Phumelela Community Newspaper is an award-winning IsiZulu language monthly founded eight years ago in Durban. It aims to recapture the community touch which has largely disappeared in the IsiZulu publications currently in circulation. Many years ago, that community touch did exist in those publications, but with the social media proliferation over the ensuing years, community news has been relegated while sensationalism and sauciness have become the order of the day to drive sales.
The secondary point is the increasing importance of environmental issues globally and the need for the public to be made aware of them. Phumelela Newspaper is forming partnerships with community radio stations to conduct awareness campaigns on environmental issues. This subject is becoming more and more important, especially in a region such as KwaZulu-Natal, which has become a home of natural disasters in South Africa. Our target audience is across the board. In pursuit of our mission, we will use all relevant social media platforms while upholding the principle that Phumelela Newspaper must inform, educate, and entertain.
Earlier this year, 2024, Phumelela Newspaper won the “Best Front Page” category in the newly established UMzansi Community Media & Creatives Awards. This achievement led to the redesign of our front page with the new logo running vertically instead of across.
Contact Us:
📧 Email: sbu4488@gmail.com
📞 Tel: +27 82 470 1981
🌍 Website: https://phumelelanews.co.za/
📍 Address: KwaZulu-Natal