by Nyeleti Risenga | Aug 9, 2021 | News
South Africa celebrates National Women’s Day annually on the 9th of August in commemoration of the day on which approximately 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in protest against the extension of pass laws to women. South Africa Media Innovation Program... 
by Nyeleti Risenga | Jul 29, 2021 | News
Media start-up explain.co.za has won a major international award, recognising the publication’s commitment to making news accessible to all. It’s flagship project, The Weekly Wrap, won in this year’s Digital Media Africa Award, run by the World Association of... 
by Nyeleti Risenga | Jul 22, 2021 | News
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of our former colleague Siyabonga Africa on 19 July. Siya died suddenly at the tragically young age of 35. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. “Siya was unique,” said Bilal Randeree, MDIF Program... 
by Nyeleti Risenga | Jul 16, 2021 | News
The SAMIP cohort has been hard at work, here are some updates from in and around the program. Scrolla bags investment deal from MDIF Founded by Mungo Suggot, Scrolla is the latest media start-up to secure equity investment from Media Development Investment Fund... 
by Khumo Sello | Jul 7, 2021 | News
The South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) is a multi-year initiative to accelerate digital innovation among independent media outlets in South Africa, through technical support, capacity building and grant funding. The organisation has recently announced a... 
by Khumo Sello | Jul 6, 2021 | News
The South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) is pleased to announce a call for media innovators from five Southern African countries to apply to join our cohort of independent media initiatives. SAMIP will admit up to five new projects, providing grants of... 
by Nyeleti Risenga | Jul 6, 2021 | News
Here are some of the latest updates from in and around the South Africa Media Innovation Program. The Daily Vox launches a crowdfunding campaign. It’s already been 7 years since The Daily Vox started revolutionising digital media! As part of their birthday... 
by Nyeleti Risenga | Jun 21, 2021 | News
South Africa celebrates Youth Month in June, commemorating the 1976 Soweto student uprising. It serves as a time to reflect on the meaning of being a young person living in South Africa and overcoming various challenges such as unemployment. Our participants have... 
by samip | Jun 8, 2021 | News
With new investment for women’s sports media, global awards recognition for local publishers, and a membership-based training to develop more diverse voices, here are some of the latest innovations from the SAMIP cohort. gsport unveils new commercial deals Women’s... 
by samip | Jun 3, 2021 | News
Big news in the SAMIP family: African podcasting firm Volume secures MDIF deal Audio start-up Volume has become the latest SAMIP cohort member to secure an investment deal with Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). Founded in 2017, Volume was one of the first... 