[Arthur Okwemba & Colleen Lowe Morna] Preliminary findings of the 2010 Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) conducted by the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) suggests that women constitute less than a quarter of those interviewed, heard, seen or read about in mainstream broadcast and print news. 8 Mar 2010 10:06
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] SABC board member Clare O'Neil has been appointed by its fellow board members - at the recommendation of CEO Solly Mokoetle - to provide expanded oversight of the corporation's sales and marketing activities. 8 Mar 2010 07:58
The London-based Fixedia Group announced last week the launch of a new networking and recruitment utility, Fixedia Unlimited, for media companies, adding on to its networking site for media professionals around the world launched in January 2010. 8 Mar 2010 07:38
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] South Africa's ‘excessive' media ownership and control at the hands of a very few players continues to be the main topic of discussion in political, media, civil society and academic circles, with some calling for an urgent intervention to regulate what they see as a ‘selfish' and ‘slow-transforming' industry. 5 Mar 2010 09:59
The SABC, official broadcaster of the FIFA 2010 World Cup, invites fellow South Africans to write a song in support of Bafana Bafana that will inspire the team to great heights and become the anthem of a nation on the brink of greatness. 5 Mar 2010 06:31
The media press conference, scheduled for 1pm on Friday, 5 March 2010, will be streamed live on FIFA.com and, roughly 90 minutes after the conference, VNR material will be made available for editorial usage for broadcasters via satellite feed. 4 Mar 2010 10:25
Delighted East Coast Radio listener Laura Meyer has been crowned the overall winner in the Savanna Retrench Yourself national radio competition and will receive a salary of R15 000 every month for the next five-and-a-half years. 3 Mar 2010 13:28
Billed as the biggest prize in radio history, the national radio competition Savanna Retrench Yourself attracted thousands of entries from all over the country and five finalists who gathered in Cape Town but the winner was a listener of East Coast Radio, Laura Meyer. 3 Mar 2010 11:27
Mimmos and 94.7 Highveld Stereo's Jeremy Mansfield recently rejoined forces to enter the 2010 Global Pizza Challenge for a shot at designing a pizza worthy of being crowned the world's best. Last year, their efforts fed 1800 children for a year. 3 Mar 2010 10:30
The Festival of Media Awards has announced the shortlist for the 2010 event. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner, the finale event, on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 in Valencia, Spain. 3 Mar 2010 10:12
The long awaited judging criteria for the MTN Radio Awards is to be unveiled at a special radio panel breakfast debate hosted by The Journal. Entrants will also be updated on the progress of the awards at the debate, which will be held on 11 March 2010 in Johannesburg at the Michelangelo Hotel. 2 Mar 2010 11:28
[Bongani Nkosi] Joao Raposo, a Brazilian journalist, is so impressed with South Africa's stadiums he's concerned his home country won't match up when it hosts the FIFA World Cup in 2014. 2 Mar 2010 08:22