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Gagasi FM received multiple nominations in the Best of Durban Readers’ Choice Awards 2026

Radio & Audio

Gagasi FM received multiple nominations in the Best of Durban Readers’ Choice Awards 2026

Issued by Gagasi FM 8 hours

Nedbank turns travel mishaps into storytelling-led radio campaign for travel insurance

Advertising

Nedbank turns travel mishaps into storytelling-led radio campaign for travel insurance

Issued by Joe Public 3 days

A damaged road following heavy rain at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga, earlier this year. Image credit: Reuters/Oupa Nkosi

Climate Change

Santam-SA Weather Service partnership to cut flood and storm losses

3 days

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 3 days

Media24 won the INMA Global Media Awards’ Best in Africa (image source@ Storm Simpson, News24

Media

Media24 named Best in Africa at INMA Awards

3 days

The MRF's latest Maps data cover the full 2025 calendar year and shows that on-demand streaming penetration averaged 21% annually (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Maps provides 5 year record of consumer behaviour

7 May 2026

The awards are now open for entries. Source: Supplied.

Pendoring

iPendoring 2026 opens: Indigenous-language work gets a direct One Show shot

6 May 2026

Advertising

Botswana public broadcaster opens airwaves to international ads

6 May 2026

Will AI kill the radio star?

Artificial Intelligence

Will AI kill the radio star?

Issued by Algoa FM 5 May 2026

Media

Social media overtakes TV as Kenya’s top news source

5 May 2026

A star-studded screening in Johannesburg marked the South African debut of The Devil Wears Prada 2, blending high fashion, celebrity and cinematic nostalgia ahead of its nationwide release. ( Source: Baby George Creatives)

Film

Johannesburg rolls out the runway for The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere

30 Apr 2026

Entries open for 702 Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk 2026

Radio & Audio

Entries open for 702 Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk 2026

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 4 May 2026

Hot 102.7FM hits no.1 again in Media and Telecoms in Growth Champions 2026

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM hits no.1 again in Media and Telecoms in Growth Champions 2026

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 24 Apr 2026

Mancosa East Coast Radio Business Breakfast drives future-focused leadership conversations in KZN

Radio & Audio

Mancosa East Coast Radio Business Breakfast drives future-focused leadership conversations in KZN

Issued by East Coast Radio 24 Apr 2026

Takealot reclaims top spot in KLA’s Quarterly Buzz rankings

Research

Takealot reclaims top spot in KLA’s Quarterly Buzz rankings

Issued by KLA 23 Apr 2026

Blades of our lives: How Philips Series 3000 won by speaking to South Africans in their tongue

Advertising

Blades of our lives: How Philips Series 3000 won by speaking to South Africans in their tongue

Issued by TBWA 23 Apr 2026

Pigs fly in inDrive's latest commercial. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: When pigs fly, inDrive catches up on cashless payments

22 Apr 2026

The most expensive lie in marketing

OOH

The most expensive lie in marketing

Dustin Martin, Issued by Tractor Outdoor 21 Apr 2026

East Coast Radio, LottoStar and Breadline Africa join forces to eradicate pit toilets in KZN schools

ESG

East Coast Radio, LottoStar and Breadline Africa join forces to eradicate pit toilets in KZN schools

Issued by East Coast Radio 21 Apr 2026

(Image source: © Firece Pharma Ten South Africans have been named to the Cannes Lions awarding juries

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Awarding juries feature top South Africans

17 Apr 2026

There were long queues at the SASSA offices in Makhado last week as beneficiaries tried to find out what had happened to their grants. Photo: Thembi Siaga

Health & Social Welfare

Thousands of grants suspended after Sassa review process in Limpopo

Thembi Siaga 17 Apr 2026

Broadcaster and presenter Johnny Davids passes away at 49

Music

Broadcaster and presenter Johnny Davids passes away at 49

16 Apr 2026

The BRC addresses market commentary about the timing of the Radio Audience Measurement Survey (Rams) data release (Image source: © ThisisEngineering )

