Every summer holiday hordes of South Africans descend on our beaches. Fienie Grobler asks whether radio advertisers are cashing in on this phenomenon.
Publishers launching new titles are smiling but their advertisers are not amused. Fienie Grobler finds out why circulation figures are causing a rift between the two.
The lucrative Afrikaans magazine market is launching new titles every year while old favourites continue to dominate. Fienie Grobler reports.
Print Media South Africa (PMSA) has thrown a lifeline to the cash-strapped South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF), agreeing to fund a R2.5 million shortfall.
Africa’s last absolute monarch has invited banned opposition parties to enter the political playing field in Swaziland, speaking publicly on the issue for the first time in a rare interview. King Mswati III this week will celebrate 20 years since he ascended to the throne at the age of 18 in the small mountainous kingdom.
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/ 2 February 2006
One of Africa’s biggest and most endangered wetland areas is battling to find the fine balance between saving its unique ecosystem and saving its impoverished human inhabitants. Swamplands and vegetation in the Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park in eastern South Africa are being battered by local communities dependent on the 260 000ha protected area to survive.
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/ 29 January 2006
Imagine a microwave-like machine that can wash and dry your smelly sneakers in ten minutes — because one day very soon you might be able to buy one. South African Cheslyn Swart has invented a super-fast washing machine for sports shoes ”out of pure desperation” after losing his job as floor manager in a cellphone warehouse six years ago.
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/ 15 January 2006
Treason charges against a group of opposition activists for allegedly bombing state offices in Africa’s last absolute monarchy are sending rumblings through the peaceful hills of Swaziland. For King Mswati III, known as the ”ngwenyama” (lion) of the nation, this is probably the biggest political headache since he ascended the throne two decades ago to continue his father’s rule by decree.
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/ 13 December 2005
South Africa is set to ban the age-old Zulu custom of virginity testing on young girls, even though traditionalists have vowed to disregard the new measure. The tradition, which involves the inspection of girls’ genitalia, has drawn an outcry from human rights advocates who say it is an invasion of privacy and degrading towards women.
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/ 9 December 2005
South Africa is hoping that rich countries will move away from vague commitments to "precise figures" and deadlines for opening up markets to poorer nations, said its lead negotiator at next week’s WTO talks. Speaking ahead of the key World Trade Organisation meeting opening in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Xavier Carim also singled out the European Union for criticism, saying its stance on agriculture was holding back progress on a new trade deal.