Wanted Magazine appoints Sarah Buitendach as its new acting editor

Current Wanted editor, Jacquie Myburgh, will be stepping down from the day-to-day editorial to focus on Wanted’s special editions, including Watches and Jewellery, as well as other client facing projects for the Wanted stable. October will be Myburgh’s last monthly edition.

Aspasia Karras, publisher: magazine supplements and lifestyle at Tiso Blackstar Group, says, "Jacquie has been such a marvelous editorial boon to Wanted, and we thank her for her excellent work on our beloved magazine."

"We look forward to our continued collaboration on special projects. We are delighted that Sarah will be stepping into the role in an acting capacity for the next few months," Karras adds.

Buitendach has worked in the media industry since her university years, starting out in magazines that included Style, House and Leisure and Elle. She was the launch editor for both the Sunday Times's Home and Fashion sections, and then, the newspaper’s digital editor.

Buitendach also led the innovation project across the Tiso Blackstar Group, working to redesign and relaunch titles including Business Day, the Sowetan, Financial Mail and the Sunday Times.

She currently works across the group in various capacities, including editing the Life section of the Financial Mail.

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