Keeping the Southern Suburbs in the loop
Despite Covid-19 restrictions, the Constantiaberg Bulletin did not have to change its distribution model while under lockdown. This was...
Category: Community
Drought adds to lockdown woes for local Graaff-Reinet Advertiser
The Graaff-Reinet Advertiser is heavily reliant on the local economy, so when businesses in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape...
Highway Mail: How a 70-year-old west Durban newspaper survived lockdown
Every Wednesday, 57 700 Highway Mail newspapers are distributed across the twists and turns of west Durban. From the...
Record-ing Roodepoort
Every Thursday morning, around 47 400 copies of the Roodepoort Record (Record) community newspaper are distributed to homes and...
Community news is a balancing act
Writing community-based stories might be easy to write, but can be hard to find. For community-based newspapers like the...
The woman whose heart lies in the community
Being a mother can mean many things. Cherie Hendricks has been involved in the community of Vrygrond, Cape Town,...
Weslander pas aan by pandemie se “normaal”
Die Weslander, ’n weeklikse gemeenskapskoerant aan die Weskus, is genoop om by die “nuwe normaal” aan te pas wat...
Reporting on township news during a pandemic
The national lockdown announced in March last year, created many challenges for news publications across the country. For journalists...
Intra Muros grows digital footprint from lockdown
Located within Silver Lakes Golf Estate in Pretoria, the monthly magazine, Intra Muros, adapted to Covid-19 and its challenges,...
In conversation with a veteran: Ferial Haffajee
To the average South African citizen, journalism may be a field reserved for writers with a vulturous appetite for...