M&G Online redevelopment begins

Johncom will officially change its name to Avusa on next week Monday, 26 November 2007, as shareholders have approved the proposal, reports the Mail & Guardian Online. It was also revealed yesterday, Tuesday 20 November, that the words “Audiovisual, Vision, Unique and Unity, and South Africa” make up the new name.

Lastly, Professor Guy Berger has had more to say on BEE, politics and media ownership in relation on Thoughtleader.co.za, writing that “[i]t's temporarily quiet on the Johncom buy-out front. No doubt, though, there's movement behind the scenes. And the issues certainly have not gone away.”

For more:

• Mail & Guardian Online: Johncom becomes Avusa on shareholder approval
  
• Media in Transition: M&G Online Developer Diary #1: Starting Up
  
• Thoughtleader.co.za: Don't expect political BEEs to sting