really enjoyable work."
30 Oct 2012 09:18
Media and commentators are eager to focus on "perceived battles" in the ANC ahead of its elective conference in Mangaung, instead of the party's policies, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday.
30 Oct 2012 08:27
President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn his claim for damages against a Zapiro cartoon published in the
Sunday Times and agreed to pay half of its legal costs, according to the newspaper on Saturday.
29 Oct 2012 05:02
NEWSWATCH: It seems the "Mangaung Factor" could be at work... According to a
Mail & Guardian report, Zuma has dropped his R1m claim that Zapiro's "rape" cartoon harmed his (Zuma's) dignity, and he's cut his claim for defamation from R4m to R100,000 - and he wants Zapiro to say "Sorry".
26 Oct 2012 16:24
Ads24's media neutral research survey, Path to Persuasion, revealed that newspapers are an effective media advertising format for the fast food category, alongside television, and at a lower cost.
24 Oct 2012 10:22
[Ingrid Louw] Much has been reported lately about the state of the print media in South Africa, with particular reference to a lack of innovation among newspapers and magazines.
24 Oct 2012 08:59
Government and the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) have resolved to work closely together for the good of the country. The two parties held their annual meeting on Friday and Saturday in Magaliesburg.
22 Oct 2012 05:43
[Tiffany Markman] You and I have come a long way together. We began our collaboration some 25 years ago, when you'd regularly forgive my crayoned abuse of your good nature. Then, we became allies: just you and me, against the world, using permanent marker to 'correct' the punctuation on signs proclaiming Ladies Room.
19 Oct 2012 08:16
[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] South Africa's biggest and most boisterous tabloid is launching
Daily Sun TV tonight - which is a first for a newspaper in our country. Bizcommunity speaks to Minette Ferreira, GM of the
Daily Sun and
City Press, about the thinking behind the move and where the paper, with more than 5.5-million readers, is going with its other brand extensions.
16 Oct 2012 13:53
SA is experiencing an increase in the growth of readership for traditional newspapers and a developing digital market‚ in contrast to the more developed countries‚ which are seeing a migration of readers to online platforms‚ according to a new survey by professional services group PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
16 Oct 2012 10:41[Phakamisa Ndzamela] News outlets moving into the digital space need to come up with ways to engage readers personally and on a one-on-one basis if they want to understand their customers content needs and wants.
12 Oct 2012 08:40 
[Harry Herber] Hell, in the blink of an eye, it's 10 years later. I would not have thought a decade would fly by so quickly, but there you are. And if you asked me if a whack had changed in that time, I would've answered "not so much".
12 Oct 2012 06:30
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