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The Financial Times Weekend (FT Weekend is being printed and distributed locally in South Africa (Image supplied)

Newspapers

Financial Times Weekend now printed and delivered locally

1 day

Former Nielsen commercial lead Hopolang Mothibeli joins Ornico in a strategic senior appointment

Advertising

Former Nielsen commercial lead Hopolang Mothibeli joins Ornico in a strategic senior appointment

Issued by Ornico 18 Aug 2026

The overall Journalist of the Year at the 2026 Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards is TimesLive’s photojournalist, Sandile Ndlovu (Image supplied)

Media

TimeLive's photojournalist Sandile Ndlovu crowned Sanef Journalist of the Year

7 Jul 2026

The Digital News Transformation Fund’s second funding round backs newsrooms across seven provinces (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

R15,8m grants for data journalism, AI-assisted workflows and vernacular content

2 Jul 2026

SA youth: The myth of the digital-only generation

Youth Month

SA youth: The myth of the digital-only generation

Issued by Caxton Media 15 Jun 2026

Novus Group’s latest Print Media Landscape Report says print's defining story is no longer one of collapse alone (Image supplied)

Media

Print reshapes from collapse to selective resilience

15 Jun 2026

Media

Social media overtakes TV as Kenya’s top news source

5 May 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

Vol. 12 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Media

Vol. 12 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Issued by On the Dot 23 Feb 2026

Vol. 08 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Printing

Vol. 08 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Issued by On the Dot 24 Nov 2025

Today Die Papier, the new weekly Afrikaans newspaper from Novus Media, launches, available nationwide in print and online through its digital platforms (Image supplied)

Newspapers

Die Papier launches

6 Mar 2026

Exclusive | Die Papier editor, Barnard Beukman: “Print is alive and with us"

Newspapers

Exclusive | Die Papier editor, Barnard Beukman: “Print is alive and with us"

Wilma de Bruin 17 Feb 2026

The 5 trends shaping SA media in 2026

Trends

The 5 trends shaping SA media in 2026

Issued by Caxton Media 30 Jan 2026

Custom magazines are the star of the ABC Q3 2025 for magazines (Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Magazines

ABC Q3 2025 Magazines: Custom the star of the show

Danette Breitenbach 20 Nov 2025

#BehindtheCampaign: Daily Sun style campaign busts cancer myths

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Daily Sun style campaign busts cancer myths

7 Nov 2025

Spark Media voted best print media owner, awarded Most Award

Media

Spark Media voted best print media owner, awarded Most Award

Issued by Caxton Media 28 Oct 2025

Source: Arena © Financial Mail will publish its final edition at the end of October

Magazines

Financial Mail to fold into Business Day

17 Sep 2025

Image credit: Cora Pursley on Dupe Photos

Climate Change

Entries for the 2025 Climate Media Awards are open

4 Aug 2025

Novus Group’s latest circulation report reveals mass closures, digital migrations, and surprising community resilience across the March 2024 to March 2025 period (Image supplied)

Media

SA’s print media’s moment of reckoning as news consumption shifts to digital platforms

8 Jul 2025

Magazines

Kickoff back in print with new add-on Kickoff Rugby

1 Jul 2025

The Most Awards! are open for voting. Pictured: Previous Most Award winners (Image supplied)

Media

Media awards, the Most Awards open for voting

26 Jun 2025

Call for participation: 2025 Social Media Landscape survey opens to South African marketers

Social Media

Call for participation: 2025 Social Media Landscape survey opens to South African marketers

Issued by Ornico 27 May 2025

Consumers prefer relevant local advertising – new research

Media

Consumers prefer relevant local advertising – new research

Issued by Caxton Media 23 May 2025

Warc research shows that globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3bn this year, a 33.1% decrease from 2019, as hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars. (Image supplied)

Advertising

Warc: News media struggles as brands favour softer content

16 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters. SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2025: Fiscal steps get nod, VAT set to rise

3 Apr 2025

Novus Group says the Africa’s mining sector is at a crossroads as resource sovereignty, infrastructure bottlenecks, and political risks dominate Mining Indaba 2025 (Image supplied)

