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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Koos Bekker watching the collapse of his brainchild

    Koos Bekker watching the collapse of his brainchild Koos Bekker, the man who transformed a South African newspaper business into a global tech powerhouse, is witnessing the slow-motion collapse of the very company that started it all. DStv, the pay-TV giant that Bekker built from an MBA thesis...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv losing its crown in South African living rooms

    DStv losing its crown in South African living rooms MultiChoice’s DStv, once the undisputed king of South African living rooms and the gold standard for premium entertainment, is facing an existential crisis as subscribers desert the platform in record numbers. Over the 40 years since M-Net...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Koos Bekker offloads R2.5 billion in Naspers shares

    Koos Bekker offloads R2.5 billion in Naspers shares A family trust linked to South African tycoon Koos Bekker sold R2.5 billion of Naspers shares to finance the construction of hotels in South Africa, the UK and Italy. The stake was sold over three days to 16 December 2025, Naspers said in a...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uncharted territory for DStv

    Uncharted territory for DStv After nearly 40 years, South Africa’s premier pay-TV company, MultiChoice, is no longer South Africa-owned. It has been acquired by French media titan Groupe Canal+ and delisted from the JSE. At the same time, MultiChoice faces the loss of one of its...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    The story of Cobus Stofberg — The lesser-known MultiChoice co-founder

    The story of Cobus Stofberg — The lesser-known MultiChoice co-founder Cobus Stofberg, who was once the editor of Stellenbosch University’s student newspaper, Die Matie, retired on Wednesday with an almost R3.5-billion stake in technology and media giants Naspers and Prosus. Born and educated...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    How Koos Bekker made pay-TV big in SA

    How Koos Bekker made pay-TV big in SA Jacobus Petrus (Koos) Bekker founded M-Net, South Africa's first pay-TV channel and the predecessor of DStv, which played a key role in transforming media publishing giant Naspers into a global technology powerhouse. Bekker grew up on a mielie farm near...
  8. Jan

    SABC's analogue terrestrial TV signal switched off in Northern Cape

    Second province in South Africa switches off analogue TV Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni oversaw the switch-off of the last analogue TV transmitter in the Northern Cape today. The successful migration from analogue to digital television means that Northern Cape (and Free State)...
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  9. Jan

    Sentech only needs two months to shut off E-tv's analogue transmitters - Minister

    We can shut off E-tv's old TV signal in two months — Minister Sentech switched off all 84 of M-Net’s old analogue terrestrial television sites in two months, and the state-owned signal distributor can shut down E-tv’s remaining transmitters in the same amount of time. This is according to...
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  10. Jan

    Nolo Letele retiring as MultiChoice director

    MultiChoice stalwart Nolo Letele steps down MultiChoice has announced that Nolo Letele will retire as a non-executive director of the board of directors and the social and ethics committee with effect from 1 December 2021. "The Board expresses its deepest gratitude to Nolo for his significant...
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    Zero repeats in M-Net prime time

    Zero repeats in M-Net prime time M-Net has announced it now has zero repeats during prime time – 18:00 to midnight – during the week.
  12. Kevin Lancaster

    How to reduce the irritation of repeats on M-Net

    How to reduce the irritation of repeats on M-Net M-Net CEO Yolisa Phahle has explained how the broadcaster can improve its interactions with customers.
  13. Kevin Lancaster

    M-Net hit with online voting glitch

    M-Net hit with online voting glitch A glitch on The Voice SA’s web, mobile, and WeChat voting platforms meant viewers of the show could not vote for who they wanted to win during the show’s finale.
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    Watch the M-Net show that drew a record number of viewer complaints

    Watch the M-Net show that drew a record number of viewer complaints This is the most complaints the BCCSA has received over one TV programme “in several years”.
  15. Kevin Lancaster

    M-Net analogue subscribers will be migrated to digital

    M-Net analogue subscribers will be migrated to digital Following the launch of GOtv, MultiChoice has explained what will happen to M-Net subscribers when its analogue signal is switched off.
  16. Kevin Lancaster

    How M-Net was started with R50,000

    How M-Net was started with R50,000 To build a successful business one needs a good business plan, a great business team, and the support of the board of directors, said former Naspers chair Ton Vosloo.
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    I have emails proving there was an Idols contract: Gareth Cliff

    I have emails proving there was an Idols contract: Gareth Cliff E-mails between an Idols producer and Gareth Cliff formed the basis of his challenge against M-Net.
  18. Kevin Lancaster

    Gareth Cliff and M-Net face off in court

    Gareth Cliff and M-Net face off in court Gareth Cliff will go head-to-head with M-Net on Tuesday when the litigants face off in the Johannesburg High Court.
  19. Kevin Lancaster

    M-Net refuses to meet Gareth Cliff’s demands

    M-Net refuses to meet Gareth Cliff’s demands The legal team representing Gareth Cliff on Monday evening confirmed that a R25m lawsuit against M-Net would be going ahead.
  20. J

    Game of Thrones now only on M-Net Edge

    Does anyone know if Game of Thrones S5 will still be available on M-Net or will it now only be broadcast on M-Net Edge? The latter would be a bit unfair to M-Net subscribers considering we got to see the first four seasons :/
  21. Kevin Lancaster

    Rape in Big Brother house: M-Net responds

    Rape in Big Brother house: M-Net responds As rape allegations swirl and a contestant got booted, M-Net now says it doesn’t know what happened in the camera-filled Big Brother Mzansi house
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