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Mandy de Waal

Writer. Researcher. Journalist.
(Pretoria, South Africa)
Mandy de Waal is a heavyweight writer and senior journalist who reports on technology, business, science, the media sector and whatever else she finds interesting. Back in journalism after spending time in the corridors of corporate greed, De Waal has written for City Press, Rapport, Noseweek, Brandchannel (New York) and other good titles. She now writes for Daily Maverick, iMaverick and Mail & Guardian because it's the smart thing to do. De Waal accepts interesting and challenging writing assignments.
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The shootout: City Press vs Sunday Times
[Mandy de Waal] The Sunday Times is getting fat and dominates the Sunday print market, but that doesn't mean it can become complacent. Media24 knows a thing or two about the online space, and it has the resources to give Avusa a wake-up call. 3 Apr 2012 09:56
Govt launches clumsy secrecy bill advertising spree
[Mandy de Waal] With big guns such as Zwelinzima Vavi, George Bizos and Thuli Madonsela opposing the Protection of Information Bill, the State Security Agency has embarked on a propaganda offensive. But the campaign may hit the wall because it appears Government has exceeded its mandate. [video] 2 Apr 2012 10:08
SA investigative greats: Secrecy Bill will not silence us
[Mandy de Waal] "If you think we're going to curl up and die, think again." That's the strong message this country's top investigative journalists sent ANC MPs who voted in favour of the Protection of Information Bill in Parliament. The local muckrakers said the bill was designed to intimidate whistleblowers and insider sources so as to make investigative journalism even tougher, if not more dangerous. 23 Nov 2011 10:29
City Press's big, glossy bid to expand market share
[Mandy de Waal] Media24 is opening its cheque book in a big way for City Press's new magazine, which premiered as a supplement to the newspaper this past Sunday, 2 October 2011. Big on luxurious eye-candy and sporting good writers, i magazine has potential, but is it distinctive enough to make readers want to hang on to it past Monday morning? 3 Oct 2011 10:07
Deon du Plessis: a man truly larger than life goes on great sabbatical in sky
[Mandy de Waal] The white hyena, the gun-loving boer, that great newspaper man who gave South Africa's blue-collared hordes news worth reading, is no more. In his place a giant of a legacy - a tabloid every flailing newspaper's trying to copy in a sector where the Daily Sun remains unrivaled. 12 Sep 2011 09:15
Fine film-making, clever marketing set to make Jock top dog
[Mandy de Waal] The countdown has begun for the premier of "Jock", the huge-hearted, animated family film that rolls out the red carpet in two weeks. Percy FitzPatrick's classic story of the legendary Lowveld canine icon, Jock of the Bushveld, is now a plucky movie that isn't dependent on local box-office takings for financial success. What's more, it could give the local animation industry serious global bite and help set SA up as a hub for this burgeoning film sector. 11 Jul 2011 13:50
Manyi vs the media: the ad budget battle begins
[Mandy de Waal] Media people shook their heads in disbelief when government spokesman Jimmy Manyi laid out his rules for media outlets to receive slices of government's advertising cake. But not many are surprised to hear that Manyi wants to convert free, independent media into government marketers. That would be the same government that is funded by taxpayers. 13 Jun 2011 10:21
As Henry Jeffreys leaves, 'Gupta-press' looks for stability
[Mandy de Waal] Henry Jeffreys, The New Age's editor until Tuesday, 31 May 2011, is headed back to the Cape for a quieter life filled with writing books, columns and completing his masters' degree. Meanwhile, veteran newspaper consultants Ryland Fisher and Ray Joseph are still hard at work on the paper and say it doesn't deserve all the negative press it gets about being a Zuma mouthpiece. 2 Jun 2011 09:16
His Master's Voice and the perennial question of SABC bias
[Mandy de Waal] The DA's at the SABC's throat, citing bias after the public broadcaster gave the ruling party live coverage for the ANC's final Siyanqoba rally on Sunday, days before voters go to the polls. The SABC, of course, says the DA's talking nonsense. The law says electoral coverage should be equitable, but is vague enough to make deciding what is equitable fairly malleable. And yes, we've heard this all before. 17 May 2011 10:07
Melissa Attree's social media say-so
[Mandy de Waal] If you've ever been online, you'd be blind or living outside the interwebs not to have bumped into Melissa Attree somewhere along the line. A digital brand champion, Attree's a specialist when it comes to online PR, how businesses should use Twitter, and how to make Facebook work for your brand. She gives us the skinny on social media. 6 Apr 2011 11:30
Not an April Fool's joke: Hayibo lives!
