by Franz Kruger | Apr 3, 2009 | Media business
Econet Wireless Private Ltd is demanding about US$2 billion from The Herald for damages it claims have been suffered by the company and its directors following an article published by the paper, according to a report in The Herald. Herald Business published an...
by Franz Kruger | Apr 3, 2009 | Media business
The Mail & Guardian has announced the appointment of associate deputy editor Nic Dawes to take over from Ferial Haffajee as editor. Political editor Rapule Tabane has been promoted to deputy editor, according to a statement in the paper.  The...
by Franz Kruger | Apr 2, 2009 | Media business
One of Kenya's largest dailies, the Kenya Times, has been forced to suspend publication for several days after staff launched a strike over unpaid salary arrears running into millions of Kenya Shillings, writes Dennis Itumbi for journalism.co.za. Senior...
by Franz Kruger | Apr 2, 2009 | Media business
The Cape Times has appointed its first woman editor in the newspaper's 133-year history. Alide Dasnois, who has been the newspaper's deputy editor since 2006, has beguns her tenure as executive editor, according to a report in the paper. She replaces Tyrone...
by Franz Kruger | Mar 31, 2009 | Media business
Mail & Guardian's editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee will be leaving the newspaper at the end of June to take up the position of editor-in-chief of City Press, according to a report on M&G Online. Haffajee has spent five years at the M&G and was part of...
by Franz Kruger | Mar 30, 2009 | Media business
The financial woes at the SABC have taken a new turn after one of the eight catering canteens was forced to close because the public broadcaster could not keep paying its bills, writes Thabiso Thakali in the Cape Argus. The owner of the Next Hot Thing, also known on...
