Zuma cartoon: Worth a thousand words?

It seems a picture really is worth a thousand words after cartoonist Zapiro unleashed a storm of controversy this week.

Civil society: Governance and development

Miriam Altman, Debbie Budlender, Jane Duncan, Judith February, Ruth Hall, Barbara Holtmann, Claudia Manning and more ...

Media tribunal 'unconstitutional'

A statutory media tribunal would not only be unconstitutional but it would not solve the plethora of problems in the industry, a discussion group concluded on Tuesday. Jane Duncan from the Freedom of Expression Institute said the proposed body would obviously be unconstitutional, and would not fly.

DA backs Cosatu on SABC board challenge

The Democratic Alliance on Monday sided with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on a possible court challenge to the composition of the new South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board. Cosatu confirmed earlier it is considering legal action to have a new board appointed by the National Assembly.

Nzimande launches stinging attack on City Press

South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande has accused City Press newspaper of adopting an "extremely hostile attitude" towards African National Congress president Jacob Zuma. Nzimande tears into the paper in an open letter published on Sunday for "deliberately" writing about the party in a "provocatively factionalist, divisive and highly subjective manner".

ANC backs media diversity

The South African Broadcasting Corporation would be within its rights not to run a story on Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, but media diversity is important in ensuring that other outlets can run it if they choose to, African National Congress (ANC) politician and businessman Saki Macozoma said on Tuesday.

Great debate about Manto records

Under no circumstances should a patient's medical records be disclosed unless he or she gives personal consent, a seminar hosted by the South African Human Rights Commission was told on Tuesday. A panel was discussing the implications of articles published by the Sunday Times about Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.

Manto's records under the spotlight

Under no circumstances should a patient's medical records be disclosed unless he or she gives personal consent, a seminar hosted by the South African Human Rights Commission was told on Tuesday. Chairperson of the South African Medical Association Dr Kgosi Letlape said medical records should not be disclosed without consent.

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