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Press Releases

  • Shehnaaz Bulbulia appointed Director of IAJ

    • 09h00, Friday
      3rd July
      2009
    The Board of the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) today announced the appointment of Shehnaaz Bulbulia as Executive Director of the Institute from July 1, 2009. Ms Bulbulia, a journalist and media trainer for more than 20 years, […]

  • JMS closing date set.

    • 09h00, Wednesday
      1st July
      2009
    For more than 38 years, our graduates have been sought after in the media industry. Now we are building a bridge for more systematic matching of graduates and employers. The 2nd JMS Future Indaba consists of workshops for job-seeking students which culmin[…]

  • MAPPP-Seta newsletter is out.

    • 12h00, Friday
      5th June
      2009
    The first ever Newsletter by the Media Advertising Publishing Printing Packaging - Sector Education Training Authority (MAPPP-Seta) is available for download.[…]

Events Calendar

  • JMS Future Indaba [by Rhodes University]

    • 00h00, Thursday
      20th August
      2009
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    The first ever JMS Future Indaba was hosted by the School in August 2008. A total of 65 students attended the employability skills workshops and registered for the Careers Fair. Ten media companies were represented by 22 of their employees at the Careers[…]

  • The 8th Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards

    • 08h00, Wednesday
      6th May
      2009
    Closing date of entries is Tuesday, 3 March 2009 extended to 6 March 2009. Judging will take place on the 2nd and 3rd of April 2009.[…]

  • Print Media Hosts NMC

    • 14h00, Friday
      3rd April
      2009
    Representatives of the NMC will be in South Africa and would like meet with you at a briefing taking place on 03 April 2009 (details of the briefing are attached). News Media Coalition believe that these issues are fundamental to editorial freedom and the[…]

  • 2008 PICA MAGAZINE PUBLISHING AND EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

    • 07h15, Friday
      21st November
      2008
    Publishers, editors, journalists and designers toasted each other’s success at the 2008 Pica Magazine Publishing and Editorial Excellence Awards gala dinner this past Friday, with the lights of the Cape Town city bowl serving as a glittering backdro[…]

Print Media Trivia

01.

The first independent African owned newspaper in South Africa was Imvo Zabantsundu in 1884. The newspaper was started by JohnTengo Jabavu (1852 — 1921) in King Williams Town.

Imvo played a leading role in articulating African interests and defending them when they were threatened by the government of the day, more especially under the influence of the Afrikaner Bond. (Mqingwana, V. (1982) John Tengo Jabavu Pioneer – of the Black Press)

02.

The first ‘newspaper‘ in South Africa was published with permission of the British authorities by a firm of merchants, Walker and Robertson, at 35 Plein Street, Cape Town, on August 16, 1800. It was The Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser/Kaapsche Stads Courant en Afrikaansche Berigter and was to be the forerunner of the Government Gazette.

03.

The Herald is the oldest newspaper in the country, established in 1845 (163 years old). Next on the list is the Witness, which was established a year after The Herald. The Cape Times is the third oldest newspaper having being established in 1876.