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#WPRD2025 | Voxeon Communications’ head of PR, Ronell Swartbooi: Diverse pathways to PR

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Voxeon Communications’ head of PR, Ronell Swartbooi: Diverse pathways to PR

Ronell  Swartbooi 14 Jul 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

Entries for Nat Nakasa Awards now open

Media Freedom

Entries for Nat Nakasa Awards now open

4 Jul 2025

MediaHeads 360 and Media Host join forces to redefine community radio advertising

Advertising

MediaHeads 360 and Media Host join forces to redefine community radio advertising

Issued by MediaHeads 360 15 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 & Entertainment Law

Google, Meta face penalties for anti-competitive behaviour towards SA news media

Nqobile Dludla 24 Feb 2025

Media

MDPMI provisional report findings against tech giants - Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, X, TikTok

25 Feb 2025

Image source: skorzewiak –

Media & Entertainment Law

Newly launched Free Expression Legal Network to increase protection for media freedom

21 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

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

SMEs

Over 13,000 spaza shops registration forms issued in Gauteng

12 Dec 2024

Media

Google teams up with South African publishers with R114m media boost

28 Nov 2024

Source: © Pexels Sanef recently proposed its Journalism Sustainability Fund to Business Leadership SA reports Media24

Media

Sanef proposes Journalism Sustainability Fund to Business Leadership SA

22 Oct 2024

Source: © IMASA A coalition of African editor guilds and media owner organisations has partnered with Code for Africa’s (CfA) media research unit, CivicSignal, to build a database tracking title closures, staff losses and other market impacts

Media

Calling on African media to map the media meltdown

14 Oct 2024

Source ©: Sikuvile Awards The Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards were announced on Saturday evening, 20 July

Media Freedom

All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards winners

Danette Breitenbach 21 Jul 2024

All the Sanef Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards finalists

Newspapers

All the Sanef Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards finalists

5 Jun 2024

(L to r:) eQvest CEO, Nathaniel Bricknell, MACC Chairperson Angelo Tandy, Mathe Okaba, MACC Charter deputy-chairperson, and Rudy Kruger, CEO of the accelerator project at the launch of the MACC Fund

Marketing & Media

First of its kind MACC Fund to raise R10.2bn to transform creative industry

Danette Breitenbach 13 May 2024

Media

#MDPMI Inquiry anounces supplementary processes

10 Apr 2024

Inquiry chair James Hodge is leading the public hearings. Source: YouTube.

Media

Elon Musk's X Corp faces backlash for refusing to participate in Competition Commission inquiry

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Mar 2024

Media

Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry to kick off month-long public hearings

4 Mar 2024

New advertising opportunities for retailers as load shedding changes consumer purchase patterns

Research

New advertising opportunities for retailers as load shedding changes consumer purchase patterns

Issued by Spark Media 30 Jan 2024

Source: Capricorn FM Icasa's Draft National and Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations public hearings will take place on 8 December

Advertising

Icasa to host hearings on the Draft National & Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts & Political Ads

6 Dec 2023

Source: Vodacom All the Vodacom Journalist of the Year competition regional finalists have been announced

Media

All the Vodacom Journalist of the Year competition regional finalists

17 Nov 2023

Radio & Audio

Community radio: young South Africans are helping shape the news through social media

Sisanda Nkoala, Blessing Makwambeni and Trust Matsilele 23 Oct 2023

Media

Thabo Bester escape story wins GroundUp a Nat Nakasa award

18 Sep 2023

Public Health

Last day for public comments on food labels

21 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf MTN SA is sponsoring journalism bursaries in support of South African media industry

Media

MTN SA sponsors journalism bursaries supporting small communities

5 Jul 2023

Image: Danette Breitenbach. All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Award 2023 winners

Media

#SBSJA2023: All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 winners

24 Jun 2023

Image supplied.
Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 shortlist has been announced

Media

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 shortlist announced

13 Jun 2023

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

Image supplied. Sanef's Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 are open for entries

Media

2023 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards entries open

28 Apr 2023

Source: © Columbia Edcaiton Valley FM, a community radio station in South Africa's Western Cape

Education

Sanef online media strategy programme to assist community media

2 Mar 2023

Media

Sanef announces science journalism internship programme

30 Nov 2022

Source © audioundwerbung

Media

Free apps development training for journalists

30 Nov 2022

Source: © Weerapat Kiatdumrong Black Wednesday in 1977 is remembered as SA Media Freedom Day

Media Freedom

Remembering SA World Media Freedom Day

Danette Breitenbach 20 Oct 2022

Picture Supplied.

Media

New Frame journalists win Nat Nakasa Award

19 Sep 2022

PR & Communications

The role of external communication in PR

Miranda Lusiba 5 Jul 2022

Sbu Ngala, chairperson of Sanef, Daily Maverick’s Pieter-Louis Myburgh winning Story of the Year for Digital Vibes, and Standard Bank CEO, Lungisa Fuzile

Newspapers

All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2022 winners

25 Jun 2022

Bringing back the magic

Radio & Audio

Bringing back the magic

Issued by Magic828 Music Radio 2 Jun 2022

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2022 shortlist

Media

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2022 shortlist

10 May 2022

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards entries open

Media

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards entries open

15 Mar 2022

2 South African television productions to be screened at the International Public Television Conference - Input!

Higher Education

2 South African television productions to be screened at the International Public Television Conference - Input!

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 4 Mar 2022

Media

Journalism has changed. Education must reflect the reality

Franz Krüger 25 Feb 2022

#Entrepreneurshipissues: Business support crucial for the survival of community media in SA

Marketing & Media

#Entrepreneurshipissues: Business support crucial for the survival of community media in SA

Miranda Lusiba 14 Feb 2022

SA Future Trust, Raizcorp to develop township manufacturing entrepreneurs

Social Entrepreneurship

SA Future Trust, Raizcorp to develop township manufacturing entrepreneurs

9 Dec 2021

Source: © Wavebreak Media Ltd

Media

Icasa reopens community radio & TV licence applications after poor first response

1 Dec 2021