RealTime has been part of the community for the past three years, covering the larger towns of the Free State province, and as of September 2012 RealTime Newspaper will be covering the Eastern Cape as well as Gauteng province. Its primary objective is to provide a platform for the community in total to voice their frustrations about day-to-day issues that affect them directly – socially, political
ly and otherwise. RealTime has aligned itself with the government’s Batho Pele principle in its approach and committed to upholding the standard and ethics of journalism and media in general to the highest degree. Based in Johannesburg and Bloemfontein, RealTime Newspaper is 100% BEE compliant, RealTime’s quest to bridge the gap between ordinary citizens and government in a bid to speed up service delivery to improve the lives of poor people while at the same time, providing relevant information with regards to education, culture, economy, sport, entertainment etc. It sources its revenue strictly from advertising and operates independently from any entity, be it neither government nor private and uses ordinary citizens as their source for articles run in every edition. RealTime strives to challenge mainstream publications in terms of content and set the new trend in the provinces in a bid to eliminate stereotypes of old “back foot” journalism reining amongst the local media. We also aim to contribute in the growth of the economy of the provinces and encourage local consumer investment through advertising and be a vehicle for dissemination of information. Not only do we offer printing of news but also advertorials, newsletters, flyers, inserts, individual marketing printing, etc. Our prices are market competitive and highly reasonable based on the area of coverage. A service delivery driven and client sensitive, RealTime is Committed to providing high quality service and deliver only the best. For advertising purposes and rates kindly contact our Sales and Marketing Department ([email protected]), which is available and ready to assist. Advertisements can also be placed in any of the official languages, with respect that it is by any means at no offence to the other.
