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Radio & Audio

#WorldRadioDay: Why radio is still a hit maker

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Feb 2025

Busisiwe Phakathi is 5fm's marketing manager. Source: Supplied.

Youth Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Busisiwe Phakathi, 5FM - Keeping radio relevant among youth

Busisiwe Phakathi 6 Feb 2025

5FM appoints Busisiwe Phakathi marketing manager to push 2025 off the charts

Radio & Audio

5FM appoints Busisiwe Phakathi marketing manager to push 2025 off the charts

8 Jan 2025

Marketing

SUV brand Jetour recruits five local lifestyle, travel and tech trendsetters

6 Dec 2024

Source: Bizcommunity The 2024 Telkom Radio Awards took place last night, Saturday 30 November where 702 won the Commerical Station of the Year

Radio & Audio

All the 2024 Telkom Radio Awards, Hot 1027 wins Most Loyal Listeners Awards

1 Dec 2024

2023's Station of Year 94.7

Radio & Audio

2024 Telkom Radio Awards Station of Year and category finalists announced

25 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The 20th edition of the Sunday Times GenNext Awards winners have been announced

Youth Marketing

Sunday Times GenNext Awards crowns the coolest of the cool crowd

20 Nov 2024

Source: © south African government This year, the Mandela Day theme is '#ItIsInYourHands' and aims to combat poverty and inequity

ESG

#ItsInYourHands: Celebrate Mandela Day

Danette Breitenbach & Evan-Lee Courie 17 Jul 2024

Media

SABC launches revamped SABC Plus OTT platform

4 Jul 2024

Radio & Audio

SABC appoints Masixole Mdingane as business manager for GoodHope FM and 5FM

6 May 2024

Fluence Africa Influencer Festival electrifies Johannesburg with unprecedented buzz

Events & Conferencing

Fluence Africa Influencer Festival electrifies Johannesburg with unprecedented buzz

Issued by OnPoint PR 25 Apr 2024

Proverb and Lootlove to host MetroFM Music Awards 2024

Music

Proverb and Lootlove to host MetroFM Music Awards 2024

17 Apr 2024

Big brands join Africa’s pioneering Influencer Festival

Marketing

Big brands join Africa’s pioneering Influencer Festival

Issued by OnPoint PR 12 Apr 2024

Image supplied. The Saint Stithians Girls were recently crowned inaugural #5WarCryChamps winners

Promotions & Activations

Saint Stithians Girls inaugural #5WarCryChamps winners

11 Apr 2024

Source: © Unesco Today radio celebrates 100 years

Radio & Audio

#WorldRadioDay: Celebrating a century of informing, entertaining and educating

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2024

#MusicExchange: Ian F to open 100% Retro | The Party

#MEX Music Exchange

#MusicExchange: Ian F to open 100% Retro | The Party

Martin Myers 19 Dec 2023

Source: © @SARadioAwards All the Telkom Radio Awards winners

Radio & Audio

All the Telkom Radio Award winners

3 Dec 2023

Nat Geo launches Primal Survivor: Extreme African Safari in South Africa

TV

Nat Geo launches Primal Survivor: Extreme African Safari in South Africa

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 16 Nov 2023

#MusicExchange: Jon Savage returns with new track Hold Back the River

#MEX Music Exchange

#MusicExchange: Jon Savage returns with new track Hold Back the River

Martin Myers 18 Oct 2023

Source: © Music Exchange The 2023 Radio Awards’ Station of the Year award, Hall of Fame and Bright Star inductees as well as the MyStation Most Votes and Most Loyal Listeners categories been announced.

Radio & Audio

2023 Radio Awards announce Station of the Year finalists

12 Oct 2023

Dealers

Mercedes-Benz SA voted coolest car brand at Sunday Times GenNext Awards

21 Sep 2023

#20GoodeYearsWith5: Roger Goode, the longest standing DJ at 5FM

Lifestyle

#20GoodeYearsWith5: Roger Goode, the longest standing DJ at 5FM

Evan-Lee Courie 21 Sep 2023

Nike walked away with the number one spot. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Nike claims title of SA's coolest brand among youth at Sunday Times GenNext Awards

21 Sep 2023

Source: Arena Events Last year's event. This year's annual Sunday Times GenNext survey top 10 finalists have been announced

