Avusa does the Eastern Cape editor shuffle

Jeremy McCabe has been appointed Weekend Post editor and will also assume editorship of Avusa Media's community newspapers in the Eastern Cape; Sunday Times deputy editor Heather Robertson becomes editor of The Herald; and its current acting editor Charmain Naidoo will move to Johannesburg to run the newly created Avusa Media News Service, Avusa Media announced on Tuesday afternoon, 8 June 2010.

All three editors will report to Avusa Media editor-in-chief Mondli Makhanya. "These appointments are aimed at cementing Avusa Media's position as a superior provider of quality content and agenda-setting news in South Africa," comments Makhanya.

McCabe is currently acting editor-in-chief of The Herald and Weekend Post. In addition to the above-mentioned responsibilities, McCabe will be responsible for running a newly created production hub which serves all Avusa Media's Eastern Cape titles, including the Daily Dispatch and Saturday Dispatch in East London.

Production hub

Heather Robertson

He will also spearhead the creation of an Avusa-wide production hub located in Port Elizabeth.

Robertson, who has been with the Sunday Times for over 10 years, has served in various capacities including senior writer, KwaZulu-Natal bureau chief and national news editor. In her capacity as deputy editor she oversaw the launch of the Sunday Times Zimbabwe edition, which has reportedly seen the Sunday Times' circulation soar in that country in the past four months.

Charmain Naidoo

As editor, Naidoo will be responsible for running an integrated news operation for Avusa Media titles, with the objective of building a strong national footprint for the newspapers.