SPARK Media has announced a new title called Umqhele. This new publication will be rolling off the printing presses in Empangeni in March 2022. Umqhele aims to serve the community between Stanger and Pongola where an isiZulu newspaper is in demand.

ZOE MEDIA has announced the launch of The Life of an Entrepreneur magazine in Gauteng. The founders of the online digital magazine, Tanya Steynfaardt and Bianca Botha, launched the first edition in the Northwest Province on Wednesday, 15 April 2020.

The 2022 World Media Awards (WMAs) are open for entry. The awards are offering ten categories to recognise the best cross-platform, cross border and content-driven advertising. The WMAs is hosted by the World Media Group, which serves as a media alliance of global publishers that promotes award-winning journalism and the role of international media.

The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) has announced that The Infinite Dial^® South Africa, the leading study on digital audio from Edison Research, will be released in February.

Journalists, keeping your content relevant in 2022 has become more critical than ever. With their stories treading water amongst user-generated content and fake news, journalists must report ethically and keep up with consumer trends. Want to find out how? Let's jump in!

The FAIRLADY Smart Women website has launched its first online masterclass that is aimed at women entrepreneurs. The masterclass, titled 7 Steps to Your Start-Up, is designed to equip and enable individuals to turn their idea's into a profitable business — or take their existing side hustle to the next level.

According to a report released by the International News Media Association (INMA), data democratisation by media companies is critical to creating reader-centric products. Although INMA reports that there is a dismissive culture and concerns that data will dictate editorial decision-making.

The INMA Global Media Awards has indicated that its submission deadline is Friday, 28 January. With the deadline approaching, the INMA Global Media Awards has shared four helpful tips for successful submissions.

Feeling trapped, helpless and defeated? You could be experiencing freelancer burnout, and it's all too real. As we welcome the new year, let's work on taking better care of ourselves. Say goodbye to overworking, stressing and putting too much pressure on yourself; this is the year of a better work-life balance.

The IAB South Africa's digital content marketing committee launched a six-part podcast series titled Decoding Digital Content Marketing at the end of 2021. All six episodes are available with the final and sixth episode focused on The Future of Digital Content Marketing.