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How Cell C is showing up for South Africa’s youth: You’ve got the idea. We’ll give you the tools

How Cell C is showing up for South Africa’s youth: You’ve got the idea. We’ll give you the tools

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On Tuesday South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy was released and on his way back to South Africa (Image source: @ Cape Town Etc

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(From left to right:) Edwin Naidu - Nat Nakasa Award winner, Queen Machimane's mother, Prisca Delina Machimana and her aunt Rachel Sedutla - Community Media Award, Tshamano Makhadi - Stephen Wrottesley Award winner (Image source: @ )

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Alex Kiprotich, an associate editor for Standard Group, who was abducted by armed men and released hours later, is welcomed by his colleagues before a press conference on his abduction, at the Standard Group offices in Nairobi, Kenya, 2 September 2026. Source: REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi.

Kenya media editor abducted, dumped 200km away after source demands

Monicah Mwangi 3 Sep 2026

Herman Moloi interviewed by SABC. Source: YouTube.

Sanef condemns alleged intimidation of Sowetan journalist at Madlanga Commission

21 Aug 2026

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) needs R120m if it is to fulfil its mandate as a public broadcaster and cover the 2026 local government elections (Source: @ SABC )

SABC's R120m 2026 election coverage funding shortfall

21 Aug 2026

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Fame Week Africa 2026 unveils programme centred on creative economy growth

12 Aug 2026

75% of South African women journalists face cyberbullying, Sanef study finds

75% of South African women journalists face cyberbullying, Sanef study finds

6 Aug 2026

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Sanef weighs in on FM, Currency lack of diversity

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A golden age of strategic PR must also be a golden age of disclosure, says reputation strategist Solly Moeng (Image supplied)

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The overall Journalist of the Year at the 2026 Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards is TimesLive’s photojournalist, Sandile Ndlovu (Image supplied)

TimeLive's photojournalist Sandile Ndlovu crowned Sanef Journalist of the Year

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Nat Nakasa died while in exile. Source: SABC.

Sanef, Sanlam open entries for Nat Nakasa journalism awards

7 Jul 2026

Sanef elects Katy Katopodis as chairperson

Sanef elects Katy Katopodis as chairperson

6 Jul 2026

The Digital News Transformation Fund’s second funding round backs newsrooms across seven provinces (Image source: © 123rf )

R15,8m grants for data journalism, AI-assisted workflows and vernacular content

2 Jul 2026

The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, will deliver the keynote address for the 2026 Social Media Summit for Government (Image supplied)

Communications and Digital Technologies minister to deliver Social Media Summit keynote

19 Jun 2026

Mbuyisa Makhubu carries Hector Pieterson after Pieterson was shot and killed at the Soweto Uprising. Antoinette Sithol, Pieterson's sister, runs beside them. Image credit: , via Wikimedia Commons

#YouthMonth | The inheritance of influence: What the youth of 1976 gave today's generation

Jessica Gbedemah 17 Jun 2026

IOL recently announced that it is recruiting over 100 positions (Image source: © 123rf )

Overwhelming response to major digital publisher's recruitment call

11 Jun 2026

INMA has announced 41 recipients of 2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship (Image supplied)

2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

29 May 2026

The Golden Pen for Freedom. Source: Wan-Ifra.

AP, Reuters and AFP to accept Wan-Ifra honour for Gaza coverage

29 May 2026

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Isu Elihle Awards open for entries with R30,000 for first place

18 May 2026

Nathi Gule, chairperson at Safrea

Safrea calls for strengthening protection for freelance journalists

Safrea 5 May 2026

Bizcommunity repositions for the future

Bizcommunity repositions for the future

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Terry Bell has died. Source: X.

Terry Bell: Celebrated South African journalist passes away at 84

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Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout

Rob Nicholls 26 Mar 2026

The SABC has addressed the ongoing discussion around the cancellation of the SABC news channel show Face the Nation (Image source: © SABC News Image credits: Luyanda Danca)

SABC: Face the Nation cancelled due to underperformance, not political interference

24 Mar 2026

Dee Uren will officially take up the position in April. Source: Supplied.

New SABC’s executive of news & current affairs appointed

20 Mar 2026

Podcast with MacG is widely popular in South Africa with hundreds of thousands of views per episode. Source: YouTube.

Government takes baby steps to regulate podcast industry

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Mar 2026

Today Die Papier, the new weekly Afrikaans newspaper from Novus Media, launches, available nationwide in print and online through its digital platforms (Image supplied)

Die Papier launches

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