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Growth and diversification strategy pays off

18-JUN-13
Media solutions company Mediamark has experienced strong growth over the past few years after its decision to aggressively diversify from its roots in radio to become a true multichannel media sales house...

Initiative to empower young women

05-JUN-13
Take a Girl Child to Work Day is the flagship project of South African cell phone network Cell C and enjoys a wealth of support from both public and private sector organisations...

Deputy minister presents budget vote speech

22-MAY-13
There was a strong focus on community broadcasting, particularly radio, in the budget vote speech presented to parliament on 21 May by Deputy Minister of Communications...

Broadcaster's CSI initiative gives back

14-MAY-13
The latest recipient of financial aid from pay-TV platform DStv's Care More community support initiative is COPESSA (Community-based Prevention and Empowerment Strategies in...

Pule takes Sunday Times to Press Ombudsman

14-MAY-13
South Africa's Minister of Communications Dina Pule has lodged a formal complaint with the Press Ombudsman in relation to what she terms 'the smear campaign being waged against...

Durban International Film Fest appoints manager

23-APR-13
“We are pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Machen, well-known film critic and arts journalist, as the manager of the Durban International...

Samsung collaborates with MultiChoice

15-APR-13
At the recent Samsung Forum in in Cape Town, it was announced that Samsung Electronics Africa and MultiChoice (owner of the DStv pay-TV platform) would work together in three important areas...

Broadcaster CSI project gives back

08-MAR-13
M-Net Cares along with DaVinci Hotel and Suites and The Michelangelo Hotel, have unveiled new facilities at Tshedimoso Home Based Care Project in Braamfischerville, Soweto.

Annecchino new GM of VIMN

04-FEB-13
Raffaele Annecchino has been appointed as General Manager of operations of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) in Iberia, Greece and Turkey. Annecchino will oversee all the company’s brands and...

New CEO for Broadcast Pix

21-JAN-13
Live video production systems leader Broadcast Pix has appointed industry veteran Steve Ellis as its president and CEO, effective 11 February. Eillis will also be a member of the company’s board of...

Samsung announces R5 research centre

14-JUN-13
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced the opening of the R5 research institute within Samsung Digital City in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province in Korea. Oh-Hyun Kwon and JK Shin, co-CEOs of Samsung Electronics...

Samsung committed to youth development

30-MAY-13
Samsung Electronics and Chelsea Football Club helped to realise the football dreams of 12 youngsters with their Dream The Blues campaign, designed to give youth from around the world a once-in-a-lifetime...

Samsung announces smart partnerships

15-MAY-13
"Samsung acknowledges that in order to remain at the leading edge of smart solutions for Africa, we also need to align ourselves with other companies that will add value to the customer offering...

Stephen Grootes returns to Daily Maverick

14-MAY-13
Stephen Grootes, host of the Midday Report talk show on Talk Radio 702 and Cape Talk radio and EWN senior political reporter has rejoined Daily Maverick’s team of expert reporters, analysts...

R2K / public petition against Secrecy Bill

30-APR-13
The South African Parliament has passed the Secrecy Bill (the Protection of State Information Bill) and now President Zuma must apply his mind in considering signing it into law...

Pule on Sunday Times 'smear campaign'

23-APR-13
SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper has been on a 10-month long ‘smear campaign’ designed to ‘blackmail’ and ‘criminalise’ her, said Minister of Communications Dina Pule at a...

Quality healthcare in rural areas

10-APR-13
Samsung Electronics Africa has launched its solar-powered health centre model, marking the start of a large-scale medical initiative on the continent...

CFC registered with the City of Cape Town

25-FEB-13
As of Monday 25 February 2013, the Cape Film Commission (CFC), for the first time in its 12-year history, confirms that it is registered with the City of Cape Town as an organisation which is able to officially...

DoC DG placed on ‘special leave’

21-JAN-13
On 21 January South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) issued a short statement announcing that its director general, Rosey Sekese, has been placed on special leave. Deputy director...

Informing the public to make choices

14-JAN-13
In November 2012 South Africa’s content-classification authority, the Film and Publication Board (FPB), implemented its new guidelines – the result of an exhaustive research and consultative process...
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