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‘Fake news’ fears as Covid-19 highlights the dangers of misinformation

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 16 Jun 2020

Reliable news coverage is needed more than ever, but trust in the media is at an all-time low

The Portfolio: Stefan Naudé

Article Stefan Naudé - 31 Jan 2020

Print is not dead. It is just collectable now. Publications have become desirable to archive: collectable omnibuses documenting subgenres and their...

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If the ‘fifth estate’ is a publisher, it needs to be regulated

Article Samuel Olaniran - 3 Oct 2019

Social media threatens the purpose of the ‘fourth estate’ – democracy and a check on power

Writing on the wall for print media

Article Sipho Kings - 16 Oct 2014

Local newsrooms are shedding staff and sales, but it's not all doom and gloom for the print media industry.

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SA print media ‘needs to explore growth of African languages’

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Feb 2013

South Africans are hungry for news and stories in African languages, says veteran broadcaster Dumile Mateza.

The writing is on the wall

Article Reg Rumney - 21 Oct 2011

Media companies make headlines with their poor scores in BEE ownership, writes <b>Reg Rumney</b>

Good news for print media … in Latin America

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Mar 2011

The newspaper business, drained of readers and revenue and hounded by online media in much of North America and Europe, is thriving in Latin America.

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Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

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No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

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Q&A Sessions: Mari Stimie and opera’s next act

Cayleigh Bright - 26 Sep 2020

The producer spoke to Cayleigh Bright on the day the Cape Town Opera returned to rehearsals after almost six months of lockdown about the future-proof transcendence, resilience and relatability of opera

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

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SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

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The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

Special Reports

The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs