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...
Category: COVID-19
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...
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...
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,...
Building a community-based business during lockdown
Born during lockdown, Sage and Stone focuses on collaborating with women from poorer communities, as well as with NGOs,...
When the GO!’ing gets tough
While much of South Africa went into Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, the GO! & Express news team continued...
Twee pandemies nie genoeg om eeu-oue koerant te kelder
’n Gemeenskapskoerant in die Noord-Kaap, Die Noordwester, het die Groot Griep in 1918 oorleef en sal ook nie deur...
MFM still moves to the music
Stellenbosch’s campus radio station MFM 92.6 was able to broadcast throughout lockdown in 2020, due to it being an...
Community reporting during Covid-19: A talk with the Tatler
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in deserted newsrooms throughout the world, as many journalists shifted from working in an...
Jewish community newspaper looks to the future
The Cape Jewish Chronicle (CJC), a small but active news organisation that was deeply affected by the Covid-19 lockdown,...