conyngham's term as editor saw a number of important changes. one of these was the decision by the paper's owners to further unbundle the company, hiving off the commercial printing division as intrepid printers. this made it possible in 2000 for the media24 group – better known as the publisher of afrikaans-language dailies such as "beeld", "die burger" and "volksblad" – to buy a 50 percent stake in the company which publishes "the witness". this led to a much-needed cash injection, making it possible for the company to purchase a substantial new press and relocate from its jumbled offices in longmarket street (now langalibalele street) to a smart new building at its willowton premises, where the printing works had been located since 1981. the much increased capacity of the new press has made it possible for the company to print numerous other publications. it also has the advantage of providing abundant colour options, which has translated into "the witness" being one of the few papers in the country printed entirely in full colour.