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Useful links:2026 October
2026-10-01- Dead/suspended influencers
Mush.Kitchen influencer moved to UK and no longer active in South Africa (Mush.Kitchen)
2026 September Summary
- Dead/suspended websites
JulietMcGuire.com ceased in favour of influencer Juliet McGuire | juliet_mcguire (JLM Media); OneStilettoAtATime.com Blog ceased in favour of influencer Abby Buchanan | OneStilettoAtATime (One Stiletto at a Time); GraaffReinetAdvertiser.com (Group Editors (Caxton & CTP Publishers & Printers/Hive Digital Media); ItsaSherThing.co.za ceased in favour of influencer Tamryn-Geldenhuys | It's a Sher Thing; ComaroChronicle.co.za merged into SouthernCourier.co.za (Caxton Local Media/Hive Digital Media); KathorusMail.co.za (Kathorus Media (Pty) Ltd/Caxton Local Media)
- Existing mediums new to Media Manager
Juliet McGuire | juliet_mcguire content creator featuring news and information about motoring and cars (JLM Media); Newsday.co.za, Newsday Newsletter current affairs and investigative news site and accompanying newsletter (Broad Media) ; Purely-Local.co.za website featuring events and entertainment in JHB North/Gauteng, Cape Town/Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Durban/KwaZulu-Natal (Whitehouse Inc.); Tamryn-Geldenhuys | It's a Sher Thing content creator with focus on parenting, lifestyle and beauty. ; BusinessBagel.com business website with content in short form (Bagel Media/Ormedia)
- Dead/suspended influencers
Rachael Joy Williams influencer moved to UAE and no longer active in South Africa
- Medium name changes
Bothaville Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Bothaville & Wesselbron Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Hoopstad Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Hoopstad & Bultfontein Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Brandfort Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Masilonyana Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Vrede Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Phumelela Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Bethlehem Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Bethlehem Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Parys Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Parys & Heilbron Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Frankfort Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Frankfort Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Sasolburg Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Sasolburg Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Kroonstad Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Kroonstad Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Welkom Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Welkom Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Boshof Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Boshof Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Harrismith Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Harrismith Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Ladybrand Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Ladybrand Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Reitz Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Reitz Advertiser Digital Newspaper, Setsoto Rekord Digital Newspaper FROM Setsoto Advertiser Digital Newspaper (Livero Media (Pty) Ltd t/a Veldbrand Media); Monique Delport | Being Monique Delport FROM BeingMaddieandCharliesMom (Monique De Villiers-Delport) ; Monique Delport | Being Monique Delport FROM BeingMaddieandCharliesMom
- Dead/suspended newsletters
- Listing changes
Eden Radio 104.8 FM broadcasting resurrected 2026 May FROM SuspendedBroadcasting since 2020. Name change FROM Eden Radio AM 1368, new station manager, programme and ops managers (Eden Radio 104.8 FM)
- New print/e-dition titles
MIMS Spotlight 4xpa printed/e-dition journal, each issue containing key healthcare theme (Arena Holdings: Magazines/Arena Holdings: Picasso Division); National, The new Sunday newspaper (National Media Group: Newspapers/Volt.Africa)
- New editors
EverythingProperty.co.za ; Gardenandhome.co.za; BabyYumYum.com; Nyala News; Automotive Business Review Hotwire, Automotive Business Review inc Move, Automotive Business Review Online; BusinessReport.co.za; African Insider
- Dead/suspended radio stations
- New TV channel
Novelas+ english dubbed telenovelas (CANAL+ S.A./DStv Media Sales (Pty) Ltd); eXplore documentary channel to replace People's Planet (eMedia Holdings )
- Dead/suspended print/e-dition titles
