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Nat Nakasa died while in exile. Source: SABC.

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Sanef elects Katy Katopodis as chairperson

Sanef elects Katy Katopodis as chairperson

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

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

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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

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

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29 May 2026

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Bizcommunity repositions for the future

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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.

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

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