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#RAPTBizTrendsTV | Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa

BizTrendsTV

#RAPTBizTrendsTV | Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa

Danette Breitenbach 3 days

MDDA partners with Google to empower community media through local-language digital skills training

Media

MDDA partners with Google to empower community media through local-language digital skills training

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 13 Jan 2026

MDDA mourns the passing of newly appointed board member, Dr Natalie Skeepers

Media

MDDA mourns the passing of newly appointed board member, Dr Natalie Skeepers

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 17 Dec 2025

MDDA welcomes new board members Dr Skeepers and Ms Malefane

Media

MDDA welcomes new board members Dr Skeepers and Ms Malefane

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 17 Dec 2025

Community, including campus broadcasters, recognised at 2025 Telkom Radio Awards

Radio & Audio

Community, including campus broadcasters, recognised at 2025 Telkom Radio Awards

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 10 Dec 2025

Media

South Africa needs to rethink its community media policy - 4 ways to close the gaps

Franz Krüger 17 Nov 2025

The final Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry report (MDPMI) has been released (Source: © 123rf )

Media

MDPMI report released; Google commits R688m to SA media

13 Nov 2025

MDDA takes community media to the IMC Conference

Media

MDDA takes community media to the IMC Conference

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 22 Sep 2025

MDDA achieves clean audit for 2024/25 financial year

Media

MDDA achieves clean audit for 2024/25 financial year

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 20 Aug 2025

The MDDA opens nationwide 2025 grant call for small commercial and community media

Media

The MDDA opens nationwide 2025 grant call for small commercial and community media

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 7 Jul 2025

Reflections on World Press Freedom Day amid rising online attacks on journalists

Media

Reflections on World Press Freedom Day amid rising online attacks on journalists

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 3 Jul 2025

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Youth Month

#YouthMonth: SA's youth - Most educated, least employed; something’s broken

Charlie Wannell 20 Jun 2025

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

Education

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 4 Apr 2025

Radio & Audio

How radio connects and empowers South African communities

Deputy Minister Morolong 12 Mar 2025

Media

Community media’s vital role in strengthening democracy and social change

28 Feb 2025

Media

Entry call for 2025 SADC Media Awards

24 Feb 2025

Community radio comes of age: A force to be reckoned with

Radio & Audio

Community radio comes of age: A force to be reckoned with

Nozipho Dlamini, Issued by Mediamark 8 Jan 2025

Call for 2025 Advertising Agency Internship Programme applications

Advertising

Call for 2025 Advertising Agency Internship Programme applications

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 19 Dec 2024

Community radio: The essence of a community heartbeat

Radio & Audio

Community radio: The essence of a community heartbeat

Mpho Mothapo, Issued by Motherland OMNi 25 Jul 2024

The ACA announces 2024/25 board of directors

PR & Communications

The ACA announces 2024/25 board of directors

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 31 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The 2024 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards are open for entries

Media

2024 SADC Media Awards entries open

9 Jan 2024

Source ©123rf The MDDA officially opened the 2023/24 Call for Grant Funding Applications for a six-week period commencing from 5 June 2023 to 17 July 2023

Media

The MDDA 2023/24 grant funding applications for community broadcast projects opens

9 Jun 2023

Source © Silvia Moraleja Bbrand new state-of-the-art broadcast studios in Maputaland in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have been unveiled

Radio & Audio

Brand new state-of-the-art broadcast studios for KZN community radio station

5 May 2023

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Radio & Audio

Nadia Bulbulia inducted into Radio Awards Hall of Fame

13 Sep 2022

ACA invites black women to sign up for the Second Co-Hort to the Leading Women Creating Change in the New World Order programme

Advertising

ACA invites black women to sign up for the Second Co-Hort to the Leading Women Creating Change in the New World Order programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 21 Jul 2022

ACA announces 2022/2023 board of directors

Advertising

ACA announces 2022/2023 board of directors

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 13 Jul 2022

Media

AIP takes legal action against MDDA and CCSA

20 Jun 2022

Source: ©expatcapetown

Media

Publishers slam state agency tasked with funding media

8 Jun 2022

Source: © Andrey Tsidvintsev

Radio & Audio

Equipping community radio to meet the digital age challenge

23 Mar 2022

ACA announces incoming board of directors for 2021/2022 fiscal

Advertising

ACA announces incoming board of directors for 2021/2022 fiscal

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 15 Jul 2021

ACA invites Black women to sign up to the Leading Women Creating Change in the New World Order programme

Advertising

ACA invites Black women to sign up to the Leading Women Creating Change in the New World Order programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 13 Jul 2021

Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu. Image source: .

Media

Conference puts spotlight on sustainable community media

13 Aug 2020

Image credit: Israa Ali on Unsplash.

Media

Sanef reacts to the Icasa-NCRF community radio matter

25 Oct 2019

Local communities have taken advantage of campaign trail visits by leaders such as President Cyril Ramaphosa | Epa/Kim Ludbrook

Radio & Audio

Local radio is plugging gaps in South Africa's mainstream media coverage

Franz Krüger 7 May 2019

Marketing

One-on-one coaching - Marketing, advertising, PR, boards

Chris Moerdyk 25 Apr 2019

SADC media competition launches

Media

SADC media competition launches

13 Feb 2019

Radio's recipe for growth in 2019

Radio & Audio

Radio's recipe for growth in 2019

Nick Grubb 14 Jan 2019

Policy to transform media sector in the pipeline

Media & Entertainment Law

Policy to transform media sector in the pipeline

1 Aug 2018

Top (l-r): Virginia Keppler, Dinesh Balliah, Joe Thloloe. Middle (l-r): Henry Jeffreys, Dr Thalyta Swanepoel, Cornia Pretorius. Bottom (l-r): Izak Minnaar, Johann (Jabu) de Jager, Fanie Groenewald.

Media

Judges announced for FCJ Excellence Awards 2017

30 Apr 2018

Media Freedom

R2K wants Sentech to put 15 community radio stations back on the air

19 Apr 2018

#BestofBiz 2017: Marketing & Media

Marketing & Media

#BestofBiz 2017: Marketing & Media

15 Dec 2017

Call for urgent inquiry into Media Development and Diversity Agency

Media Freedom

Call for urgent inquiry into Media Development and Diversity Agency

1 Sep 2017

Judges selected: FCJ Excellence Awards

Media

Still time for community journalists to enter FCJ Excellence Awards, as judges selected

24 Apr 2017

Community radio stations are in tune with the times

Radio & Audio

Community radio stations are in tune with the times

Thabiso Mochiko 23 Jan 2017

12th Annual ICT Summit to grace East London

ICT

12th Annual ICT Summit to grace East London

18 Nov 2016

Local Media Excellence Awards honour top journalists

Media

Local Media Excellence Awards honour top journalists

24 Jun 2016