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Media

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

Franz Krüger 2 hours

Media

Icasa to conduct public hearings on the draft digital terrestrial televison regulations 2025

5 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf The legal bid of eTV, Media Monitoring Africa and SOS Support public broadcasting continues today, Wednesday 19 March in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria

TV

Television access at risk for millions of South Africans as analogue switch-off date is contested

19 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf

TV

Loadshedding pause leads to TV viewership rise, but challenges remain

18 Oct 2024

Ellies built its business alongside the DStv boom. Source: Gemma Redondo/Unsplash

Technology

Ellies ends journey from pioneering electronics giant to business failure

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

Minister Malatsi is supported by his predecessor Mondli Gungubele as his deputy.

Technology

Malatsi unveils R3.9bn budget, but still mum on cybersecurity crisis

Lindsey Schutters 15 Jul 2024

Solly Malatsi may have no technology or ministerial experience, but will build on a strong policy foundation.

Technology

Malatsi is fourth Minister of Communications in Ramaphosa presidency

Lindsey Schutters 2 Jul 2024

Source: Linkedin. Ray Moodley, managing director of Africa at FNZ.

Banking

Sanlam and FNZ complete major digital migration

24 Jun 2024

Minister Mondli Gungubele delivered an opening keynote at Africa Tech Week.

Telecoms & Networks

DCDT overhauls radio frequency spectrum policy

Lindsey Schutters 31 May 2024

The migration to digital terrestrial broadcast will free up valuable spectrum. Source: Keriliwi/Unsplash

Telecoms & Networks

Icasa extends deadline for digital migration regulations review

Lindsey Schutters 27 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Icasa has approved applications from five broadcasters to move their
analogue television channels to the broadcasting band 470 - 694

TV

5 broadcasters move to broadcasting band 470 - 694 MHz

3 Aug 2023

Source © Ibnu Chaidir Gaffar The date for the switching off of all analogue broadcasting services above 694MHz is set for 31 July, with 31 December 2023 set as the end of the dual-illumination period and the date to switch-off the remaining analogue broadcasting services below the 694MHz frequency

Digital

SA analogue switch-off date gazetted

19 Jun 2023

Source © Kirill Kedrinski Cape Town TV has expressed the opinion that digital migration is not the success claimed by the communications minister

TV

Broadcast digital migration will erode free-to-air TV market

27 Feb 2023

Newspapers ABC Q2 2022: Local and Free newspapers steady the ship

Newspapers

Newspapers ABC Q2 2022: Local and Free newspapers steady the ship

Danette Breitenbach 16 Aug 2022

Image source: Getty Images

HR & Management

How newly available broadcast spectrum is creating employment opportunities

Natashia Barnabas 1 Jul 2022

TV

#SaveFreeTV campaign welcomes ConCourt decision on ASO

30 Jun 2022

Image source: maksym yemelyanov –

Law Practice

Govt awaits ConCourt decision on analogue switch-off date

27 Jun 2022

Source: © Andriy Popov

TV

#SaveFreeTV campaign supports litigants in ASO case

17 May 2022

TV

Planning for the 'big switch' in TV

Mzi Deliwe 4 May 2022

Image supplied: We need to relook at the way we do marketing today

Marketing

Revisiting marketing myopia in the digital age

Carmen Murray 1 Apr 2022

What the spectrum auction means for your phone bill

Telecoms & Networks

What the spectrum auction means for your phone bill

Nic Laschinger 31 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

South Africa sees a surge in contactless payments via smart devices, says FNB

18 Mar 2022

Icasa surpasses expected R8bn spectrum auction target

Telecoms & Networks

Icasa surpasses expected R8bn spectrum auction target

14 Mar 2022

Source: © Groundup Photo: Marecia Damons People waiting for hours outside Home Affairs in Barrack Street, Cape Town.

Digital

Can the public sector reach its digital destination?

Greg Gatherer 22 Feb 2022

Source: © Leszek Glasner

TV

Last analogue switch-off in the NW Province

23 Dec 2021

Source: © maksym yemelyanov –

Services

Work to complete digital migration project underway

6 Oct 2021

Icasa halts spectrum licensing auction

Telecoms & Networks

Icasa halts spectrum licensing auction

7 Sep 2021

Local newspapers reach desirable segments of the market better than any other print media

Newspapers

Local newspapers reach desirable segments of the market better than any other print media

Issued by Caxton Media 9 Jun 2021

Work on digital migration project underway

Telecoms & Networks

Work on digital migration project underway

14 May 2021

Credit: fauxels via Pexels

Franchising

Coming out of the Covid crisis a stronger franchise

16 Apr 2021

SABC, Openview enter into distribution agreement

TV

SABC, Openview enter into distribution agreement

29 Mar 2021

High Court orders suspension of spectrum auction

Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court orders suspension of spectrum auction

10 Mar 2021

Is UX the new CX?

CRM, CX, UX

Is UX the new CX?

Johan Kruger 26 Jan 2021

Adapting marketing to the post-Covid: The new normal

Digital

Adapting marketing to the post-Covid: The new normal

Shaheen Khan, Issued by Regent Business School 8 Jan 2021

Communications and Digital Technologies SOEs merge

Technology

Communications and Digital Technologies SOEs merge

15 Dec 2020

Branding

How to keep your brand authentic

Giulia Iorio-Ndlovu 20 Nov 2020

SA Comedy Awards returns after 13 years

Events

SA Comedy Awards returns after 13 years

23 Oct 2020

5G can boost the economy

4th Industrial Revolution

5G can boost the economy

28 Sep 2020

Media

The story of content marketing

Aileen Lamb 18 Aug 2020

What migration to the cloud means for small businesses

Cloud

What migration to the cloud means for small businesses

Robert Marston 5 Aug 2020

Rapid digital migration exposes data privacy concerns for children

Media & Entertainment Law

Rapid digital migration exposes data privacy concerns for children

13 Jul 2020

Business continuity plans to secure the future of SMMEs

Business Plans

Business continuity plans to secure the future of SMMEs

Arnoux Maré 10 Jul 2020

Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, executive head of coal operations, Exxaro.

Mining

Covid-19's positive legacy to mining

Nombasa Tsengwa 9 Jul 2020

Supply Chain

Business continuity demands a supply chain with end-to-end visibility

Baljeet Nagi 8 Jun 2020

Keeping the economy open may be hard if the virus spreads uncontrollably. Shutterstock

Economy

How South Africa can best balance control of Covid-19 and avoid economic disaster

Miriam Altman 28 May 2020