Adriaan Basson appointed editor of News24

Media24 announced the appointment of Adriaan Basson as editor of News24, South Africa’s biggest online news platform. Adriaan, currently editor-in-chief of the Afrikaans news platform Netwerk24, joins News24 on 1 April.

Adriaan will oversee News24’s national team of journalists and multimedia content producers, the syndication service News24Wire and the country’s biggest digital financial and sports platforms, Fin24 and Sport24.

“Adriaan is a widely respected journalist and editor and exactly the right person to take News24 to even greater heights,” said Media24 chief executive Esmaré Weideman. “He brings gravitas to the country’s biggest digital news asset.”