Let's be honest: no one gets into the world of media because they like stability. The digital revolution has made change the norm in the modern news media business, and editors, writers, and media companies have become accustomed to quickly pivoting in the face of new challenges...
Issued by Levergy 2 days ago
Winners of the 19th Vodacom Journalist of the Year (VJOY) awards have been announced, with AmaBhungane's Susan Comrie and eNCA's Dasen Thathiah sharing top honours...
3 days ago
Alan Kelly, CCO at Rothco, based in Ireland, shares the three ingredients needed to win an award...
Evan-Lee Courie 16 Nov 2020
Brands have experienced several marketing blunders over the years, even midst a global pandemic...
Cheryl Reddy 13 Nov 2020
The winners of the 19th Vodacom Journalist of the Year (VJOY) regional awards has been announced...
13 Nov 2020
Claire Bisseker of Financial Mail has been named Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year 2019...
13 Nov 2020
Following the announcement of Smart Data Power and The Women in Africa Initiative's list of the Top 200 most influential African women on Twitter, there's no doubt that women in Africa are a force to be reckoned with...
12 Nov 2020
I am the CEO of an influencer marketing agency. Sure, we have offices in Cape Town and London. Why would I be invited to judge the APO Group African Women in Media Awards 2020...
Issued by R-Squared SA 12 Nov 2020
During the recent World Printers Summit, winners of the third edition of the WAN-IFRA Print Innovation Awards were announced....
11 Nov 2020
APO Group has announced that Google's Sub-Saharan Africa director, Nitin Gajria is joining the African Women in Media Award judging panel...
9 Nov 2020
The 2020 European Film Festival will offer a programme of free special events and filmmaker engagements along with free online screenings of new European films from 12 November...
9 Nov 2020
WAN-IFRA Women in News has named Etaf Roudan, director of Radio al-Balad in Jordan as its 2020 WIN Editorial Leadership Award Laureate for the Arab Region...
5 Nov 2020
PR and marketing executives from Microsoft, Facebook, Uber, YouTube, Coca-Cola, Harley-Davidson, MasterCard, LEGO and many more are among the panel of judges for the APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020...
5 Nov 2020
Coasting through the Covid-19 era has its ups and downs. The scale of disruption has forced communications agencies globally to rethink their strategies, which, for many has meant a radical pivot to be more digital...
Desiree Gullan, Issued by G&G Digital 30 Oct 2020
26 Oct 2020
Wan-Ifra has announced the 2020 winners of its World Digital Media Awards...
22 Oct 2020
The Merck Foundation has announced the winners of the "Stay at Home" Media Recognition Awards for Ghana in partnership with Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the first lady of Ghana and for Nigeria in partnership with Dr Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, the first lady of Nigeria...
20 Oct 2020
Henley Africa MBA student Pauli van Wyk has been named South African Journalist of the Year at the 2020 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalist of the Year Awards...
Issued by Henley Business School 19 Oct 2020
16 Oct 2020
Pauli van Wyk was named Journalist of the Year, at this year's virtual Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards, for "Cruising Nicely on VBS Money", which together with her "The Elements of a Bank Heist" made up the body of work that was named South African Story of the Year...
16 Oct 2020
The APO Group is calling for entries for the second annual APO Group African Women in Media Award set to recognise, celebrate and empower African women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa...
13 Oct 2020
African Sports Content Network (ASCN) was founded with the mission to decentralise consumer access to quality sports products...
Papama Nyati 12 Oct 2020
The Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards 2020 will take place on Thursday, 15 October. This year the event is completely virtual, with guests and shortlisted candidates streaming in to view who will walk away with this year's Awards...
12 Oct 2020
The second annual APO Group African Women in Media Award will recognise, celebrate and empower African women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa...
12 Oct 2020
The harm that air pollution is doing on the African continent seems to be growing. Estimates of premature mortality attributed to air pollution have increased from about 570,000 in 1990 to over 700,000 in 2013...
Rebecca Garland and Paul Plantinga 12 Oct 2020
Toyota South Africa, in partnership with Brand Inc, the sports sponsorship arm of the HaveYouHeard advertising group, has launched the Toyota E-sports Challenge on WRC 9...
