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Launch of Sowetan LIVE sees site move forward with its readers

After the successful relaunch of the Sowetan newspaper a year ago, Avusa Media LIVE has launched the revamp of its digital home Sowetan LIVE, www.sowetanlive.co.za. This follows extensive research among its fast-moving and rapidly evolving users.

21 Jul 2010

Black news readers hungry for online news sees Sowetan LIVE launch

After the successful re-launch of the Sowetan newspaper a year ago, Avusa Media LIVE will launch the revamp of its digital home, Sowetan LIVE, www.sowetanlive.co.za, on Wednesday, 21 July.

13 Jul 2010

'Play the Game' supplement aims to keep children busy during the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Starting the weekend before the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Avusa Media will publish an engaging 12-page ‘Play the Game’ guide of fun, creative and educational activities to help parents entertain their children over the upcoming school holidays.

04 Jun 2010

<i>Real Magazine</i> announces new editorial management team to take the publication to new heights

Real Magazine announces new editorial management team to take the publication to new heights

Thought24 has announced the appointment of Dudu Mvimbi-Leshabane as the new Editor of Real Magazine, and Nompumelelo Zulu (Mpumi Zulu) as Deputy Editor.

27 May 2010

<i>Sunday Times</i> and <i>Sowetan</i> Matric supplement to be released soon

Sunday Times and Sowetan Matric supplement to be released soon

The much anticipated Matric Q&A supplement is to be released in the Sunday Times and Sowetan newspapers on 30 May and 2 June respectively. In print for its third year, the supplement has become an indispensable teaching aid supplying new example question papers and model answers for six of the most popular matric subjects each year since 2008.

27 May 2010

The Citizen soars 21% up in circulation

It has been an exciting start to the year for The Citizen newspaper - with sales soaring by an incredible 21% in the first quarter.

19 May 2010

Sowetan journalist dies

IOL reports that the Sowetan’s Deputy Picture Editor, Pat Seboko (56), died on Saturday, 15 May at the Krugersdorp Hospital.

17 May 2010

AVUSA launches World Cup website

Avusa Media LIVE has launched a World Cup website, www.go2010.co.za, to provide in-depth, up-to-the-minute coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The website is the online home of the Go2010 print supplement, which is being carried in all Avusa Media titles.

28 Apr 2010

Celebrating Discovery’s extended portfolio of international networks

By Lindsey Kin DStv and Discovery Networks held an entertainment-packed evening on Wednesday, 24 February, in celebration of Discovery’s extended portfolio of international networks. The event was held at Silk in Braamfontein, which was unveiled for the first time in 25 years, especially for DStv and Discovery guests.

02 Mar 2010

Media freedom day

Sowetan; SANEF; MISA-SA; IAJ; FXI; and PMSA will be commemorating 19 October - also known as Black Wednesday, when several media organisations were banned on 19 October 1977.

16 Oct 2009

ABC second quarter release 2009 - newspapers

SAB Sports Journalist of the Year announced

Sunday World revamps and throws VIP birthday bash

Sunday World has undergone a thorough revamp to mark its 10th anniversary, which will be officially celebrated in style at a star-studded red carpet event at the Inc club in Braamfontein on 26 June.

22 Jun 2009

Leshilo appointed as Avusa Public Editor

Veteran journalist and editor, Thabo Leshilo, has been appointed Public Editor for Avusa Media’s stable of print titles, including Sowetan, Sunday World, and Sunday Times. As Public Editor, Leshilo will act as the readers’ advocate on all Avusa newspapers.

05 Jun 2009

Thetha FM falling apart?

Discover the darlings of Gauteng retail with The Times and Sowetan

Avusa Media wins international Young Reader Prize for Study Mate

Put money back in your pocket with The Times and Sowetan

Times and Sowetan launch The Clever Shopper

Sowetan raises its selling price

BREAKING NEWS: ‘Top Dogs’ of South African Newspaper Journalism announced

Zulu daily reigns in KZN

Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2007 awards just around the corner

SABC refuses to broadcast Sowetan's Freedom Day campaign

Johncom appoints Prakash Desai as Group CEO

Winners in the 6th annual Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards soon to get a share of R110 000 in prize money

Charles Mogale appointed editor at Sunday World

Sunday Times rumoured to launch a new daily newspaper

Johncom acquires a further 25% in CareerJunction

The Sowetan launches new look website!

Day for Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Award nears

The Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards launch the annual ‘Weapons of Mass Discussion’

Johncom and BDFM open internship programme to young journalists

The increases and losses of newspaper circulation

Cycling’s Greatest Fraud to premiere on National Geographic in June

Profiling one of sports’ most high profile scandals that created a media frenzy, National Geographic Channel, along with Peacock Productions, dissects the story of the science and scheming behind the saga of what’s been called “the most sophisticated and successful doping scheme in all of sports.”

CA Davids' debut novel to be launched at UJ Arts Centre in June

CA Davids’ debut novel, The Blacks of Cape Town, supported through the ACT Development Programme, will be launched on Saturday, 22 June at the UJ Arts Centre.

