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#BizTrends2026 | Motherland Omni's Mpho Mothapo: Radio Trends in 2026

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Motherland Omni's Mpho Mothapo: Radio Trends in 2026

Mpho Mothapo, Issued by Motherland OMNi 16 Jan 2026

MediaHeads 360 and Media Host deepen support for the community radio sector

Radio & Audio

MediaHeads 360 and Media Host deepen support for the community radio sector

Issued by MediaHeads 360 5 Dec 2025

Newskoop’s flagship agricultural show Agriskoops now available as a podcast

Podcasts

Newskoop’s flagship agricultural show Agriskoops now available as a podcast

Issued by Our Salad Mix 20 Nov 2025

Media

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

Franz Krüger 17 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

About three million SASSA grant beneficiaries receive their grants through Postbank. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa assures Parliament grants will be paid when Postbank contract ends

Marecia Damons 1 Sep 2025

Tuned in to FM: Part 2

Women's Month

Tuned in to FM: Part 2

Issued by MediaHeads 360 25 Aug 2025

Q&A with Colleen Louw - Turnaround specialist and managing director of Kaya 959

Radio & Audio

Q&A with Colleen Louw - Turnaround specialist and managing director of Kaya 959

Issued by Kaya 959 12 May 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

The inaugural Community Radio Awards will take place on 23 May 2025 (Image supplied)

Radio & Audio

Inaugural Community Radio Awards celebrates local broadcasting

17 Mar 2025

Mediamark expands its market influence with Viu and Time Out South Africa

Media

Mediamark expands its market influence with Viu and Time Out South Africa

Issued by Mediamark 11 Feb 2025

Source: Imagen 3

Telecoms & Networks

Icasa boosts community radio with spare spectrum, applications now open

Lindsey Schutters 27 Jan 2025

Integrate to innovate

Radio & Audio

Integrate to innovate

Issued by Motherland OMNi 13 Dec 2024

Thotbox: Pioneering connections between brands and communities through innovative solutions

Radio & Audio

Thotbox: Pioneering connections between brands and communities through innovative solutions

Issued by Thotbox 29 Nov 2024

Bridging the gap between innovation and authenticity

Digital

Bridging the gap between innovation and authenticity

Kalyn Fagan, Issued by Motherland OMNi 12 Nov 2024

Malatsi follows through on DA policy plans in withdrawal of SABC Bill

ICT

Malatsi follows through on DA policy plans in withdrawal of SABC Bill

Lindsey Schutters 11 Nov 2024

Commvibe multiplies footprint with exclusivity deals

Radio & Audio

Commvibe multiplies footprint with exclusivity deals

Issued by Mediamark 21 Aug 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

ThotBox: Redefining community radio for township bonding and communication

Radio & Audio

ThotBox: Redefining community radio for township bonding and communication

Issued by ThotBox 28 May 2024

Has radio found a new normal for the SA middle class?

Radio & Audio

Has radio found a new normal for the SA middle class?

Issued by BrandMapp 21 May 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 Freedom

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

Prinola Govenden 6 May 2024

Don't sleep on the untapped power of community radio

Radio & Audio

Don't sleep on the untapped power of community radio

Issued by Motherland OMNi 25 Apr 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

Community radio. Additional value beyond the schedule

Radio & Audio

Community radio. Additional value beyond the schedule

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 25 Jan 2024

Radio & Audio

Community radio stations challenge Icasa over rejected licence applications

Sonia A. Rao 28 Nov 2023

Newskoop takes business show beyond radio

Radio & Audio

Newskoop takes business show beyond radio

Issued by Our Salad Mix 6 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

Motherland OMNi: Uniting businesses and South African communities through authentic connections

Digital

Motherland OMNi: Uniting businesses and South African communities through authentic connections

Issued by Motherland OMNi 17 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf Radio, as a medium, is still dominant and resilient

Radio & Audio

Latest Rams show radio still dominant

7 Jul 2023

Source: © Iakov Filimonov For young people to enter radio they need to be given the opportunity to get behind a microphone

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Radio's challenge - Getting young people behind a microphone

Danette Breitenbach 29 Jun 2023

Primedia Broadcasting's annual community radio conference hits the mark

Radio & Audio

Primedia Broadcasting's annual community radio conference hits the mark

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 15 Jun 2023

World Radio Day: Community radio celebrated

Radio & Audio

World Radio Day: Community radio celebrated

Issued by Our Salad Mix 13 Feb 2023

Radio not left in the dark, despite loadshedding

Radio & Audio

Radio not left in the dark, despite loadshedding

Wayne Bischoff, Issued by Mediamark 1 Feb 2023

Source © Ifad Load shedding is showing that radio is really at the centre of community, the original social media

Radio & Audio

Radio: The centre of community, the original social media

Wayne Bischoff 30 Jan 2023

Newskoop's agricultural radio show secures new sponsor: Blue Nova Energy

Radio & Audio

Newskoop's agricultural radio show secures new sponsor: Blue Nova Energy

Issued by Our Salad Mix 11 Oct 2022

Mediamark launches community radio sales offering

Radio & Audio

Mediamark launches community radio sales offering

Issued by Mediamark 27 Jul 2022

ESG

Cadbury encourages South Africans to share their stories

24 Jun 2022

Infrastructure theft, vandalism thwarting SA's digital transformation progress

Telecoms & Networks

Infrastructure theft, vandalism thwarting SA's digital transformation progress

Matone Ditlhake 29 Apr 2022

Radio & Audio

Why is community radio an essential investment?

Luthando Mkumatela 30 Mar 2022

Source: © Andrey Tsidvintsev

Radio & Audio

Equipping community radio to meet the digital age challenge

23 Mar 2022

Source: © Wavebreak Media Ltd

Media

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

1 Dec 2021

Rand Show Spring Edition in Fourways

Exhibitions

Rand Show Spring Edition in Fourways

Issued by Rand Show 23 Aug 2021

Styli Charalambous, the CEO and cofounder of Daily Maverick was awarded the Nat Nakasa Award for 2021.

Media

Nat Nakasa Journalism Awards 2021 winners announced

16 Aug 2021

Axl, Newskoop takes AgriSkoops to air

Radio & Audio

Axl, Newskoop takes AgriSkoops to air

Issued by Our Salad Mix 6 Aug 2021