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Independent newsrooms build digital audiences as transformation fund gains momentum

The Digital News Transformation Fund's half-year report reveals how R10.5 million in funding has enabled 21 independent South African newsrooms to launch digital platforms, grow…

Türkiye–South Africa Strategic Communication Partnership: Building Resilience in the Age of AI

As artificial intelligence, digital platforms and rapidly evolving technologies reshape the way societies receive and share information, strategic communication is becoming an…

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South Africa’s creator economy looks beyond brand deals for growth

South Africa’s creator economy is rapidly expanding into a viable commercial industry, offering new entrepreneurial opportunities for youth while sparking calls for collective…

Balancing Act: TV series Critical but Stable is the new production from Barkers Media on Mzansi Magic adapted from a novel of the same name by Angela Makholwa. Photos: Supplied

Anatomy of an adaptation

South African literature is fuelling a vibrant television renaissance, as producers transform acclaimed local novels like Angela Makholwa's Critical But Stable into compelling,…

Hope Mareka

Some of the most influential voices are never the ones holding the microphone. Hope Mareka has built her career behind the scenes, shaping the conversations, stories and cultural…

Inga Mkalali

At an age when many are deciding on a career, Inga Mkalali is creating one — not only for himself but for other young people determined to have their voices heard. The…

Thapelo 'Tabz' Motloung

At 28, Thapelo "Tabz" Motloung is building more than platforms for African storytellers — he is creating pathways into an industry that has too often felt out of reach. From film…

Sibusisiwe 'Sebe' Buthelezi

Sibusisiwe "Sebe" Buthelezi has built a career on asking the questions others avoid. Whether exposing wrongdoing, moderating difficult national conversations or producing…

Shandukani Taylor Mufamadi

Shandukani Taylor Mufamadi, 25, is building more than a media platform — she is cultivating a continental network of young Africans determined to shape the future. Through…

Senamile Zungu

Senamile Zungu, 29, is helping South Africans navigate some of the country's most complex conversations. Through media, research and cultural commentary, she is creating spaces…

Daniél Young

Daniél Young is a digital content producer at GQ South Africa, where he covers the people, ideas and cultural moments shaping contemporary South African life. A journalism…

Livhuwani Dagada

Anathi Sidali, 35, believes the most powerful stories are not only told — they are strategically built. At the intersection of broadcasting, branding and digital innovation, he…

Anathi Sidali

Anathi Sidali, 35, believes the most powerful stories are not only told — they are strategically built. At the intersection of broadcasting, branding and digital innovation, he…

Mothushi Thoka

Mothushi Thoka (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mothushi-thoka/), 29, is helping redefine what journalism looks like in the age of artificial intelligence. Rather than seeing AI as a…

Responsible journalism matters

In today's digital age, the language used in journalism profoundly shapes public understanding. Recent anti-illegal immigration marches in South Africa have highlighted the…