Issued by HaveYouHeard 9 Oct 2020
Sasha Kupritz, public relations specialist at TenacityPR argues that PR should be at the heart of any content-led initiative...
Sasha Kupritz 8 Oct 2020
Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards categories continue to evolve and change...
5 Oct 2020
Woolworths has scooped four awards in the Private Label Manufacturers Association's 2020 International 'Salute to Excellence' Awards - the world's largest competition dedicated exclusively to own brands...
1 Oct 2020
S.Pellegrino is set to host the Food Meets Hope digital event, which will commence the Recovery Summit hosted by the World's 50 Best Restaurants organisation, on 13 October 2020...
30 Sep 2020
Like so many sections of society, the media landscape has changed in the last six months. Kim Polley, managing partner at Instinctif Partners, reflects on what it means for companies, and the communications professionals working to engage journalists on their behalf...
Kim Polley 29 Sep 2020
Earlier this month, we saw the world premiere of the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2021...
Mayank Tiwari 22 Sep 2020
2020 saw shifts in some of the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards' categories, reflecting the trends across the industry...
21 Sep 2020
Politics editor Thabo Leshilo asked the Anton Harber, the veteran South African journalist, editor and journalism professor at the University of the Witwatersrand to provide the highlights of his new book: For the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture...
Anton Harber 18 Sep 2020
The South African media landscape is poised for a major shift today as it welcomes to its fold the first-of-its-kind isiZulu-medium online business publication. Published by Likhanyile Media, the publication is called Umbele, which means the udder...
Issued by Likhanyile 16 Sep 2020
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, investment opportunities still abound in Africa. Global markets are shifting to South Asia and Africa...
15 Sep 2020
Award-winning television journalist and news anchor Xoli Mngambi will be joining Newzroom Afrika from 1 October 2020 as the host of Newsfeed AM between 9am and midday, from Mondays to Thursdays...
Issued by Newzroom Afrika 15 Sep 2020
The Western Cape offers the perfect spots to have a foodie vacation with your family, especially now that the lockdown restrictions have been eased and the weather is warming up...
15 Sep 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the South African media for its in-depth coverage of the Coronavirus pandemic, despite the industry itself being confronted by daunting challenges...
15 Sep 2020
A new era: Today we are announcing our exciting rollout of the new, improved MojoReporter - which will change the way mobile content is captured, stored and published...
Issued by Publisher’s Toolbox 14 Sep 2020
In conversation with Investec's lead digital content producer, Ingrid Booth and head of Marketing, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Ann Muthuma around the value of content marketing and the evolving role of content or media in the marketing function within Investec and the greater industry...
Jessica Tennant 2 Sep 2020
Lerato Mokheti, a freelance journalist and communications consultant explores how investing in quality content and diversifying revenue streams are key elements in news media businesses' long term success...
Lerato Mokhethi 25 Aug 2020
Two of Newzroom Afrika's top journalists - politics editor Sbu Ngalwa and news director Katy Katopodis - were elected to the leadership of the SA National Editors Forum (Sanef)...
Issued by Newzroom Afrika 25 Aug 2020
Environmental organisations have called for a stop to all offshore oil and gas drilling, citing the lack of adequate public participation, and the potentially significant impact of drilling on the environment and local communities...
24 Aug 2020
Sanef has announced that it plans to award the 2020 Nat Nakasa Award to the entire South African body of media professionals and journalists...
21 Aug 2020
Jennilee Peremore-Oliver, owner/CEO or communication consultancy Jenniemore writes how media, marketing, and communications professionals can make a meaningful impact on the GBV crisis in SA...
Jennilee Peremore-Oliver 13 Aug 2020
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has illustrated the communication department as a critical function in building organisational reputation, especially during a crisis...
Brightness Mangolothi and Malesela Maubane 12 Aug 2020
The latest enquiries from the City Press journalist regrettably seeks once more to elevate anonymous emails beyond their merit...
Professor Ihron Rensburg, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 7 Aug 2020