Buckland to speak at World Digital Publishing Conference
Matthew Buckland, the new 24.com GM of online publishing and social media, will be speaking at the World Association of Newspapers (WAN)'s third World Digital Publishing Conference in Amsterdam, 16 - 17 October 2008. This event will run consecutively with the 11th Readership Conference at the same venue. 27 Aug 2008 09:00

Boss of troubled Muvhango owes taxman
NEWSWATCH: The creator of SABC2 daily soapie Muvhango, Duma ka Ndlovu, is apparently on the taxman's wanted list, reports the Sowetan Online. Meanwhile, Print Media SA is instructing its 700+ magazine and newspaper members to not accept any advertising from the City of Tshwane metro council, according to IOL. 27 Aug 2008 08:31

Transnet to sue Sunday Times?
Yesterday afternoon, Monday, 25 August 2008, Transnet responded to the Sunday Times headline article, “Transnet sold our sea to foreigners”, published on Sunday 24 August, with a presentation to the press. Here is the complete press statement and presentation, in which Transnet contends that the article is “irresponsible and defamatory” and that it is “demanding an unconditional retraction of the article from the Sunday Times whilst reserving our right to take further action”. It is also considering legal action. 26 Aug 2008 09:32

Healthy first ABC figure for Isolezwe ngeSonto - Independent Newspapers KZN
Launched on March 30, 2008, this Sunday Zulu newspaper from the Independent Newspapers KZN stable has produced good results in its first ABC quarter audit. 22 Aug 2008 13:40

Mixed fortunes for newspapers, mags - ABC Q2
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Despite unpredictable factors such as a depressed economy, rising transportation costs by almost 40%, increasing paper prices and labour costs that impact negatively on print media operations, some newspapers showed remarkable signs of recovery and holding steady in terms of circulation, while most magazines' circulations have scored systematic declining trends, according to the second quarter results released today, Thursday, 21 August 2008, in Rosebank, Johannesburg, by the Audit Bureau of Circulations of SA (ABC). 21 Aug 2008 14:58

Investigating Zululand's viability as a shopping destination
How economically viable are the outlying regions of Richard's Bay and Empangeni in Zululand? The Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB) commissioned Freshly Ground Insights (FGI) to take a look at grocery shoppers in Zululand's eSikhawini, Ngwelezane, Nseleni and Macekane and found that they all travel to the centres to shop - most often to Sanlam Centre in Empangeni. The study also found that Spar is the number one grocery store for these shoppers. 19 Aug 2008 13:00

MMP to appeal over ombudsman's Daily Sun ruling
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Disappointed and disgruntled by the press ombudsman's failure to ‘punish' the Daily Sun newspaper for its so-called ‘xenophobic' reporting, Media Monitoring Project (MMP) executive director William Bird told Bizcommunity.com on the weekend that his organisation will lodge a formal appeal early this week to the Press Appeal Panel, chaired by Judge Ralph Zulman. 18 Aug 2008 09:50

Independent Newspapers goes national with Verve
[Tshepiso Seopa] On Tuesday, 19 August 2008, The Star newspaper will be going national with an upgraded version of its lifestyle section Verve. Printed on a high quality Envapost paper, the new tabloid supplement Verve Magazine will be available every last Tuesday of the month on a monthly basis and will be inserted into The Star's sister publications Pretoria News, Cape Argus and The Daily News in Kwazulu-Natal. 14 Aug 2008 09:20

Minister does about-turn on mobile TV licensing
NEWSWATCH: A “U-turn” decision by the minister of communications Ivy Matsepe-Cassaburri to have an open and non-discriminatory policy on digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVBH) - and more than once licence holder - has been welcomed by the telecommunications industry, writes Business Report. 11 Aug 2008 10:50

The Times' latest blogger: Ryk Neethling from the Olympics
To ensure the South African public truly get the inside scoop on the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games over the next few weeks, The Times has commissioned South African swimming hero Ryk Neethling to blog from the event, supported by a team of journalists. 11 Aug 2008 08:51

Launch of Events Indaba
Last week saw the launch of the Events Indaba, allegedly a first of its kind in the country, to over 200 events practitioners, the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), and executive stakeholders at the Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg. The event, to be held in October 2008 at the newly rebranded venue, is intended to become the premier industry event for the South African events sector, which is valued at between R20 billion and R50 billion. 5 Aug 2008 09:14

Win all the way with Sondag - Sondag
On 10 August 2008, Sondag, the latest Sunday newspaper of Media24, will launch a readers' competition where readers can win R90 000 in cash prizes. 4 Aug 2008 11:53

Activists still calling for Qwelane's head
NEWSWATCH: While the Sunday Sun has apologised for Jon Qwelane's recent column concerning gay marriage after the press ombudsman found it in contravention of the press code last week, reports News24.com, a group of 17 gay rights organisations - whose spokesperson is PR man Mixael de Kock - are still calling for Media24 to axe the journalist, according to The Times Online. 4 Aug 2008 08:57