MDDA

MDDA/Sanlam Local Media Awards 2012 - announcement of the winners

Today - 18th May 2012, the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and Sanlam joined forces again to celebrate excellence in the local media industry of South Africa. The MDDA/Sanlam Local Media Awards 2012 included the inaugural Rantho/Letsebe Community Media Achievement Award and was presented at a gala dinner at the Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel in Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province. 18 May 2012 12:57

MDDA

Corporate Governance Toolkit Pre-testing Workshop & Learning Forums 2012

Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel, Durban, on 16-18 May 2012 15 May 2012 16:03

Topco Media

Marketing Excellence Awards - call for nominations

Bizcommunity.com and the African Access National Business Awards have partnered to celebrate South African companies that have implemented outstanding marketing strategies. Nominations for the Marketing Excellence Award are invited from Bizcommunity.com readers. Please nominate your candidate here. 15 May 2012 12:46

MDDA

MDDA/SANLAM Local Media Awards 2012 ceremony to be held in Durban

The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and SANLAM have joined forces again this year to celebrate excellence in the local media industry of South Africa. The MDDA/SANLAM Local Media Awards 2012 includes the inaugural Rantho/Letsebe Community Media Achievement Award and will be presented at a gala dinner in the Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel (329 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, Umhlanga), Durban, on Friday evening the 18th May 2012, 18h30. The Awards Gala Dinner will be attended by the Minister Collins Chabane (Minister in the Presidency), Deputy Minister of Communications Stella Tembisa Ndabeni, Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications Chair Skhumbuzo Eric Kholwane, captains of the industry and close to 300 editors, journalists, photographers, broadcasters and peers. 15 May 2012 10:21

Chatroom

A different spin on PR journalism...

[Angela Naumann] The recent incident at the Cape Town Press Club with Agriculture Minister, Tina Joemat-Petterson, has brought up a whole discussion on the topic of "newsmaking". I am pleased to read Brent Meersman's response in which he sets the record straight about the purpose and processes of press clubs, not just in Cape Town. 14 May 2012 11:38

Carat

Carat SA wins prized Woolworths account

Continuing its streak of luring SA's top blue chip companies to its client base, media agency Carat SA has announced its latest win - the coveted Woolworths account. In charge of Woolworths buying for the past three years, Carat has now been entrusted with the full Woolworths media strategy. 11 May 2012 12:52

Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy

An alien in a strange land

[Janine Lazarus] I am so glad to be an African. A realisation born not just at this point in time, but one that has been deeply entrenched after a whirlwind visit to Shanghai. Give me the wide open spaces, the blue skies and the unique smell of the highveld after a thunderstorm anytime over China's seething masses of humanity. 4 May 2012 11:00

Chris Moerdyk

The important role of mass media in education

The education of our children has always been emotive and when the mass media is added to the mix, volatility is inevitable. 4 May 2012 10:51

MDDA

World Press Freedom Day

In 2012 South Africa marks 16 years since the proclamation of our world acclaimed Constitution, which guarantees press freedom, as enshrined in the Bill of Rights. 3 May 2012 11:32

MDDA

MDDA welcomes Sentech's decision of reducing signal distribution costs for community broadcasters

On Thursday, 26th April 2012, Sentech announced its decision to reduce signal distribution costs for community broadcasters. In its media statement Sentech states that "the average decrease in signal distribution costs facing the community broadcasters is 33% for Community TV services and 65% for Community FM services". 30 Apr 2012 10:58

MDDA

An open letter to The Times

Canaan Mdletshe's article with headline "Manyi after control of who gets state advertising money" dated 16th April 2012 17 Apr 2012 10:34