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...
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Record-ing Roodepoort
Every Thursday morning, around 47 400 copies of the Roodepoort Record (Record) community newspaper are distributed to homes and...
Terwyl daar mense is, is daar nuus
Die Overstrand Herald, ’n gemeenskapskoerant in Kleinmond, is in 1995 deur Gerard Grobler, redakteur en uitgewer van dié koerant,...
Dreams of an unsung hero
Shafiek Jacobs, the principal of Pieter Langeveldt Primary School in Cloetesville, dreams of uniting South Africa. And he believes...
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...
Hoor daar hoe stoom hy: ’n Lewe uit miniatuurtreintjies
Treine is vir baie mense ’n nostalgiese herinnering uit ’n vorige era. Vir Andries Keyser, eienaar en ontwerper van...
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...
66-Jaar en`n vals kitaar
Koos Kombuis is liedjieskrywer, sanger, digter, prosa-skrywer, en soveel meer. Hy het met MatieMedia gesels oor alles van Paul...
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...