The lawsuit is the latest example of business entities trying to bar the media from reporting
It wants the apex court to set limitations on the right to receive and report on leaked information in the public interest
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Despite a high court loss, the conglomerate has threatened further litigation against amaBhungane and suggested it can out-money the media group
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It was an abuse of the court process to grant a gagging order to the Moti Group, justice Ronald Sutherland said
Judge Ronald Sutherland has questioned why the Moti Group was granted a gagging order
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The case has major implications for investigative journalism in South Africa, as well as for whistleblowers
The investigative journalism unit claims businessman Zunaid Moti has enjoyed a close personal relationship with Zimbabwe’s ruling elite, which includes kickbacks
Reporters fear arrest after exposé links businessman to Zimbabwean president
The president has 12 months to redraft the executive ethics code to compel the disclosure of all donations to campaigns for positions within political parties
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Some, including Zwelinzima Vavi, say unions risk collapse if they are run like businesses — a critique that Irvin Jim argues is part of a ‘mischievous attack’ on his leadership
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The metalworkers union leader has alleged that NGOs want to capture the union, using media outlets
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The closure of the New Frame, which sought to chase quality over clicks, is a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of donor funding
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The Zondo commission’s second report deals with the capture of Transnet through the ‘Gupta racketeering enterprise’
The retail firm has not established why the contents of the 3 000-page report is privileged, counsel argued. And even if it had, the report’s release is ‘in the public’s interest’
The high court ruled banning the release of tax information was unconstitutional. Sars disagrees, saying is not only wrong but makes an exception of the former president
The court held that sections of the law providing for absolute taxpayer secrecy posed an unconstitutional limitation on the right to information and gave parliament two years to correct this
The ANC’s integrity body’s chairperson, George Mashaba, said that the elders would discuss summoning the ANC chair over allegations of corruption
amaBhungane’s arguments about the disclosure of campaign funding are also expected to be heard
Two books on two media outlets, Daily Maverick and Independent newspapers, tell stories of success and failure
As well as its scathing findings on Mkhwebane’s investigation into Ramaphosa, the high court also made important in-principle pronouncements
Justice Chris Jafta says Rica legislation is one of the ‘worst drafted’ laws he has ever seen
The broadcaster pulled its coverage to highlight the party’s barring of other media. The EFF claims there were other reasons behind the decision.
Geoff Makhubo is clearly not only tarnished, but also divisive, which raises serious questions about why the ANC leadership wants him to run the city
In the wake of Black Wednesday, South African media continued to fight for the right to do their job
The high court orders some immediate changes to the law that allows government to intercept people’s phones and correspondence
The boards and top management are mostly white men, but the majority of the media houses’ employees are African women
Part 1: Journalists helped pull SA back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture. But they are now staring into an abyss of their own
This latest allegation relates to incidents in late August and early September 2017 in which Vavi is said to have harassed and later groped a woman
The hard drive consists of tens of thousands of Gupta-linked emails that detail the extent of the family’s role in state capture
Our readers write in about the party fund bill and how the government spends taxpayers’ money
In 2016, Sars, Tom Moyane and Jonas Makwakwa brought defamation proceedings against two amaBhungane reporters and the Mail & Guardian