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Press Releases

  • Vacancy: Administrator for AIP

    • 09h00, Thursday
      26th August
      2010
    The Association of Independent Publishers (AIP) requires the services of an Administrator in its offices in Parktown, Johannesburg. The AIP is a print media industry association affiliated to Print Media South Africa. The successful candidate should pref[…]

  • WAN-IFRA Concerned by Proposed Changes to South African Media Laws

    • 12h00, Tuesday
      24th August
      2010
    Paris, France, and Darmstadt, Germany, 23 August 2010. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has expressed concern over the implications of a proposed Protection of Information Bill currently before the South African parliamen[…]

  • Letter to President Jacob Zuma

    • 16h00, Friday
      20th August
      2010
    His Excellency Jacob Zuma President of the Republic of South Africa Union Buildings Private Bag X1000, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa BY FAX: +27 12 323 8246 19 August 2010 Your Excellency, We are writing on behalf of the World Association of Newspapers and[…]

Events Calendar

  • SANEF open house discussion on Media Freedom

    • 09h30, Wednesday
      4th August
      2010
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    The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) is inviting all editors and journalists to an open house discussion on the proposed media tribunal, problematic legislation currently before Parliament and other threats to media freedom at Avusa Johannesb[…]

  • The Nat Nakasa Award 2010.

    • 19h00, Saturday
      24th July
      2010
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    The venue will be confirmed at a later stage.[…]

  • Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Award

    • 19h00, Wednesday
      5th May
      2010
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    The awards honour and encourage excellence in a wide range of categories, from investigative journalism and breaking news, to feature writing, graphical journalism, and presentation. This is year they will be held at Soccer City. […]

  • Dialogue, Drama, Diski

    • 18h30, Monday
      26th April
      2010
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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.