Mining

EXCLUSIVE: Novus Group's analysis shows Africa’s mining sector at a crossroads

20 Mar 2025

Angelika Venter, graphic designer for Edge Communications discusses what makes good design vs bad design (Image supplied)

Design

The strategic role of graphic design in branding and marketing

Angelika Venter 13 Mar 2025

Research

Who’s winning the automotive brand battle? New report reveals SA’s marketing and PR leaders

Issued by Ornico 7 Mar 2025

Media

Community media’s vital role in strengthening democracy and social change

28 Feb 2025

Multichannel advertising a necessity to meet SA shoppers' current needs

Research

Multichannel advertising a necessity to meet SA shoppers' current needs

Issued by Caxton Media 24 Feb 2025

Media

Entry call for 2025 SADC Media Awards

24 Feb 2025

The ABC Q4 2024 figures have been released. Image by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity

Magazines

ABC Q4 2024: Magazines show resilience in 2024

20 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf Africa’s entertainment and media industry expected to outpace global growth in the next five years, driven by internet advertising and streaming services says PwC’s newly launched Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024–2028 report

Media

Africa’s entertainment and media industry: A positive story of resilience and expansion

28 Jan 2025

Novus Media recently acquired Media24’s 21 community newspaper titles, and Kick-Off and Soccer Laduma. says community newspapers and magazines are thriving (Image supplied)

Newspapers

Print is not dead as community and special-interest media thrive

21 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf Donvé Forbes, audit partner in technology, media, and telecommunications, BDO South Africa examines how media houses can navigate the digital shift

Media

A mobile-first, audience-driven future as media houses navigate the digital shift

Donvé Forbes 6 Dec 2024

DM168 circulation surges: Readers drive our success

Online Media

DM168 circulation surges: Readers drive our success

Issued by Daily Maverick 22 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Competition for viewership remains fragmented across various platforms, as multi-platform behaviour highlights high levels of social media interaction while watching television and radio listening

Media

Maps highlights high levels of social media interaction while watching TV and radio listening

Danette Breitenbach 11 Nov 2024

Media

Ad evolution: Digital overtakes traditional media

22 Oct 2024

[Free report] Financial Brands TikTok Report 2024: Strategies for success

Social Media

[Free report] Financial Brands TikTok Report 2024: Strategies for success

Issued by Ornico 15 Oct 2024

Publishing

Financial crisis prompts major restructure for Independent Newspapers as advertising, circulation decline

13 Sep 2024

Ishmet Davidson is retiring as Media 24 group CEO and will also step down as a board member (Image supplied)

Media

Media24 CEO Ishmet Davidson retires, Raj Lalbahadur, current group CFO, appointed interim CEO

6 Sep 2024

Image supplied. Press releases still matter

Media

5 ways to write a compelling press release

22 Aug 2024

Happy Birthday, Muse Magazine!

Magazines

Happy Birthday, Muse Magazine!

Issued by Mac Media Group 19 Jul 2024

(Image supplied). The South African print media industry changes are shown in media monitoring company, Novus Group’s newly released 10 Years in Print Media report

Newspapers

Report shows the decline of print newspapers over the past decade

11 Jul 2024

Local media still going strong

Media

Local media still going strong

Issued by Caxton Media 27 Jun 2024

Source: © Media24 looks to close the print editions of Beeld, Rapport, City Press, Daily Sun and Soccer Laduma

Media

Beeld, Rapport, City Press, Daily Sun and Soccer Laduma to close

18 Jun 2024

Government on track to deliver printing machine for driver’s licence

Maintenance

Government on track to deliver printing machine for driver’s licence

11 Jun 2024

From a nice-to-have to a need-to-have – South Africa’s 17-year business coaching evolution

Skills Development & Training

From a nice-to-have to a need-to-have – South Africa’s 17-year business coaching evolution

Issued by ActionCOACH SA Business Coaching 27 May 2024

Source: © Nations Online The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) has released the Q1 for newspapers

Newspapers

Newspapers: ABC Q1 2024: The slow steady downward trickle continues

Danette Breitenbach 23 May 2024