Media24 to close iconic newspapers, Two men die at sea off Sea Point beach, Worldwide migration is on the rise, Zimbabwe’s energy nightmare, South Africa has outline of a deal on new government, and Chris Brown gets stuck dangling in the air during concert.
Media24’s ‘print bloodbath’. Gauteng’s rolling blackouts. Hand sanitiser investigation. Intense cold front coming. Co-star terrified of Tom Cruise.
Actor and writer Lazola Gola is seething after he was allegedly called a “monkey” at a Cape Town bar earlier this week.
After having a copyright claim thrown out of the Cape Town High Court, Media24 decided to appeal the ruling and take their case to the very top.
The South African court has just made a ruling that sets the precedent for all online journalists in the country – let’s just hope no one takes advantage.
Two of South Africa’s biggest media houses are set to duke it out in court after disagreeing on copyright issues. It could get messy.
Wian Bonthuyzen, the former Media24 manager of community newspapers in Media24’s Volksblad stable, had some damning evidence against Media24 – and like any slimy old man, he tried to get Media24 to pay him off before he went to the Competition Tribunal.
Esmere Weideman, CEO of Media24 was caught in a SIM swop scam over the weekend, in which she was robbed of R360,000. Unbeknownst to Weideman, R1,5 million was transferred from her home loan account to her cheque account by criminals who had gained access to her information via a SIM swop.