Live magazine SA's fourth creative session sees the media speak

Are is one an aspiring journalist or blogger? Live Magazine SA is bring together some of South Africa’s leading journalists to hear about their experiences, and how they got their break in the industry.

The KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts Gallery is undergoing a radical transformation

The province’s foremost contemporary art gallery, the visionary 108 year old KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts (KZNSA) Gallery in Durban’s Glenwood, is proactively undergoing a process of extreme restructuring and radical transformation to ensure its future in a recessionary environment.

Summit TV to be rebranded as Business Day TV

Three of the country's most influential business and financial news brands are collaborating to bring viewers in South Africa the best local and international business television programming on a newly-branded local channel.

Fox Crime to premiere crime thrillers, global favourites from July

FOX International Channels recently announced a new entrant - FOX Crime. The channel is set to bring local viewers a blend of eagerly anticipated global content mixed with existing audience favourites and coupled with a dash of classic nostalgia programmes.

Freelance writing: Finding the right market for your articles

While generating ideas for articles is a must for freelance writers, if you don’t know who to pitch your story ideas to, you’re wasting your time. At the same time, if you’re not looking in the right place, you might as well not look at all.

Freelance writing: Generating ideas

If you’ve ever worked as a writer, then you’ve bound to have been asked the question: Where do you get your ideas? It’s an all too familiar question. However, being a rather general question, it’s tricky to answer.

Media News

<i>Cycling’s Greatest Fraud</i> to premiere on National Geographic in June

Cycling’s Greatest Fraud to premiere on National Geographic in June

CA Davids' debut novel to be launched at UJ Arts Centre in June

CA Davids’ debut novel, The Blacks of Cape Town, supported through the ACT Development Programme, will be launched on Saturday, 22 June at the UJ Arts Centre.

In Focus

Kagiso Digital brings you, Adfu, a new premium network

On Thursday, 15 November, Kasigo Digital - a sector of Kagiso Media launched a new premium network called Adfu. The launch took place at The Club House in Sandhurst and supplied interesting insight into the digital market.

Simfy: Steering SA into a new era of music consumption

Picture this: you get home from work, dock your smartphone into your sound system and, at the ‘touch of a screen’, you have access to over 18 million music tracks. Seems too good to be true? Not anymore …

People on the Move

Bradley Shaw joins music streaming company, Spinlet

Having been an integral part of growing 3i Publishing’s Africa Telecoms magazine as the premium source of telecommunications information across Africa, Bradley Shaw will now use his considerable technical knowledge, negotiating and persuasive skills in a similar fashion at Spinlet.

Wendy Zwane named sales support administrator at Gagasi FM

“I support the entire sales department by correlating relevant reports for the account executives, assist with costing for events organised for clients by the sales team, assist the senior traffic executive in her role and am also the sales manager’s right hand woman,” says Zwane.

Entertainment

Soweto National Marimba Festival is moving to the Morris Isaacson School

The Marimba Education Foundation (MEF) has announced a name and venue change - the inaugural Soweto National Marimba Festival will be held at the Morris Isaacson School, Soweto on Saturday, 7 September, as part of the annual Arts Alive International Festival 2013.

eThekwini Municipality calling on all models for the <i>Durban Fashion Fair</i>

eThekwini Municipality calling on all models for the Durban Fashion Fair

The eThekwini Municipality’s Business Support, Tourism and Markets Unit is calling all “model” citizens interested in strutting their stuff at Durban’s premier fashion event - the Durban Fashion Fair – to an open casting and model scouting day on Friday, 28 June 28.

Entertainment Reviews

<i>Over the Moon</i> injects a fresh boost of positivity into one's life

Over the Moon injects a fresh boost of positivity into one's life

I'm only 28 but when I finished reading Dr Hannetjie Van Zyl-Edeling’s book titled Over the Moon - A Guide to Positive Aging, I was filled with what the French refer to as joie de vivre - the joy of living. So says Abbygail Zwane.

South African fans gather to celebrate <i>The Avengers</i>

South African fans gather to celebrate The Avengers

Johannesburg and Cape Town fans of the 2012 smash hit (and 3^rd biggest film of all time, including South Africa) Marvel’s The Avengers, are gearing up to celebrate the release of the film on DVD and Blu-Ray this spring in two fun-filled and colourful events.

Personalities

5 minutes with ... Trevor Romain

June sees the release of Trevor Romain's Random Kak I Remember About Growing Up in South Africa by Penguin Books South Africa. He spent a few minutes answering questions about the book and his life.

Five minutes with Mary Watson

Mary Watson's novel, The Cutting Room is hitting shelves this April. She took some time out of her busy scehdule to chat to Media Update about her novel.

Media Revisited

African Sky Publishing (company profile)

Asset

Asset, a new, interactive digital publication for the commercial property industry, has just launched its first issue. The publication represents a pioneering effort in the world of new media through its crossover between the publication itself and the eProp.co.za website and e-newsletter.