by Franz Kruger | Nov 23, 2009 | Media business
DAILY and weekly newspapers have all lost circulation, except for the Afrikaans daily Die Son, and the Zulu daily Isolezwe, according to the third-quarter year-on-year figures released yesterday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), writes Chantelle Benjamin in...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 23, 2009 | Media business
SABC senior political correspondent Sophie Mokoena is to be charged on Tuesday for calling a rival radio station to badmouth the public broadcaster, according to a report in the Sunday Independent. Weekend Argus has obtained a copy of the charge sheet, which says...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 13, 2009 | Media business
MEDIA24 has bought the specialised magazine division of Primedia Publishing, which includes about 17 titles. A new division called Media24 Business Magazines would be formed, Media24 CEO Francois Groepe said, writes Chantelle Benjamin in Business Day. Media24...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 12, 2009 | Media business
YET another corporation is coming under fire for its direct involvement with the Robert Mugabe regime, after South African insurance giant Old Mutual admitted it is a major shareholder in Zimpapers, writes Alex Bell for SW Radio Africa. Old Mutual this week...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 9, 2009 | Media business
BDFM, which owns the Weekender, has decided to close the paper due to the ongoing economic crisis and difficult trading conditions, writes Jocelyn Newmarch in The Weekender. Media companies have been hard hit by the recession and BDFM, which is 50% owned by media and...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 5, 2009 | Media business
TOP executives from African media houses gather in Lagos on Thursday for two days of consultations on how to sustain the development of good journalism on the continent, writes Boakai Fofana for allafrica.com. Owners, publishers and editors will join panel discussions...
