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. 

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. 

FAME Week Africa has announced the finalists for the 2026 Inclusive Lens Awards, celebrating film and television productions that are helping reshape representation on African screens.

The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) has issued an update on the progress of its new Radio Audience Measurement Survey (RAMS), as the programme moves towards completion of its first full annual reporting sample.

HUMANCENTRIC is a new storytelling project created, curated, and produced by creative production partner MikeTeevee, designed to cut through the noise around AI by focusing on what happens when artists push the technology creatively.

media update's Venelize de Lange considers how technology and trend culture shape our relationship with taste, and why developing discernment and an independent perspective remains essential to editorial judgement.

A new ten-part podcast series, Media in Africa, brings together leading journalists, editors, media entrepreneurs and narrative-change experts to unveil how African media is made, funded and heard; and how that shapes the wider relationship between Africa and Europe.

Independent creative agency The Odd Number has announced the appointment of Andreas Shifotoka as Executive Lead: Digital, Growth and Enablement, a newly created leadership role designed to strengthen the agency's digital capabilities, unlock growth opportunities and enable greater integration across the business.

Good Hope FM has announced that it will be paired with the Cape Town Kota Festival 2026, a fast-growing food and lifestyle celebration in the Mother City.

FAME Week Africa has announced MultiChoice Group, a CANAL+ company, as the Super Sponsor of FAME Week Africa 2026, strengthening a shared commitment to African storytelling, creative talent and building greater opportunities for the continent's producers.