Nazeem Howa: new kid on the block at The New Age

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.

By Mandy de Waal: @mandyldewaal

18 Nov 2010

Nazeem Howa: new kid on the block at The New Age

A former Independent News and Media executive director, Howa will take his time and enjoy what he calls "gardening leave" during December 2010 before joining the effort to finally get The New Age show on the road from the beginning of January 2011.

It wasn't love at first sight, and Howa took a while to become a Gupta good-news convert, but he says he's now sold on The New Age's philosophy. "I was very slow in agreeing to join the team, but now that I am on board I cannot wait to be part of this project," he says.

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Mandy de Waal

About Mandy de Waal: @mandyldewaal

Editor, writer and researcher. *Editor of #TheFutureByDesign & The Africa Annual *Published in Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs *Published in Rolling Stone Magazine, The Guardian (UK), Daily Maverick, Finweek, Mail & Guardian, City Press, Rapport, Moneyweb, Noseweek; Brainstorm Magazine; ITWeb, and MarkLives. *Before becoming a full time writer, de Waal founded brand agency Idea Engineers, and led the Cape Town office of Text 100.