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Industry Consultation Forum Notice: Invitation to Apply for Forum Membership. The DNTF Oversight and Advisory Board invites eligible industry associations to apply for membership of

Six months into its first funding round of R 10.5 million, the Digital News Transformation Fund is helping community publishers launch online platforms, grow audiences

43 independent news publishers. R26,321,139 awarded. A profile of who we fund and where. Across Rounds 1 and 2, the Digital News Transformation Fund has

Phase 1 opened today, 3 August 2026, and closes 14 August at 17:30. Johannesburg, 3 August 2026 – The Digital News Transformation Fund (DNTF) has

The Digital News Transformation Fund (DNTF) has received a memorandum of grievances raised in July 2026 by a group of publishers and sector organisations. The Fund

Application workshops for independent publishers run from 27 July, ahead of the Phase 1 open call Johannesburg, 16 July 2026. The Digital News Transformation Fund

This guide explains every stage of the DNTF adjudication process, the scoring matrix used to assess applications, and the transparency commitments that govern how funding

Funding applications from Board members and service providers: our policy The DNTF works in a small, connected sector. Many of the people best placed to