Kagiso Media is the largest black-owned
media
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corporation
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in
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. Its primary assets include:
*Knowledge Factory
*
East Coast Radio
*
Jacaranda FM
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*JUTA publishing
History
On 29 October 2008, the
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Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
The tribunal was first known under its former name, the Restrict ...
issued a Merger Clearance Certificate approving the merger between Kagiso Media Ltd and Urban Brews Studios (Pty) Ltd unconditionally.
Recent news
South African black investment group,
Kagiso Tiso Holdings bid $187 million in September 2013, to take Kagiso Media private, offering a substantial premium to minority shareholders.
In October 2017, Kagiso Media launched an app SoundBar with 12 different Internet music stations.
References
Mass media companies of South Africa
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