The Media community of South Africa

Riaad Moosa and his bright Material

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0200

As Ronnie Apteker's latest movie, Material, is about to enter the circuit, the reviews are glowing with praise. Daily Maverick talks to the man in the centre of the action, Riaad Moosa. [video]
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New OB technology in time for parliamentary broadcast

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:18:00 +0200

Kaya FM has installed virtual equipment in its outside broadcast unit, reportedly making it a first for South African radio. Bob Mabena, host of 180withBob and veteran talk-show host John Perlman will use the complete system in the OB unit when they broadcast the opening of Parliament from Cape Town this week.
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A Million Colours arrives in South Africa in April

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:20:00 +0200

The release date for the South African film, A Million Colours, has been confirmed as Thursday, 26 April 2012 at Nu Metro, Ster-Kinekor and selected independent cinemas countrywide.
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brandhouse launches 2012 Responsible Drinking Media Awards

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:00 +0200

Call to all South African media as entries are now open for the 2012 brandhouse Responsible Drinking Media Awards.
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Introduction of new board members, farewell to outgoing members and launch of Media Literacy Toolkit

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:15:00 +0200

On 07 February 2012, the Deputy Minister for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation in Presidency, Mr Obed Bapela and the MDDA hosted a Media Conference to introduce the new Board members and bid farewell to the outgoing Board members. At the same Conference, the Agency launched the Media Literacy Toolkit with learners and educators from beneficiary schools in the Eastern Cape, North West and KwaZulu-Natal.
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Are journos being real twits to tweet?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:57:00 +0200

I was not in the least bit surprised to hear that the BBC and SKY News had put a stop to their journalists breaking news on Twitter.
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SA makes 2012 Sony World Photo Awards Student Focus shortlist

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:45:00 +0200

Among the shortlist for the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards Student Focus competition, announced on Tuesday, 7 February 2012, is Nina Grindlay from Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, for her Nightclub Portrait Series (the dance).
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Avusa set to join newspapers houses' centralising drive

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:37:00 +0200

Sunday Times sports staff have been told that they are to be moved (minus the sports editor) into a weekend sports hub serving most of the Avusa titles.
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Can Facebook ever make (real) money?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:40:00 +0200

With the public listing of Facebook, the debate about the amount of money it makes - and potentially can make - has been opened wide. At stake is whether it is possible to marry the very nature of a social network as non-commercial, personal and intense as Facebook is with making money for investors.
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New DJs ready 93.8FM for 2012 growth

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:59:00 +0200

Mix 93.8FM bucks the general rule of broadcasting, with an emphasis on presenter personality and a wide variety of music, and it is living up to this with the addition of radio legends Tony Blewitt and Keith Lindsay to its lineup. Blewitt hosts the weekday breakfast show between 6am-9am and Keith Lindsay is on air weekdays 3pm-6pm.
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