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MultiChoice increases sports channels, cuts local content
August 17, 2026
This month, Multichoice will launch four new Supersport channels. However, the pay TV operator has also announced that four more channels are scheduled to stop broadcasting next month.
Bizcommunity
SA unemployment rate climbs to 33.6%
August 17, 2026
South Africa’s official unemployment rate has increased by 0.9 percentage point from 32.7% in the first quarter of 2026 to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026.
Bizcommunity
The great advertising divorce
August 17, 2026
Creative and media were separated for billing reasons, not strategic ones, writes Humanz commercial director, Pieter Geyser. The holding groups know it. They’re trying to fix it. And they’re going to fail unless they change the one thing, they’re not willing to change.
The Media Online
Primedia Plus now available on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
August 17, 2026
Primedia Broadcasting announces a pivotal enhancement to its digital ecosystem with the integration of Primedia+ into Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. This advancement redefines how audiences connect with SA’s premier radio brands, CapeTalk, 947, 702 and Kfm 94.5, by moving beyond traditional broadcast constraints and embedding a richly immersive, software-driven experience directly into the vehicles of listeners across South Africa and beyond.
Bizcommunity
South Africa’s consumer-class women are rewriting the rules of modern womanhood
August 17, 2026
Brandon De Kock, BrandMapp’s director of storytelling says, “We can see that education is like the magic artifact on their heroine’s journey. And it’s a story we’ve been telling for years. According to the Department of Education, women make up about 65% of all tertiary graduates in South Africa, show lower drop-out rates and higher pass-through rates.
The Media Online
Gagasi FM announces mid-season shake-up
August 10, 2026
Selby 'Selbeyonce' Mkhize will officially join Felix Hlophe as the new co-host of the Gagasi FM Breakfast, airing weekdays from 6am to 9am. On the other side, Minnie Ntuli transitions to afternoons, joining Sphectacular and DJ Naves on The Gagasi Fast Lane, weekdays from 3pm to 6pm.
Bizcommunity
Social marketing faces 3 limits, latest Warc research finds
August 10, 2026
Brands are investing more heavily than ever in social and creator marketing, but new Warc research warns that relying on these channels alone won't drive sustainable growth
Bizcommunity
ICASA licence amendment unlocks HOT 102.7FM’s next growth chapter
August 10, 2026
Approved by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), the amendment changes the station's licensed music format from a 50% split between Classical music and Old Skool and R&B to 85% Old Skool and R&B and 15% Classical music, says the station.
Media Update
SABC+ notches up more registered users
August 10, 2026
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC’s) streaming platform, SABC+, has surpassed three million registered users, the public broadcaster announced yesterday. This, as the SABC marked 90 years of public broadcasting over the weekend.
IT Web
Tractor sets transparency benchmark with independently audited portfolio and compliance
August 10, 2026
As legal compliance continues to dominate conversations across South Africa's out-of-home (OOH) advertising industry, Tractor Outdoor is reinforcing its commitment to transparency and responsible media ownership through an independently audited portfolio and the country's first integrated legal compliance planning functionality.
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