South African news creators are drawing audience attention on par with traditional outlets. Venelize de Lange from media update looks at how independent creators are rivalling legacy media for reach and whether the industry's fears around algorithms and misinformation hold up locally. 

Time Out South Africa has launched a dedicated Time Out Durban platform, bringing the city-guide brand to KwaZulu-Natal. 

Network X OOH, a South African out-of-home (OOH) media owner and township advertising specialist, has announced that is collaborating with Rogerwilco on the independently researched 2026 Township CX Report. 

FAME Week Africa and Pressure Cooker Studios are joining forces to launch the FAME Week Africa × Pressure Cooker Studios Songwriting Camp 2026, a three-day creative initiative designed to connect African music makers directly with filmmakers, directors, production companies, brands, agencies and content creators looking for original music.

OFM has announced that Shandor Potgieter, host of the flagship Good Morning Breakfast show, has been nominated in the Forty Under 40 Awards, in the Journalism (Radio, TV & Newspaper) category.

Entries are officially open for the 2026 Telkom Radio Awards, where radio stations and industry professionals — broadcasters, journalists, producers, and audio creators from across South Africa — are invited to showcase their best work and compete for one of the industry's most coveted accolades. 

Spring notoriously signals new beginnings, meaning most industries lean on this symbolism for their own gain. Venelize de Lange from media update considers how publicity campaigns can offer an edge to an overdone story by rooting a brand's future in its own history. 

Openview has announced that it is adding eXplore to its channel offering from Tuesday, 1 September, giving viewers a new source of wildlife, survival, real-life mysteries and true crime. 

Advertising has always evolved alongside technology, but generative AI is accelerating that change at remarkable speed, says Anthea Whitehead, Cape Town Campus Manager, AAA School of Advertising.

When communicators publish a report, press release or research finding, we usually want to know one thing: did the right people see it? That question is starting to change, says Hezron Ochiel, Deputy Corporate Communications Manager at Kenya Medical Training College, and Founder of Hezron Insights.