Early retirement for Anthony Duke
Radio stalwart Anthony Duke, currently station manager at Good Hope FM in Cape Town, will be taking early retirement at the end of March 2009, the SABC Commercial Radio Portfolio announced yesterday evening, Tuesday, 2 September 2008. 3 Sep 2008 09:36

Design the new Phuza Thursday logo
5FM's Gareth Cliff is challenging his listeners to create a new Phuza Thursday logo which reflects that morning-after feeling to a T. The winning logo will be featured on the second edition range of Phuza Thursday t-shirts. 3 Sep 2008 08:45

Hansa approves of this board member
The quest to find South Africa's newest Hansa Board of Approval member came to a nail-biting close on Metro FM late last week as Khayelitsha resident Khuthala was awarded the title of “Honorary Hansa Board of Approved Member”, which includes one year's salary of R600 000. 3 Sep 2008 08:43

The latest in the SABC circus
SABCWATCH: So what's new this week with the SABC? According to various media reports, we've got legal action over the awarding of the 2010 broadcasting equipment tender to Sony SA and not Digital Horizons; SABC news head Snuki Zikala being sued for R1 million, as well as under fire for removing reporters from political coverage (the SABC's response is that it doesn't assign work because of political allegiance); and suspended SABC group CEO contending that the SABC board couldn't fire him because he was appointed by communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri... 2 Sep 2008 09:00

Technology platforms create a new radio star - East Coast Radio
East Coast Radio's pioneering drive into creating new content based on complementary technology platforms is delivering an entirely new radio star - impacting on the station's listenership profile, advertising revenues and the skills required from jocks and sales staff. 1 Sep 2008 17:43

Countdown to Highway Africa 2008
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] This year, more than 700 journalists from over 40 African countries are expected to attend the 12th edition of Highway Africa - the world's biggest gathering for African journalists - which will take place on 8 - 10 September 2008 in Grahamstown, near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, Prof Guy Berger, head of Rhodes University's School of Journalism, told the media yesterday, Wednesday, 27 August 2008, during the event launch at the SABC headquarters in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 28 Aug 2008 09:51

SABC board chair in hot water
NEWSWATCH: Will the circus at the SABC never end? Last week's press statement from SABC board chair Kanyisiwe Mkonza exonerating group executive news and current affairs Snuki Zikalala is apparently “untrue and misleading”, writes The Times Online, which reports that Mkonza was “too busy to read the press release before it went out”. 26 Aug 2008 09:40

Your sound is calling
The popular “Sound of” promotions on Primedia's Kfm 94.5 and 94.7 Highveld Stereo recently came to an end. The competitions, which were sponsored by Samsung Mobile, asked listeners to correctly identify a mystery sound that was repeatedly played on air until someone correctly guessed it and won a share of the R500 000 prize money. 26 Aug 2008 08:53

SAE Institute launches creative short courses
SAE Institute, one of the world's leading creative media training providers, will be offering further study options in the fields of animation, graphic design, electronic music production and DJ digital production on a part-time basis, short-course format, at its Cape Town academy. 22 Aug 2008 08:49

Snuki returns to office
An independent inquiry, based on the recommendation of the CCMA, has exonerated suspended SABC group executive news and current affairs Snuki Zikalala on charges of misconduct. He has thus resumed his duties with immediate effect, according to a statement from the SABC yesterday, Wednesday, 20 August 2008. 21 Aug 2008 09:42

Broadcasting amendment bill passed
NEWSWATCH: The passing of the controversial Broadcasting Amendment Bill in the National Assembly yesterday, Tuesday, 18 August 2007, means that Government now has the power to fire the entire SABC board, report various media. Meanwhile, the Johannesburg High Court ruled against lifting the suspension of SABC group CEO Dali Mpofu earlier this week. 20 Aug 2008 09:00

Another award for Crime Line
Yusuf Abramjee, head of Primedia's Crime Line, received a Special Recognition Award from Matla A Bana, an NGO involved in the fight against crimes involving women and children, at its annual awards ceremony in Johannesburg earlier this week. 15 Aug 2008 08:27

ANC wants ability to fire the SABC board - so what?
[Chris Moerdyk] There are two ways of looking at the latest ANC version of the Broadcast Amendment Bill that will allow Parliament to fire the whole SABC board without any sort of due process. One would be to take an idealistic approach and the other to just be pragmatic about it all. 14 Aug 2008 13:37