Youth Marketing

Sunday Times GenNext survey Top 10 finalists announced

13 Sep 2023

Source: © Iakov Filimonov For young people to enter radio they need to be given the opportunity to get behind a microphone

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Radio's challenge - Getting young people behind a microphone

Danette Breitenbach 29 Jun 2023

Source © UP The 5FM Campus Invasion takes place today, together with McDonald’s

Youth Marketing

#5CampusInvasion with McDonald's celebrates #YouthMonth

8 Jun 2023

Source: © Emmanuel Jason Eliphalet , 5FM’s online pop-up station, 5 Extra, the youth month edition, with content and music by under 25s, launched on the 5FM App for Youth Month

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: 5FM's online pop-up station, 5 Extra by the youth for the youth

Danette Breitenbach 7 Jun 2023

Hot 102.7FM shakes up on-air lineup

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM shakes up on-air lineup

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 5 Apr 2023

Hot 102.7FM pays tribute to Mark Pilgrim

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM pays tribute to Mark Pilgrim

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 6 Mar 2023

Source ©Twitter Renowned radio DJ, Mark Pilgrim has passed away following a battle with cancer

Radio & Audio

Mark Pilgrim passes away

6 Mar 2023

Sewela Sebola. Source: Supplied.

#BehindTheBrandManager

#BehindtheBrandManager: Sewela Sebola, marketing manager for 5FM and Good Hope FM

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Feb 2023

Image supplied: Martin Myers

Trends

#BizTrends2023: The state of play in South Africa

Martin Myers 26 Jan 2023

Events

5FM launches 5-a-side football tournament

15 Nov 2022

Image supplied. the 5 Drive Heritage Tour is wrapped up

Radio & Audio

#5DHeritageTour: 5FM's longest Heritage Tour wraps up

10 Oct 2022

Galaxy 947 Move announces top talent for 4-5 November

Radio & Audio

Galaxy 947 Move announces top talent for 4-5 November

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 27 Sep 2022

Image supplied. The 5FM’s 5 Drive team on the Heritage Tour

Radio & Audio

#5DHeritageTour: Putting South African heritage in the spotlight

Danette Breitenbach 26 Sep 2022

Image supplied. The 5 FM 5 Drive team in Mossel Bay at a desalination plant on the Heritage Tour

Radio & Audio

Behind the scenes with the 5FM 5 Drive Heritage Tour

19 Sep 2022

Image supplied. This month the 5FM Drive team launched their sixth edition of the heritage tour, a series of outside broadcasts that focus on showcasing the country’s top (and perhaps some “not so top”!) destinations

Radio & Audio

5FM's Heritage Tour takes radio to listeners

12 Sep 2022

Nico Efstratiou hailed third-round winner of the Hunter's X Jacquel Culture House

Music

Nico Efstratiou hailed third-round winner of the Hunter's X Jacquel Culture House

Issued by Heineken Beverages 6 Sep 2022

Marketing

5FM and Good Hope FM welcome Sewela Sebola as marketing manager

8 Aug 2022

Tapping Into the relevance of youth radio

Radio & Audio

Tapping Into the relevance of youth radio

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 20 Jun 2022

Image sourced from : Leanne Manas and Ambassador Lechevallier

Media

Leanne Manas receives Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite

19 May 2022

#Newsmaker: 5FM's Wesley Gabriels bags SuperSport presenting gig

TV

#Newsmaker: 5FM's Wesley Gabriels bags SuperSport presenting gig

Evan-Lee Courie 25 Nov 2021

Texx Talks S7E8: Das Kapital

Music

Texx Talks S7E8: Das Kapital

18 Nov 2021

Media

5FM celebrates African Pride this October

18 Oct 2021

Branding

All the 2021 Sunday Times GenNext Awards finalists

23 Aug 2021

17th annual Sunday Times GenNext Awards finalists announced

Marketing & Media

17th annual Sunday Times GenNext Awards finalists announced

4 Aug 2021

Picking a future in media: An AMF webinar

Advertising

Picking a future in media: An AMF webinar

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 30 Jul 2021

Is true-crime docu-series Devilsdorp the best Showmax original yet?

Streaming

Is true-crime docu-series Devilsdorp the best Showmax original yet?

Issued by Showmax 30 Jul 2021

Sponsorship

5FM reveals Suzuki Auto SA as a new sponsor

23 Jun 2021