City Press vs ANC: Who is the adult and who is the child?

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Who exactly, I have wondered as temperatures have risen over the past 10 days over Brett Murray's Zuma Spear painting, is the adult and who is the child in this situation? 29 May 2012 09:17

City Press drops 'The Spear'

NEWSWATCH: Writing in today's City Press, Ferial Haffajee says that a decision has been taken to remove the controversial image. 28 May 2012 10:12

Sowetan cop sex video story sends confusing signals

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] What in the world is going on at the Sowetan? Does the paper even know itself? 17 Aug 2011 12:00

eNews responds to GCIS statement

eNews says it notes, with grave concern, the statement issued by GCIS accusing the channel of bias and selective reporting for not showing video footage of Advocate Gcina Malindi breaking down in tears during court proceedings. eNews has issued the following media statement. 25 May 2012 14:18

Govt slams e.tv's 'selective broadcasting'

According to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), the SA government is "appalled and disappointed" that e.tv censored visuals showing Advocate Gcina Malindi breaking down in tears during the South Gauteng High Court proceedings relating to The Spear portrait. 25 May 2012 08:28

Daily Maverick launches new website 'for people who matter'

The Daily Maverick has announced that it has launched a simpler, better and smarter new website. Following international trends in web design, the improved site's clear layout and fonts are designed to offer an enhanced visual and news reading experience for Daily Maverick aficionados as well as those newly won over. 22 May 2012 14:42

SACP boycott call 'disturbs' newspaper

City Press editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee said yesterday, 24 May 2012, she is "deeply disturbed" by SACP's calls to boycott the newspaper over its coverage of the controversial artwork The Spear. 25 May 2012 08:55

New online South African destination guide, travel magazine

Nightjar Travel has launched an online destination guide that lists over 1500 things to do and places to go to in South Africa. It covers day walks, mountain biking, fly fishing, paddling, scuba diving, 4x4, rock climbing, horse trails, adventure activities, parks and reserves, regular 'mom & pop' attractions and more in one integrated website. 22 May 2012 09:29

Fired for Facebook comments

[Candice McGregor] These days we have technology at our fingertips. Smartphones mean that people have access to the internet wherever they are and the likes of Facebook and Twitter make sharing personal news with friends as simple as pressing a button, but users need to take care - what they send can spell trouble... 17 May 2012 08:52

Sanef: ANC boycott call 'abuse of power'

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has issued the following statement after call by the ANC and senior governing party leaders for a boycott of City Press newspaper. The forum says the call is "tantamount to intimidation and abuse of power". 25 May 2012 07:47

E-mail to be ditched in favour of social media?

According to a Business Live report, some companies are likely to ditch e-mails in favour of social networking sites to forge closer ties with customers and partners, which quotes the IBM CEO study of 1 700 chief executives from 64 countries. 23 May 2012 15:57

isiZulu papers, City Press are the ABC circ winners

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] We're getting used to seeing newspaper circulation figures taking a beating these days but the fact that a few can buck the trend also tells us that all is not lost. Among the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) figures for the first quarter of 2012 that were released today, Thursday, 17 May 2012, the isiZulu newspapers are still on their incredible upwards trajectory. 17 May 2012 18:17

Mortimer Harvey

Doritos Roulette Facebook campaign reaches record 80 000 fans

The launch of Doritos' daring new Roulette flavour has increased the Doritos Facebook Fan Page to a record 80 000 fans making Doritos the biggest "Brand" on Facebook South Africa in the FMCG category. 23 May 2012 12:14