1. Key Updates

2026 February

2026-02-08

• Notice

  Place name changes made: KuGompo City/East London FROM East London, Robert Sobukwe/Graaff Reinet FROM Graaff Reinet, Xamdeboo/Aberdeen FROM Aberdeen, Ekhephini/Barkly East FROM Barkly East

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2026-02-03

• Dead/suspended print/e-dition titles

  HOMEMAKERS: Johannesburg, HOMEMAKERS: Pretoria media owner ceasing operation (Homemakers Fair (Pty) Ltd, The)

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2026-02-02

• Medium name changes

  S&V Protect PPE Alternate Monthly Magazine FROM S&V Protect PPE Quarterly Magazine (S&V Publications); Media Online Topics Digital Publication, The FROM Media Yearbook, The. 2026 topics included. (Arena Holdings: Magazines)

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2026 January Summary

• Medium name changes

  TO Bravo! FROM E! Entertainment (DStv Media Sales (Pty) Ltd); Daily Maverick: Maverick Earth Newsletter FROM Daily Maverick: Our Burning Planet Newsletter (Daily Maverick); Business Day: Infrastructure FROM: Sunday Times: Infrastructure (Arena Holdings: Newspapers/Arena Holdings: Picasso Division)

• New radio management

  Sekgosese Community Radio new programme manager; IFM 102.2 Radio new station manager; Emalahleni FM new station manager

• New print/e-dition titles

  Papier, Die weekly Friday Afrikaans national newspaper, launching 2026 March 6 (Novus Media (Pty) Ltd), Papier, Die: Dink pull-out long-form section of Papier, Die (Novus Media (Pty) Ltd) ; Gravel Bike annual covering gravel bike riding (Electric Ink Media)

• Existing mediums new to Media Manager

  PrivateEdition.co.za online expression of Private Edition magazine (Publishing Partnership, The/Ad Placement House, The for Lew Geffen Sotheby); Jewish Report, SA Online online expression of weekly newspaper Jewish Report, SA (Jewish Report, SA); BabysAndBeyond.co.za website expression of quarterly magazine Baby's and Beyond (Media Xpose); AfricanDecisions.com online reflection of African Decisions (Highbury Media t/a Habari Media); WhatsNewInProcessing.co.za online reflection of 6xpa digital magazine What's New in Processing Digital Magazine (What's New in Processing)

• New editors

  Coatings SA; Sunday World, Sunday World: Business, Sunday World: Education, Sunday World: Lifestyle

• Dead/suspended print/e-dition titles

  Lalasini Digital Magazine (Lalasini (Pty) Ltd); Flyer Digital Magazine, SA , FlightCom Digital Magazine (Flyer & Aviation Publications)

• Publishing changes

  Wedding Etc resurrected from CeasedPublication, re-launch issue being printed 2026-02-20 (Highbury Media t/a Habari Media)

• New digital mediums

  WeddingEtc.co.za online reflection of Wedding Etc (Highbury Media t/a Habari Media)

• Company changes

  Ormedia name change FROM BizConnect

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2025 December Summary

• Existing mediums new to Media Manager

  LogisticsNews.co.za website reflection of Logistics News E-dition (Vicenda cc ); MotherAndChild.co.za online expression of Mother & Child magazine (Aveng Media (Pty) Ltd)

• Dead/suspended print/e-dition titles

  TFG Tech (Dentsu Creative SA for Foschini Group (TFG) Media Division)

• Medium name changes

  Hotel & Restaurant Magazine FROM Restaurant Magazine, SA (Food & Restaurant Media (F&RM))

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