Donald Paul

Once proffered under the counter in plain brown wrappers or lurking on the top shelves of corner cafs, men’s magazines now muscle for space with the likes of <i>Cosmo</i>, <i>Sarie</i> and <i>You</i>. Donald Paul looks at the rise of the "hooligan movement".

There are more than 35 commercial radio stations operating in South Africa, reaching some 25 million listeners every week. But, asks Donald Paul, is the adspend keeping pace with a fast-growing market where consolidation looks imminent?

According to Donald Paul the new hotly contested publishing niche is the girls market. Will the soon-to-be Seventeen dominate?

The big numbers coming out of Cape Town were all in the Naspers results. Donald Paul explains the significance, and in the next snippet comments on the futility of a ‘mixed identity’ excuse.

Although sports media spend is at a record high, the ICASA hearings and viewer saturation could prove problematic for local media owners. Will South Africa fall into the European trap, where massive rights outlays ruined established conglomerates? Donald Paul reports.

The man who dragged Naspers out the Dark Ages has now thrust it firmly into the 21st Century with a major restructuring of the group. Is this another wave of the visionary’s magic wand, or the reining in of a maverick by shareholders and investors anxious about their money?

Sunday newspaper sales are booming. Does this mean more of us are doing that leisurely Sunday thing of papers, coffee and croissants? Or is there a new breed of journalists out there, capturing a wanton new market? Donald Paul reports.