Over the past few months South Africa's ailing print media industry has suffered a host of covid-19 casualties, with magazines and newspaper titles across several media houses shutting up shop for good.
However, as more of the South African news-consuming public turn to their digital devices for updates, the value of reliable, easily accessible news might finally be sinking in.
With readership soaring, digital news outlets have taken the opportunity to innovate and adjust their business models – one of them even ironically launching a new print publication!