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Tim Modise’s 30-year media legacy earns NWU honorary doctorate

Media

Tim Modise’s 30-year media legacy earns NWU honorary doctorate

8 Oct 2026

AI is changing how media monitoring companies track, process, and analyse coverage. Joe Hamman, director at Novus Group, does not believe the choice is between technology and people (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

AI in media monitoring: Not a choice between tech and people

Joe Hamman 22 Sep 2026

South African television personality Xolani Maphanga stars in the ad. Source: YouTube.

Branding

X Repo star fronts Network X OOH's new brand campaign

10 Jun 2026

Community Media shines at the Budget Vote 2026

Media

Community Media shines at the Budget Vote 2026

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 3 Jun 2026

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 8 May 2026

Trust is Africa’s new currency: Why media leadership must go beyond metrics

Media

Trust is Africa’s new currency: Why media leadership must go beyond metrics

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 7 Oct 2025

Veteran broadcaster Tim Modise to deliver public lecture on media and cultural identity in SA

Media

Veteran broadcaster Tim Modise to deliver public lecture on media and cultural identity in SA

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 6 Oct 2025

The M20 Declaration was formally handed over to South Africa’s Minister of Digital and Communication Technologies Solly Malatsi (centre), by William Bird (MMA) and Sbu Ngalwa (Sanef)

Media Freedom

Johannesburg Declaration handed to G20

6 Oct 2025

Why media agencies still matter: Opportunity knocks

Media

Why media agencies still matter: Opportunity knocks

Paul Middleton, Issued by Ebony+Ivory 25 Sep 2025

Media

Sanef invites stakeholders to attend indigenous language media seminar

7 Aug 2025

Career Advice

How job seekers can leverage the art of social media for professional success

Shani van Eck 16 May 2025

CapeTalk podcast series achieves double distinction at the South African Podcast Awards

Radio & Audio

CapeTalk podcast series achieves double distinction at the South African Podcast Awards

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 7 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf According to the research participants the disconnect between CCOs and the executive suite is significantly impacting media relations strategies

PR & Communications

Communications and C-Suite disconnect impacts negatively on media

25 Oct 2024

Shape Africa’s independent voice: Register now for AMP 2024

Advertising

Shape Africa’s independent voice: Register now for AMP 2024

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 6 Jun 2024

Retailers warned - innovate or lose investment opportunities

Retailers

Retailers warned - innovate or lose investment opportunities

8 May 2024

Media Freedom

South Africa’s media have done good work with 30 years of freedom but need more diversity

Prinola Govenden 6 May 2024

Image supplied. The role of media monitoring in the upcoming elections is vital says Lordwish Langa, MD of CLIPTrack Media Coverage

Media Freedom

The vital role of media monitoring in the upcoming elections

Lordwish Langa 3 Oct 2023

(Image: Danette Bretienbach). Winners of the Most Awards

Media

#MOSTAwards: heed and Carat Johannesburg top of the media industry

Danette Breitenbach 15 Sep 2023

Image supplied. Joe Otin, the chief executive of The Collective, a digital advertising agency in Kenya, is Pamro's Piet Smit Achiever of the Year

Research

Pamro's Piet Smit Achiever of the Year is Kenya's Joe Otin of The Collective

13 Sep 2023

Source: © 123rf The public relations sector evolved, and so the role of PR professionals has undergone a profound transformation

PR & Communications

Magna Carta PR experts view the future of PR

7 Aug 2023

Preparations for the 2023 Top Empowerment Conference in full swing

Events & Conferencing

Preparations for the 2023 Top Empowerment Conference in full swing

Issued by Topco Media 25 Apr 2023

Film

Film = Freedom

Issued by MultiChoice 8 Feb 2023

Media

Warc releases The Marketer's Toolkit 2023: The Future of Media

5 Jan 2023

Dentsu announces 5 key promotions within the group

Marketing

Dentsu announces 5 key promotions within the group

Issued by Dentsu 30 Nov 2022

Newspapers

Racism in South African newspapers persists - even after decades of Black media ownership

Prinola Govenden 13 Sep 2022

Source © Ion Chiosea

Media Freedom

The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know

5 Aug 2022

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards entries open

Media

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards entries open

15 Mar 2022

Picking a future in media: An AMF webinar

Advertising

Picking a future in media: An AMF webinar

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 30 Jul 2021

Why conservation needs positive storytelling

Environment & Natural Resources

Why conservation needs positive storytelling

Amy Pieterse, Issued by Ginkgo Agency 21 May 2021

Beyond data in Kenya: How the right SaaS company can help your business

Digital

Beyond data in Kenya: How the right SaaS company can help your business

Siphesihle Hlela 12 May 2021

Data insights: Platforms - value in content mapping and viewing

Research

Data insights: Platforms - value in content mapping and viewing

Issued by Ebony+Ivory 26 Feb 2021

Carat releases findings from its 2021 Trends Report

Research

Carat releases findings from its 2021 Trends Report

Issued by Dentsu 25 Feb 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Solly Moeng talks media independence and credibility

Media

EXCLUSIVE: Solly Moeng talks media independence and credibility

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Feb 2021

How to use social media to get more leads

Social Media

How to use social media to get more leads

Brad Taylor 20 Jan 2021

#Newsmaker: Gugulethu Mhlungu, Careers Magazine's new editor

Magazines

#Newsmaker: Gugulethu Mhlungu, Careers Magazine's new editor

Jessica Tennant 1 Jan 2021

Husqvarna and Tendai 'The Beast' Mtawarira offer empowering message of resilience

BizTakeouts

Husqvarna and Tendai 'The Beast' Mtawarira offer empowering message of resilience

Issued by Husqvarna South Africa 21 Sep 2020

Sanef chairperson, Mahlatse Mahlase.

Media

Sanef to present 2020 Nat Nakasa Award to SA media

21 Aug 2020

#Covid-19 demonstrates that media's value is on the rise

Media

#Covid-19 demonstrates that media's value is on the rise

Issued by OFM Radio 23 Apr 2020

New monetisation models for media are needed

Media

New monetisation models for media are needed

Louise Burgers 16 Dec 2019

Sally Emery. Image supplied.

Research

Good Housekeeping debunks the SA millennial mom with the GH Motherhood Survey

Maroefah Smith 1 Nov 2019

Lebo Madiba to head up Ogilvy PR

PR & Communications

Lebo Madiba to head up Ogilvy PR

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 21 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Markets & Investment

Intra-continental growth vital for African development

23 May 2019

Editor Max du Preez with one of the early editions of Vrye Weekblad. .

Newspapers

Revival of Afrikaans anti-apartheid paper is good news. But change is in order

Herman Wasserman 1 Mar 2019

UNHCR trains Sudanese journalists

Media

UNHCR trains Sudanese journalists

28 Jan 2019

#NewBiz: Havas Media wins $300m Puma account

Advertising

#NewBiz: Havas Media wins $300m Puma account

1 Nov 2018