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Spark Media voted best print media owner, awarded MOST Award

October 27 2025 By Spark Media most awards, print media, media owner

The Spark Media team is still riding high following our win at the MOST Awards earlier this month, where we walked away with the Media Owner: Print Award. This is the fourth time that Spark Media has won a MOST Award. The annual MOST Awards recognise exceptional service among South Africa's media agencies and media owners in the categories digital, print, TV, radio and out-of-home. The awards include Media Owner of the Year, Media Agency of the Y...

SA women prefer local titles (for most of their media needs)

August 07 2025 By Spark Media local newspaper, print media south africa, roots research, female consumers, advertising inserts, sa women news habits, shopping behaviour, local advertising engagement, print vs digital media, community newspapers

South African women are highly active print consumers, reading local newspapers and readily engaging with advertising and printed inserts in their local paper. Brand new ROOTS research shows that local women are more connected than ever, ranking print highly on their list of preferred media. ROOTS is South Africa's longest running and most comprehensive independent local consumer research survey, conducted at community level, surveying the behavi...