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Useful links:2025 September
2025-09-01- New print/e-dition titles
Mtunzini Voice local community newspaper distributed in Zululand Observer Weekender (Mtunzini Voice)
2025 August Summary
- Existing mediums new to Media Manager
iDiski Digital Paper weekly e-dition distributed via WhatsApp, covers local and international soccer (iDiski Media); iDiskiTimes.co.za online local and international soccer site, has extensive social media and YouTube presence (iDiski Media); Fari Sanyika | gophari Content Creator concentrating on solo travel.; Ghost Mail Newsletter 5xper week finance newsletter (Ghost Mail/Biz-Connect )
- Dead/suspended influencers
Thato Fox inactive in SA.; Aluve Nguza no longer active.; Ash Knox | HeyMamaLife no longer active; Tamiq Houston no longer active, moved to Dubai; Chantal Dewolf | dewolf_twins inactive, Chantal Dewolf emigrated (Chantal Dewolf)
- Dead/suspended websites
Gophari.com blog transitioned to Content Creator Fari Sanyika | gophari (Gophari.com); PrettyBraveMom.co.za Blog closed in favour of Influencer Lana Tillack | PrettyBraveMom (Pretty Brave Mom); VanillaBlonde.co.za Blog inactive in favour of Influencer Bailey Georgiades, name change TO Bailey Georgiades FROM Bailey Schneider; MishaLevin.co.za Blog inactive in favour of Influencer Misha Levin; Twincess Diaries Blog inactive, Chantal Dewolf emigrated (Chantal Dewolf); Gadget-Gal.com Clare Matthes now located in UK and requested de-listing (Gadget-Gal.com Blog)
- Notice
Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) circulations/ABC Watch module updated with 2025 Q2 data.
- New editors
Bona, Bona.co.za; Carmag Webletter, Carmag.co.za; HomeHandyman.co.za, Home Handyman, The
- Dead/suspended print/e-dition titles
Sunday Times: The Edit Man, Sunday Times: The Edit/The Edit Living; Art Times, SA (Art Life (Pty) Ltd.)
- New radio management
Life & Style, Radio new programme manager.
- New print/e-dition titles
Trade & Taste to be published from February 2026, and website TradeAndTaste.co.za (Media Xpose); BUA National News distributed nationally (BUA Media cc); Padel ZA covers information and educates about the sport Padel (Sky Publications cc)
- Company changes
Joburgstyle Media House (Pty) Ltd. publisher of Joburg Style and Joburgstyle.co.za FROM Joburg Style
- New digital mediums
JoburgEtc.com website guide to events, lifestyle, and hidden gems in the city (Highbury Media t/a Habari Media)
- Medium name changes
Brainstorm.itweb.co.za FROM Brainstormmag.co.za (ITWeb Limited)
2025 July Summary
- Publishing changes
Klasgids Magazine TO digital & print format FROM digital only (Penguin Random House for Afrikaans Taal & Kultuur Vereniging (ATKV))
- Dead/suspended print/e-dition titles
Skills Handbook, The (Rainbow SA Publishing (Pty) Ltd); Great Outdoors Guide/Groot Buitelewegids FROM SuspendedPublication (Caravan Promotions/Caravan Publications); Mohair Journal (Mohair Growers Association, SA); House & Garden Gourmet content folded into House & Garden (Content Nation Media SA (under license to Conde Naste)/Volt.Africa); House & Garden Design Directory FROM SuspendedPublication, content folded into back of House & Garden (Content Nation Media SA (under license to Conde Naste)/Volt.Africa); Things To Do With Kids Magazine ceased in favour of ThingsToDoWithKids.co.za and Things To Do With Kids Newsletter (Things To Do With Kids); Mango Juice (Mango); Zimbali Bush Telegraph, The (Bush Telegraph)
- New editors
Leading Architecture & Design, Leading Architecture Newsletter, Leading Architecture Source Book, LeadingArchitecture.co.za; Tourism Update Daily News Mailer, Tourism Update Features, TourismUpdate.co.za; Weslander; Paarl Post; World Airnews Digital Magazine; Stellenbosch Visio; Stellenbosch Visio; Outlook The Greeff Magazine; Philatelist, The SA; Clicks ClubCard i-paper Magazine
- Medium name changes
KovsieX FROM Kovsie FM (University of the Free State); Business Day: Property FROM Business Day: Commercial Property.
- New radio management
Vukani FM new programme manager
- Existing mediums new to Media Manager
SA4x4 Newsletter weekly newsletter of SA4x4.co.za (Caravan Promotions/Caravan Publications); CaravanSA Newsletter weekly newsletter of CaravanSA.co.za (Caravan Promotions/Caravan Publications); MediaLoop Newsletter weekly newsletter containing media and related news (MediaLoop); Absolute Travel, AbsoluteTravel.co.za print magazine and website covering local and international travel (Absolute Mama (Pty) Ltd); Absolute Woman, AbsoluteWoman.co print magazine and website providing women's interest, health and fitness and fashion editorial (Absolute Mama (Pty) Ltd)
- Notice
Celebrate World PR Day 2025, theme "Building Bridges & Navigating Polarisation". World PR Day is a global event that recognises the role of public relations and communications in shaping business, governance, and society. It's a day for PR professionals, agencies, and thought leaders to connect and celebrate the power of PR in building trust, influencing perception, and fostering positive change.
- Company changes
World Airnews (Pty) Ltd publisher of World Airnews Digital Magazine FROM TCE Publications.; Base Five Media publisher of BusinessTechAfrica.co.za, Business Tech Africa Newsletter, EntertainmentSA.co.za, Entertainment SA Newsletter FROM Imizamo Media