The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) turned 10 last week -- on October 19, a noteworthy date that is also the anniversary of the banning of two national newspapers in 1977. What makes this significant is that Sanef is an amazing, even perplexing, phenomenon.

If you lived in an oil-rich country like Angola, you would certainly want to have transparency in the mining contracts signed by your government.

Right now the SABC is hogging bandwidth about priorities for the new Minister of Communications, Siphiwe Nyanda.

A South African editor tells this story: "I asked my newsroom when a story should not identify a victim of abuse. One answer: 'In cases of bestiality, the pet should not be named.'" It's a true tale and one that predates the rise, and rise, of tabloid journalism -- which is the really appropriate context in which to discuss such species distinctions.

The 200th edition of Converse is also its last: a swansong timed to coincide with South Africa's National Press Freedom Day.

What do the following have in common: A cartoon about rape, a song about killing boers, and a photo mash-up of teachers and gay bodybuilders.

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) turned 10 last week -- on October 19, a noteworthy date that is also the anniversary of the banning of two national newspapers in 1977. What makes this significant is that Sanef is an amazing, even perplexing, phenomenon.

If you lived in an oil-rich country like Angola, you would certainly want to have transparency in the mining contracts signed by your government.