Avusa rejects revised Koni bid

14 Feb 2008

NEWSWATCH: Avusa (formerly Johnnic Communications) has turned down Koni Media's revised offer for its media and entertainment assets, writes Business Report. Avusa has also stated that it is on track to implement its corporate restructuring – listing the businesses of the media giant into two listed entities – by the end of the first quarter of 2008, reports The Times Online. An announcement is expected shortly.

SANEF has protested yet again at the treatment of journalists and photographers by police on crimes scenes; the latest incident took place last night, Wednesday, 13 February 2008, with the arrest of Sowetan reporter Mhlaba Memela in the Durban CBD.

For more:

Business Report: Media firm rejects bid for assets
The Times Online: Avusa restructure on track
IOL: Are SA journalists under threat?

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Simone Puterman (@SimoneAtLarge) is currently editor-at-large at Marklives.com and deputy chair of the Sanef online editors subcommittee. After majoring in psychology and linguistics at Rhodes University, and then completing her honours in psychology, she has been in the world of B2B publishing since 1997, with 7.5 year stints at both WriteStuff Publishing and Bizcommunity.com (March 2006-August 2013). Email her at simone@marklives.com.

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