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  1. LazyLion

    Changes in SA's Newspaper Industry

    There have been a number of new appointments and changes in South Africa's newspaper industry recently. The latest was the appointment of Rachel Jafta as Media24 board chairwoman. Jafta is the first woman and first black woman to chair Media24. She has been a board member since 2007. She...
  3. LazyLion

    Quotes of the Week - 18 April 2013

    A selection of quotes of Southern African interest. --- "Ina [Bonnette] ruined my life. I am finished, finished, finished." --"Modimolle Monster" Johan Kotze testifying in the High Court in Pretoria. --- "At the moment the crocodile poses a danger to the lives of people especially...
  4. LazyLion

    SA Newspapers Hold Their Own

    Fewer people are reading magazines, but daily newspapers are retaining their readers, the latest All Media and Products Survey (AMPS) revealed on Thursday. "Magazines have posted lower readership levels causing print in general to trend down," said the SA Audience Research Foundation, which...
  5. LazyLion

    Quotes of the Week

    A selection of quotes of Southern African interest. This feature moves every Thursday. --- "At work they asked me where my teeth were and one of my colleagues even said I must wear a surgical mask to cover it up." -- A Cape Town nurse, quoted in the Daily Voice, who was sent home after she...
  6. Y

    WiiU Direct 23-01-13 - Games & Services in the works (1600 SAT)

    Updated : 240113 NO current WiiU owners here :p. You may want to look at this Nintendo Direct video if you have in any way been disappointed. It certainly has made me want one sooner than i planned to have it. Not much discussion here :/, i personally thought the presentation was super. Mr...
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  7. C

    Nokia sacks 300 IT employees, transfers 820 to other companies

    Nokia is fighting bankrupcy! :( http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_sacks_up_to_300_from_its_it_transfers_820_to_other_firms-news-5362.php
  8. NeonNinja

    Consumers owe more than R1 trillion

    http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Consumers-owe-more-than-1-trillion-20121018 Explains all the flamboyancy. Wonder what percentage does vehicle finance have...
  9. J

    News & Feedz (v1.1) Blackberry App

    http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/132003 Application Name: News & Feedz (v1.1) Hi all, take a look at the new app that I developed, it has Crackberry.com and other Blackberry feeds, news and apps that are available for download. The following feeds are available to view in...
  10. J

    Twitter age killing in-depth journalism?

    Is Twitter killing in-depth journalism? Twitter and other platforms of short-news production and distribution have shifted the news consumption habits of audiences, but traditional news is still alive and kicking
  11. J

    SA obsessed with nudity watch this News 24 video

    Their is a new company in town with a naked workforce. It's the most viewed news article on News 24 , is South Africans obsessed with Nudity? http://www.news24.com/Multimedia/South-Africa/Naked-cleaners-20120502 Naked Company website www.naturalcleaning.wozaonline.co.za
  12. I

    X "raises the question as to" Y

    This thread raises the question as to who RPM's English teacher was Getting a bit tired of reading articles here on MyBB that make use of the phrase "raises the question". Here are some recent examples: Source: Toshiba South Africa shows 200% sales growth Source: Cable theft: where does all...
  13. Scooby_Doo

    mybroadband Daily News Letter

    Hey all, I have tried to unsubscribe to the news letter but it will not work, just says that the request has been processed and I should check my email for confirmation but it does not work... Any ideas?
  14. P

    SABC cuts short Malema argument review

    SABC was in the process of discussing the Malema issue showing his arguments for scrapping the charges against him. It was painting a pretty poor picture of the chap with his arguments including "I didn't know the rules" - where the ANC said terms and conditions of membership is clear and every...
  15. LazyLion

    Wanted: Another New Age editor

    http://mg.co.za/article/2011-05-31-wanted-another-new-age-editor What do you think it is that these Editors are realising about the baggage that comes with this job? :D
  16. R

    news.mweb.co.za ssl?

    I'd appreciate any info anyone can give here. First, I just started using the MWEB news server. My reader supports SSL but I'm not sure if MWEB would be ok with it. Just seems like something that would circumvent their protocols. Would it be ok and if so what is their SSL port? And...
  17. jes

    Sport vs general news: SA’s latest website stats

    Sport vs general news: SA’s latest website stats Supersport has surpassed News24 in total unique website visitors, but News24 still reigns supreme when counting SA visitors only
  18. jes

    Google and Italian publishers reach deal on online news

    Google and Italian publishers reach deal on online news Italy's anti-monopoly agency formally ended a complaint against Google Monday after the company reached a deal with Italian media groups on content management and advertising revenue, reported government and business groups.
  19. Derrick

    Is sport changing the face of news?

    Thanks to the abundance of expendable cash in the sports arenas, traditional news media – especially sports news – may undergo a serious facelift over the next few months. British football teams seem to be pushing the envelope when it comes to news, interviews updates and media footage given...
  20. C

    OpenWeb News

    Received this mail from Openweb. Took a listen, bloody hilarious!! FU JULIUS!!!
  21. V

    Unable to Connect to news.mweb.co.za

    For the last few days I have been unable to connect to the Mweb news servers. I have tried using telnet and get the following error: Connecting To news.mweb.co.za...Could not open connection to the host, on port 119: Connect failed However, I can connect via telnet to other free news servers...
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