1. Key Updates

2026 August

2026-08-04

• Publishing changes

  Star, The, Cape Times, Cape Argus, The, Mercury, The, Daily News and others TO National Media Group FROM Independent Media SA.

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2026-08-03

• Publishing changes

  Herald, The, Daily Dispatch and others TO Ubuntu Media Holdings (Pty) Ltd FROM Arena Holdings: Newspapers

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2026 July Summary

• Dead/suspended websites

  MomDiaries, The Blog ceased in favour of influencer Leigh Geary | TheMomDiaries (TheMomDiaries)

• Dead/suspended radio stations

  Zululand FM FROM SuspendedBroadcast (Ubuhlebeshowe Community Radio, SRN Media (Pty) Ltd.)

• Dead/suspended print/e-dition titles

  Autolive last issue end 2026 May (Wilken Communication Management, Roger Houghton); Business Day: The Future of Energy FROM SuspendedPublication, unlikely to be resurrected (Arena Holdings: Newspapers); Ons Kontrei last issue 2026-03-31 (Ons Kontrei/Capro (Pty) Ltd); Aspire Lifestyle-Haute Montres (Aspire Lifestyle)

• New editors

  Prestige, PrestigeDigital.net; Modern Athlete Magazine, Modern Athlete Newsletter, ModernAthlete.co.za; Continent, The; Boardroom; BusinessTechAfrica.co.za, Business Tech Africa Newsletter; EntertainmentSA.co.za, Entertainment SA Newsletter; Nursing Update

• New radio management

  ChaiFM new station/programme manager

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2026 June Summary

• New editors

  Mg.co.za; Dizindaba; AccountancySA.org.za, ASA (Accountancy SA) Digital Magazine, SAICA Connect Newsletter, saica.org.za; Cape Argus, The FROM acting editor; TopGear SA, TopGear.co.za; Daily Voice FROM acting editor

• Existing mediums new to Media Manager

  Wine.co.za covers information on SA wines and wineries (WineNet (Pty) Ltd)

• Dead/suspended print/e-dition titles

  Gateway Guides (Redcarpet); Kormorant (Kormorant/Spark Media); Awsum: Free State & Northern Cape, Awsum: Gauteng, Awsum: Kwazulu-Natal, Awsum: Limpopo, Awsum: Mpumalanga, Awsum: National (linked), Awsum: North-West, Awsum: Southern Cape & Northern Cape, Awsum: Western Cape in favour of website AwsumNews.co.za (Tie Media Group); Dental Therapy Association, SA e-Jnl of (SADTJ) (Dental Therapy Association, South African/Denticare SA)

• New digital mediums

  News24/All That, Netwerk24/Alles e-commerce sites featuring items for sale via various vendors (Media24: Digital/Media24: Advertising & Content Marketing); AwsumNews.co.za provides news of school communities nationally. Strong usage of Facebook (Tie Media Group)

• Dead/suspended influencers

  Iman Coovadia inactive (Iman Coovadia)

• Medium name changes

  Loose Cannon Newsletter FROM I.am.not.making.this.up (Loose Canon)

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