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Newspapers no longer bound by 'sub judice' law
The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal judgement that effectively frees the media of the 'sub judice' prohibition on reporting about current court cases.
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'Work from home' scam ads outlawed
Publishers can now be fined up to R200,000 for carrying certain work-from-home adverts that have been declared illegal by government regulators.
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Grassroots press get two seats on Press Council
The grassroots and other community media have secured strong representation on South Africa's powerful new Press Council.
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Small papers can be investigative giants - Prof Harber
Journalism professor and former Mail&Guardian editor Anton Harber looks at how a small team of reporters on a small regional newspaper produced a story that rocked the nation.
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Major new Sunday newspaper planned for Gauteng
The Independent Group is planning a major new Sunday newspaper to take on the Sunday Times and City Press, says leading media analyist Professor Anton Harber.
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Deadline Looms for 2007 Young Reader Prize
Grassroots newspapers with 'young reader' strategies have chance to win international award.
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Isolezwe posts 21% circulation increase
The rapid growth of the Independent Group's first isiZulu-language title, Isolezwe, provides important lessons for other publishers eyeing the vernacular press.
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NAB's KZN papers get AutoDealer supplement
Caxton beefs up KZN newspapers with an award-winning motoring supplement
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Conglomerates team up to launch new KZN newspaper
Turf war in KZN intensifies with launch of newest
neighbourhood title by Caxton and Independent Newspapers
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Magazine Publishers in for a Rough Ride
Business Day's Tim Bester has analysed Caxton's most recent financial results, and argues that there are tough times ahead for magazine publishers.
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Local Newspaper Industry Faces Paper Crisis - Caxton
Printing costs are set to rise dramatically if the industry is forced to import newsprint in the face of inadequate local supplies from Sappi and Mondi.
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Caxton may hive off non-core assets in BEE move
Printing and publishing conglomerate Caxton is considering hiving off some of its assets into a separately listed company in a move designed to introduce black economic empowerment (BEE) shareholders.
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Caxton / Johncom Merger Unlikely - Prof Harber
The predicted merger of two of South Africa's largest media giants, Johncom and Caxton, will probably not happen, says leading media analyist Professor Anton Harber.
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Vaal Star splits four ways
Media24's Vaal Ster neighbourhood newspaper in Gauteng has been split into four separate publications to better serve readers in the Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging areas.
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Media24 launches new Gauteng newspaper
Media24 has strengthened its stable of English-language newspapers with the launch of 'Gauteng Business', targeting small and micro businesses in South Africa's industrial heartland.
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Naspers buys stake in top Brazilian publisher
Africa's largest media conglomerate, Naspers/Media24, has paid R2.5 billion for a stake in Brazil's leading publisher and pay TV owner.
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Caxton launches another two Soweto papers
Caxton's new Urban News division is targeting Soweto's affluent suburbs with a network of neighbourhood newspapers
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 New magazine targets Soweto's high-rollers
Primedia @ Home's new monthly advertorial-based magazine, Heita!, unashamedly targets middle-to-high income earners in Soweto.
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Conglomerates team up to launch new KZN newspaper
Newest Caxton title in KZN marks new phase in turf war between SA's biggest media conglomerates
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Grassroots Publishers Mobilise Against Unfair Competition
The Association of Independent Publishers (AIP) is mobilising its members in the face of a perceived onslaught from the bigger publishing conglomerates.
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 AMASA publishes book on media planning
The Advertising Media Association of South Africa's (AMASA) has published the third edition of its popular 'Media Planning - Art or Science?' textbook
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