Welcome to This Week in Podcasting where we bring you the top stories in the podcasting world from this week. Here are our top stories:
1. APVA Awards Announce 2024 Nominees
The African Podcast and Voice Awards are back and nominations for this year’s ceremony have been announced.
The award show aims to celebrate African excellence in the podcast and voice industries. Nominees include:
- What A Joke Podcast
- The Break Time Podcast
- True Crime South Africa
- The Open Africa Podcast
- Epokothweni
The full list is available on APVA’s social media pages and the Award ceremony will be taking place on the 27th-28th of September, 2024.
2. The African Business Show is back
The National Small Business Chamber of Africa is hosting its 16th African Business Show on the 4th and 5th of September at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
The Business show aims to bring people that are seeking to venture into business or make bigger business decisions. If you are a podcaster looking to turn your brand into a business, this is the perfect opportunity to do just that.
To meet with like-minded people and network, head over to The Biz Show website to claim your free ticket.
3. DSTV Content Creator Awards hosts Content Creator Workshop
With the DSTV Content Creator Awards slowly approaching, the organisation will be hosting The Content Creator Workshop on Monday, the 5th of August, 2024 in Johannesburg.
If you are a content creator looking to meet like-minded individuals and gain insight into the content creation industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Various content creators, such as Devi Govender, Chanley Wong and Tums The Narrator will make up the panel as they speak about various aspects of being a content creator.
This will be a workshop worth attending.
4. Nominations for the Sebenza Women Awards are open
The Sebenza Women Awards are back, and nominations are now open.
The Sebenza Women Awards aim to celebrate female excellence in South Africa, specifically from the Kwa-Zulu Natal province.
Consisting of 11 different categories, including Social Media Influencer of The Year, where you can nominate your favourite female podcaster, these awards celebrate women across various industries, who stem from the Kwa-Zulu Natal province.
Details about the criteria and how to nominate are available on the Sebenza Women Awards’ social media pages.
Nominations close on the 20th of August, 2024.
5. TBN Africa and UNISA host Media Impact Africa Conference
TBN Africa, in association with UNISA, is hosting the 1st annual Media Impact Africa conference.
This event aims to bring together media professionals from across the globe, and with a jam-packed lineup of speakers, this is an event you don’t want to miss!
The conference will be taking place on Wednesday, the 28th of August, 2024, at the UNISA main campus in Pretoria.
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