5FM has announced the winners of the second annual 5FM War Cry Championship — powered by Standard Bank — during a final event at the SABC Broadcast Centre. Nick Hamman and the 5 Breakfast team had a live broadcast inviting delegates from the finalist schools into the studio, giving them a final chance to showcase and Ampli5 their war cries.

OFM has announced the winner of the OFM Truck Talent competition. The competition, presented in collaboration with Select Musiek (a division of Sony Music Entertainment Africa), came to an end when Rudo Schwim from Clarens in the Eastern Free State was told during a live performance that this was his first performance as the competition winner.

SuperSport has announced that it has acquired the broadcast rights for all 63 matches of the FIFA Club World Cup 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa. The expanded format will debut in the United States, with the tournament starting from Saturday, 14 June to Sunday, 13 July.

HOT 102.7FM has been named the Fastest-Growing Media Company in South Africa and secured a place among the top five fastest-growing companies in the country in the 2025 South Africa's Growth Champions report by News24 and global research firm, Statista. 

SuperSport and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have reached an agreement that will see SuperSport broadcasting the African Schools Football Championships 2025. The tournament will be played in Ghana from Wednesday, 23 to Saturday, 26 April. 

After six years, Mediatech Africa has announced its return in 2026. The trade show for AV, broadcast and live event tech returns from Wednesday, 3 to Friday, 5 June 2026, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre (Nasrec). 

Content creation is not exactly a new concept, but the way content is being created, shared and viewed is definitely changing. In this article, Saads Abrahams from media update is taking a look at the battle of the content titans — blogging versus vlogging.

Good Hope FM has held a Meet and Greet event on Wednesday, 16 April at Cattle Baron, Riverlands Mall in Observatory. The afternoon was a lively celebration of connection, creativity and Cape Town's rhythm, giving clients an exclusive opportunity to connect with the voices behind the mic and experience the Good Hope FM energy. 

Publishared, founded by Michelle Losco, has acquired NewsCentral Media, TechCentral's publisher. Duncan McLeod, the Founder of both NewsCentral Media and TechCentral, will stay on as Managing Editor and will continue to lead the editorial team and be fully involved in the business post-transaction.

Sunday Times has announced that its Best Places to Work — South Africa 2025 awards is open for entries. Organisations across South Africa can enter with the chance of being included in the list, which will help businesses attract and retain talent.