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latest news & developmentsNaspers accelerates growth, with 5X improvement in adjusted EBIT
“Innovation and reinvention are in our DNA and essential to our success.” – Fabricio Bloisi, Group CEO, Naspers
A Player in apartheid gets award
South Africa’s legendary golfer, who is said to have aided the past regime, is honoured by Trump
Media24 and HuffPost to end SA partnership
The companies launched HuffPost SA as a partnership in November 2016
28 media companies in the dock for cartel conduct
Dstv, Media 24, Mail and Guardian, SABC, Primedia among those fingered
Sekunjalo announces ownership of Sapa archives
Sekunjalo Investment Holdings, a founding member of the African News Agency (ANA), announced on Friday that it has ownership of Sapa’s archives.
War of words between publishers
An unusual intellectual property law case has kicked off in the Cape Town High Court.
Knock-and-drop case is big news
The outcome of a newspaper dispute is expected to set a precedent on predatory pricing practices.
Newspaper skirmish draws blood
Media24 says killing off a rival in the Free State using predatory price-cutting wasn’t its main goal.
Media24 and reused content: Is it killing journalism?
The outcome of MoneyWeb’s plagiarism case against Media24 will be a turning point for media houses and news aggregators in South Africa.
South Africa’s (political) media landscape
The New Age, ANN7, and now new owners at the Independent Group. SA’s media landscape is changing – and this is why it matters.
Caxton raises stake in Times Media
The acquisition of Mvelaphanda’s shares has led to speculation about a revival of merger plans.
Newspapers take ban on Krejcir’s appeals to ConCourt
The media have gone straight to the top in its bid to gain access to the refugee status appeal hearing of Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir.
Media24 wants Zuma claims withdrawn
Two newspapers want President Jacob Zuma to withdraw three damages claims of R5-million each against them, their lawyer Willem de Klerk has said.
Commercial TV elbows aside community interests
Historically, South Africa’s airwaves have been under democratic control. Now they are being captured by big business.
Media24-Witness merger has onerous small print
The strict conditions applied to Media24’s acquisition of The Witness by the Competition Tribunal reinforces concerns about the deal.