SHE Inspires SA & Beyond Digital Magazine unable to contact publisher, no recent issue published (Ritsu Events t/a SA & Beyond); Dog Directory, SA's FROM SuspendedPublication (Panorama Media Corp (Pty) Ltd); Financial Mail: AdFocus FROM SuspendedPublication, confirmed no longer part of FM Brand (Financial Mail Group (Pty) Ltd, The); Financial Mail: Investors Monthly confirmed no longer part of FM Brand (Financial Mail Group (Pty) Ltd, The); Tshwane Sun Central FROM SuspendedPublication (NIS Media Group); Tshwane Sun Mamelodi FROM SuspendedPublication (NIS Media Group); Tshwane Sun West FROM SuspendedPublication (NIS Media Group); Comaro Chronicle merged into Southern Courier (Caxton Local Media/Spark Media); CFO Magazine: website CFO.co.za and newsletter CFO Newsletter remain (CFO Enterprises South Africa); CHRO Magazine: website CHRO.co.za and newsletter CHRO Newsletter remain (CFO Enterprises South Africa); CIO Magazine: website CIO-SA.co.za and newsletter CIO Newsletter remain (CFO Enterprises South Africa); AA Traveller/AA Reisiger replaced by InMotion (Automobile Association of SA/Media24: Media)
- Dead/suspended TV channel
People's Planet (People's Weather (Pty) Ltd/eMedia Holdings )
- New digital mediums
TheNational.co.za online reflection of Sunday newspaper (National Media Group: Newspapers/Volt.Africa)
- Publishing changes
BUA National News publishing TO BuaselloSowetoNews (Pty) Ltd FROM BUA Media cc, no change to editor
- Company changes
Cape Community Media Group FROM African Community Media (ACM), subsidiary of National Media Group, publisher of Athlone News, Atlantic Sun, Constantiaberg Bulletin, Sentinel News, Southern Suburbs Tatler, Diamond Fields Advertiser (DFA), Isolezwe lesiXhosa amongst others
- New radio management
KovsieX new acting station manager
2026 August Summary
- Dead/suspended newsletters
Voelgoed Newsletter unable to verify information (Voelgoed Media); Compleat Golfer WebLetter: magazine Compleat Golfer Magazine, The and website CompleatGolfer.com remain (Highbury Media t/a Habari Media); Currency Newsletter from company Currency folded into Financial Mail Newsletter (Financial Mail Group (Pty) Ltd, The); Daily Maverick: Money Cents Newsletter (Daily Maverick)
- Listing changes
Tuis Online, Home Online, Tuis/Home Newsletter digital reflections of Tuis/Home resurrected from Ceased (Media24: Media/Media24: Advertising & Content Marketing)
- New editors
PhysioSA Digital Magazine; TaxTalk Professional Magazine; RooiRose.co.za; Burger, Die (Mon-Fri): Jip; Herald, The acting; Sparks Electrical News; Daily Maverick: Business Maverick Newsletter; Daily Maverick: After the Bell Newsletter; African Safaris; Bult; Dumela
- Dead/suspended websites
AfricanDecisions.com folded into AfricanInsider.com (Highbury Media t/a Habari Media); AmberGrant.co.za Blog has moved to USA, no longer updating (AmberGrant.co.za Blog); RunOnCoffee.com ceased in favour of influencer Nicola Meyer | RunOnCoffee (Nicola Meyer); KissBlushAndTell.co.za Blog ceased in favour of influencer kissblushandtell | Tori Tatham (BlushKissAndTell); The Food Fox Blog ceased in favour of influencer Ilse van der Merwe | the_foodfox (Ilse van der Merwe); FashionJazz.co.za ceased in favour of influencer Jasna Barnes | therealfashionjazz (FashionJazz.co.za); Currencynews.co.za published by company Currency folded into Financial Mail, (Financial Mail Group (Pty) Ltd, The)
- Medium name changes
African Insider FROM African Decisions (Highbury Media t/a Habari Media); Asset Digital Property Magazine FROM Asset Digital Magazine (Asset Publishing); BSharp-Entertainment.com FROM BSharpEntertainment.africa, TO website FROM Blog (B Sharp Entertainment)
- Notice
Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) circulations/ABC Watch module updated with 2026 Q2 data.
- Dead/suspended print/e-dition titles
Future Bride & Beyond (AC Braby (Pty) Ltd); Transactions of the Colleges of Medicine (Colleges of Medicine of South Africa/Prestige Signage Specialist (Pty) Ltd); BikeRunTri Mag FROM SuspendedPublication. Website BikeRunTri.co.za remains active (Electric Ink Media)
- Existing mediums new to Media Manager
kissblushandtell | Tori Tatham content creator with skincare focus, and a bit of content on home decor and food, fashion and family interest.; Ilse van der Merwe | the_foodfox cookbook author focusing on food/recipe content, wine and restaurant reviews, and other food related content. ; Jasna Barnes | therealfashionjazz Content creation primarily on fashion, lifestyle and beauty, but also drinks, food and decor. ; We Love Pets SA and WeLovePetsSA.co.za digital magazine and accompanying website covering pet wellness (We Love Pets SA)
- Publishing changes
Star, The, Cape Times, Cape Argus, The, Mercury, The, Daily News and others TO National Media Group FROM Independent Media SA.; Herald, The, Herald.co.za, The, Daily Dispatch, DailyDispatch.co.za and others TO Ubuntu Media Holdings (Pty) Ltd FROM Arena Holdings: Newspapers
- Company changes
Zoutnet News NPC publisher of Limpopo Mirror name change FROM Zoutnet cc