Lensman Mbuzeni Zulu’s subjects ranged from black popular culture to bloody unrest
Lucia Mnguni remembers her husband Bongani Mnguni, who photographed some of South Africa’s most turbulent events
Cheaper – but not free. New regulations to tackle expensive tertiary education
With half of all journalism jobs gone in South Africa, one union is trying to halt the decline
The late City Press journalist, who was killed in a hit-and-run on Sunday, first entered the newsroom as an intern at the M&G in 2001
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/ 10 February 2012
The taxpayer is picking up the tab for suspended police chief Bheki Cele’s defamation case as "a matter of principle".
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/ 13 September 2011
The <em>Sowetan</em> newspaper has been ordered to print apologies for publishing prominent pictures of two officers having sex while on duty.
The <i>Sowetan</i>’s decision to publish pictures of two officers bonking, have overlooked an important question, says <b>Chris Roper</b>.
The photographs accompanying the <i>Sowetan</i>’s front page story on August 15 are "shocking" and border on pornography.
Eric Miyeni’s controversial column in the <i>Sowetan</i> attacking <i>City Press</i> editor Ferial Haffajee sparked a domino effect.
Eric Miyeni has called for Avusa to fire its editor-in-chief after the <i>Sowetan</i>’s acting editor quit over the column that got Miyeni fired.
Eric Miyeni has joined his voice to Julius Malema’s as SA editors expressed solidarity with the target of the sacked columnist’s ire, Ferial Haffajee.
<i>City Press</i> editor Ferial Haffajee is to take Eric Miyeni to court over his <i>Sowetan</i> column titled "Haffajee does it for white masters".
The press ombudsman has ordered the <i>Sowetan</i> to run a front page apology to IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi for damage to his credibility.
The <i>Sowetan</em> has been ordered to apologise to Helen Zille for saying she, as Western Cape premier, had wasted millions of rands on consultants.
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/ 10 February 2011
Sanef is "deeply perturbed" by a report on Thursday that the Democratic Alliance had blacklisted a journalist from the <i>Sowetan</i>.
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/ 10 February 2011
Trade unions on Thursday criticised the Democratic Alliance for reportedly blacklisting <i>Sowetan</i> newspaper reporter, Anna Majavu.
The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) is to investigate recent police action against two <em>Sowetan</em> journalists.
National police commissioner General Bheki Cele’s defamation case against the <i>Sowetan</i> newspaper was postponed on Wednesday.
The African National Congress has rejected media reports that it has plans to establish its own daily newspaper.
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/ 19 December 2007
The African National Congress’s 52nd national conference got down on Wednesday to the nitty-gritty work of the commission that discusses the party’s policies in an atmosphere that one delegate described as the ”cessation of hostilities” over its new president Jacob Zuma.
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/ 5 November 2007
Koni Media Holdings on Sunday denied government involvement in its bid to take over media and entertainment company Johncom. ”Koni Media strongly denies any involvement of the Presidency or any other government structures in its bid for a 100% stake in Johncom,” said group CEO Groovin Nchabeleng.
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/ 4 November 2007
President Thabo Mbeki’s political adviser and a government official are among a group who want to take over Johnnic Communications (Johncom). Koni Media Holdings, a company belonging to Mbeki’s adviser Titus Mafolo, Foreign Affairs Department spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa, former chief of state protocol Billy Modise and a businessman, have launched a R7-billion bid.
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/ 28 September 2007
Opposition parties on Friday called for a commission of inquiry to investigate police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi and for President Thabo Mbeki to state categorically whether a warrant was issued for Selebi’s arrest. Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said the seriousness of the situation should not be underestimated.
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/ 19 September 2007
"Let’s stop meaningless journalism." That was the cry from new South African press ombudsman Joe Nong Thloloe at a forum, themed Leading Conversations, held on Tuesday. Thloloe, a former South African Broadcasting Corporation and e.tv news editor-in-chief, was appointed to the position at the launch of the new Press Council of South Africa on Friday August 3.
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/ 12 September 2007
There is background to why Dali Mpofu, supremo at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), announced last week that the broadcaster was severing ties with the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef). On the SABC side, the broadcaster’s leadership sees itself as a ”responsible” player in nation-building and promoting the ”national interest”.
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/ 7 September 2007
COUNTERPOINT: Are black editors savages incapable of comprehending the intricacies of ”foreign” values such as press freedom? Thabo Leshilo reacts to Dali Mpofu’s withdrawal of the South African Broadcasting Corporation from the South African National Editors’ Forum.