Radio & Audio

Radio in good shape as BRC reassures industry that Rams is on track

15 Apr 2026

Podcasts

Resonate Podcast Festival is coming to South Africa - Applications open for residency

15 Apr 2026

Call for participation: 2026 social media landscape survey opens to South African marketers

Social Media

Call for participation: 2026 social media landscape survey opens to South African marketers

Issued by Ornico 15 Apr 2026

Eye-tracking: the most potent ad testing tool in the attention economy

Research

Eye-tracking: the most potent ad testing tool in the attention economy

Issued by BMi Research 10 Apr 2026

Demystifying AI: How technology is shaping tourism today

Tourism & Travel

Demystifying AI: How technology is shaping tourism today

Robin Fredericks 9 Apr 2026

OFM celebrates strong start to 2026

Radio & Audio

OFM celebrates strong start to 2026

Issued by OFM Radio 8 Apr 2026

Gagasi FM unveils exciting new line-up

Radio & Audio

Gagasi FM unveils exciting new line-up

Issued by Gagasi FM 2 Apr 2026

The Animation School is shortlisted for three student films at the New York Festivals Television and Film Awards (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

New York Film Awards: SA school shortlisted

2 Apr 2026

MDDA Board approves 32 community print and broadcast projects for grant funding

Media

MDDA Board approves 32 community print and broadcast projects for grant funding

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 1 Apr 2026

Media Freedom

Tunisian journalist sentenced amid union outcry over media repression

1 Apr 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Energy

Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

Radio & Audio

Karabo Ntshweng steps into daytime radio with new 5FM mid-morning show

30 Mar 2026

AI network startup ODC secures $45m with MTN backing

Tech Startups

AI network startup ODC secures $45m with MTN backing

27 Mar 2026

Hot1027's Tara Penny is on the NYF shortlist for On-air talent: broadcast journalist (Source: @ Hot1027 )

Radio & Audio

SA radio stations feature in "Oscars of Radio Awards"

27 Mar 2026

Media

Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster

Steven Barnett 27 Mar 2026

MDDA Digital Skills Workshop strengthens community media for a digital future

Education

MDDA Digital Skills Workshop strengthens community media for a digital future

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 26 Mar 2026

Legacy in action: The Mancosa East Coast Radio Business Breakfast returns for 2026!

Radio & Audio

Legacy in action: The Mancosa East Coast Radio Business Breakfast returns for 2026!

Issued by East Coast Radio 25 Mar 2026

OFM’s 'Kaptein en Vriende' partnership extended to 2028

Radio & Audio

OFM’s 'Kaptein en Vriende' partnership extended to 2028

Issued by OFM Radio 24 Mar 2026

Musk's Starlink denied telecoms licence in Namibia

Telecoms & Networks

Musk's Starlink denied telecoms licence in Namibia

Nyasha Nyaungwa 24 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Lilian Mutia from Nelson Mandela University.

Construction & Engineering

Investing in innovation: RS South Africa’s new fund for engineering students

24 Mar 2026

The winners will be announced in June. Source: Supplied.

Media

African finalists shine in Wan-Ifra's 2026 Digital Media Awards

20 Mar 2026

Hot 102.7FM MD Lloyd Madurai reappointed to global grand jury of the New York Festivals Radio Awards

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM MD Lloyd Madurai reappointed to global grand jury of the New York Festivals Radio Awards

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 19 Mar 2026

Metropolitan’s Gogo Vivian and the Fam campaign explores financial planning conversations through the insight of family drama (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Metropolitan’s Gogo Vivian sparks financial planning conversations

19 Mar 2026

Radio & Audio

40 years young

Issued by Algoa FM 19 Mar 2026

For South Africans, being online and living life have become the same thing

Research

For South Africans, being online and living life have become the same thing

Issued by KLA 18 Mar 2026

Hot 102.7FM surges to 710,000 regular listeners, expanding its commercial footprint in Gauteng

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM surges to 710,000 regular listeners, expanding its commercial footprint in Gauteng

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 17 Mar 2026

20 years of Gagasi FM

Radio & Audio

20 years of Gagasi FM

Issued by Gagasi FM 17 Mar 2026