[Mandy de Waal] Satire-loving South Africans were heart-broken when Hayibo.com closed shop seven months ago. Well, there's bad news and good news in the offing. The bad news for foot-in-mouth politicians is they're back, and the good news for the rest of us that this is no April Fool's joke. 1 Apr 2011 11:24
Government - SA's most ambitious media baron
[Mandy de Waal] Not satisfied with just owning this country's biggest broadcaster, the state is set to launch what will be South Africa's biggest circulation newspaper at a print price tag of well above R1 million an issue. Critics warn of printing for pulp, of a government that has not done its homework, but also of a state that's knee-jerking politically and seriously damaging media diversity in the process 29 Mar 2011 10:06
ZAnews and the irony of local satire facing extinction
[Mandy de Waal] South African satire looks set to become a highly endangered species. First Hayibo bit the dust because it couldn't raise funding; next, ZAnews has stalled season four of its puppet parodies and is looking for moola after news that its Kulula sponsorship was radically cut. Now it is looking for corporate sponsors with a spine. 7 Mar 2011 11:12
Jimi Matthews and his gargantuan SABC TV News challenge
[Mandy de Waal] If you haven't watched television news on the South African public broadcaster for a while, there may be a reason to tune back to that channel. From March 2011, former SABC, Reuters and etv hard newsman Jimi Matthews returns to the helm of television news. His frank talk in a rare interview may just surprise, perhaps even delight you. 23 Feb 2011 15:54
Bono, Malema and the headlines that stirred all the rage
[Mandy de Waal] U2 frontman Bono was the target of wide-scale derision this weekend after a story about him apparently supporting Julius Malema and that infamous "shoot the boer" liberation song flamed across South Africa - and then circled the globe. But as the world's most famous Irish band took to the stage at FNB Stadium, music journalists stepped forward to say Bono had been horribly misquoted by the media. 14 Feb 2011 11:43
Warriors for truth win in ruling on SABC, ICASA
[Mandy de Waal] It's been five long years since the "blacklisting" scandal broke at the SABC, and it became clear that the public broadcaster was being used as a propaganda tool by the Mbeki regime. In a victory for whistle-blowers and for truth and transparency, a court ruling this week confirmed political manipulation of the SABC by former news head Snuki Zikalala. 27 Jan 2011 09:52
ResearchGATE: revolutionising social networking for scientists
[Mandy de Waal] Niche social networking is radically transforming collaboration in research as scientists discover that opening up and sharing knowledge reduces redundancy. In a world where success is often built on the back of painstaking trial and error, ResearchGATE promises to make a truly great difference. 11 Jan 2011 10:51
Nazeem Howa: new kid on the block at The New Age
[Mandy de Waal] There's still no news about when The New Age will be rolling off the presses. But with the appointment of Nazeem Howa as chief executive of TNA Media, the company is at least making progress in filling key positions. If his optimism is well-founded, we shouldn't have too much longer to wait before paper hits the newsstands. 18 Nov 2010 13:03
A fistful of Zim dollars trumps ethics: Avusa in distribution deal with Mugabe Media Inc
[Mandy de Waal] With advertising revenues down and profits plunging, it appears Avusa's management is prepared to do just about anything, even if this means striking a deal with Bob Mugabe's propaganda machine. Something the brave journos of Sunday Times wouldn't feel great about - if only they knew. 15 Nov 2010 13:46
SABC News, a law unto itself
[Mandy de Waal] Accused of sacrificing its public accountability, editorial policy and of moving ever closer to becoming a de facto state broadcaster, the SABC looked dangerously like it was being used by Robert Gumede in his war against the Mail & Guardian. Yet the SABC is defiant, saying it doesn't need to explain its editorial policy or news decisions to anyone. Really? 10 Nov 2010 12:27
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