Radio veteran officially signs out The SABC Commercial Radio Portfolio has announced that radio veteran Anthony Duke's resignation will now take effect from 31 December 2008. Anthony is currently Station Manager at Good Hope FM in Cape Town. 18 Dec 2008 12:33
MPowerFM's GM moves on MPowerFM's General Manager, Bondo Ntuli, leaves Mpumalanga's first independent commercial radio station at the end of this month. Ntuli joined MPowerFM in October 2007 and was part of the station's launch and first year of existence. 15 Dec 2008 12:59
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A year of Malemaphobia, mediaphobia and xenophobia [Issa Sikiti da Silva] As the year 2008 slowly but surely disappears, it is time for the media to do some critical retrospection to see if it's correctly fulfilled its role of a Fourth Estate and respected its ethical codes. These two sets of self-examination are compulsory if the press wants to be trusted by communities in which it serves and continues to be seen as playing a vital role in a democratic and free society. 12 Dec 2008 09:18
Mbeki, newsmaker of the year - Monitoring SA [Tshepiso Seopa] Former state president Thabo Mbeki is the Newsmaker Personality of the Year 2008, according to a research study by media and research and analysis company Monitoring South Africa. Mbeki made the most news headlines and is the personality that most media wrote about. The announcement was made yesterday, Wednesday, 11 November 2008, at the Rosebank Hotel in Johannesburg. 11 Dec 2008 11:11
Fired YFM DJ's side of the story Former YFM DJ Leslie ‘Lee' Kasumba earlier this week released a media statement giving her side of the story, following recent media reports about her departure from the Gauteng youth radio station after eight years of service. 11 Dec 2008 09:19
Motlanthe appoints new MDDA board members President Kgalema Motlanthe has appointed Phumelele Ntombela-Nzimande and Dr Tanja Bosch to the board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) for a term of office of three years, 1 January 2009, it was announced late yesterday evening, Monday, 8 December 2008. 9 Dec 2008 12:36
East Coast Radio supports AIDS-stricken families in KZN - East Coast Radio Every year, East Coast Radio embarks on a campaign that the aims to bring festive cheer to those in need. But more so, it recognises that thousands of children in KwaZulu-Natal are without the basic necessities to live sustainably, and runs this campaign to help make a difference. This campaign is Toy Story. 8 Dec 2008 10:06
Ninth annual Media Kidocracy Konfrence next week Bush Radio will host the ninth annual Media Kidocracy Konfrence (MKK) 8 - 12 December 2008 at St Agnes Primary School in Woodstock, Cape Town. Young people aged 12 - 18 will explore issues that are pertinent to themselves and their peers, as well as use different forms of media to develop a media campaign that will create social awareness. 5 Dec 2008 08:44
New station licence application on hold - East Coast Radio Earlier this year, East Coast Radio announced plans to open a radio station and become more involved in the greater Richards Bay area. Towards the end of 2007, the station applied to ICASA for an amendment of the East Coast Radio broadcasting license. The license application focused on Richards Bay as an area that the radio station wanted to invest in from a broadcasting perspective. 4 Dec 2008 21:51
Richards Bay station licence application on hold East Coast Radio's licence application for a new Richards Bay region local radio station is currently on hold, thanks to an ICASA moratorium on all new radio licence applications in South Africa. 4 Dec 2008 09:23