South African news creators are drawing audience attention on par with traditional outlets. Venelize de Lange from media update looks at how independent creators are rivalling legacy media for reach and whether the industry's fears around algorithms and misinformation hold up locally. 

Time Out South Africa has launched a dedicated Time Out Durban platform, bringing the city-guide brand to KwaZulu-Natal. 

FAME Week Africa and Pressure Cooker Studios are joining forces to launch the FAME Week Africa × Pressure Cooker Studios Songwriting Camp 2026, a three-day creative initiative designed to connect African music makers directly with filmmakers, directors, production companies, brands, agencies and content creators looking for original music.

OFM has announced that Shandor Potgieter, host of the flagship Good Morning Breakfast show, has been nominated in the Forty Under 40 Awards, in the Journalism (Radio, TV & Newspaper) category.

Entries are officially open for the 2026 Telkom Radio Awards, where radio stations and industry professionals — broadcasters, journalists, producers, and audio creators from across South Africa — are invited to showcase their best work and compete for one of the industry's most coveted accolades. 

Openview has announced that it is adding eXplore to its channel offering from Tuesday, 1 September, giving viewers a new source of wildlife, survival, real-life mysteries and true crime. 

FAME Week Africa has announced the finalists for the 2026 Inclusive Lens Awards, celebrating film and television productions that are helping reshape representation on African screens.

The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) has issued an update on the progress of its new Radio Audience Measurement Survey (RAMS), as the programme moves towards completion of its first full annual reporting sample.

HUMANCENTRIC is a new storytelling project created, curated, and produced by creative production partner MikeTeevee, designed to cut through the noise around AI by focusing on what happens when artists push the technology creatively.

media update's Venelize de Lange considers how technology and trend culture shape our relationship with taste, and why developing discernment and an independent perspective remains essential to editorial judgement.