Media like the Mail & Guardian are critical for democracy
Legacy publications struggle in the digital age and they need investment, not cutting skilled staff
Business Day
SA Express passengers grounded for 24 hours
SA Express passengers do not know if they will be able to fly to their destinations after the airline grounded all flights yesterday
‘Tiso Blackstar is just the beginning’
With half of all journalism jobs gone in South Africa, one union is trying to halt the decline
The Republic of Commissions could need just one more inquiry
This destruction of our state entities, as we know, was aided and abetted by the private sector parties that are meant to act as watchdogs
Uncaptured: The money problem and the journalists who have ‘stopped looking’
Part IV: Journalists helped pull SA back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture. But they are staring into an abyss of their own
Battle of ideas in the newsroom
Journalist Sibonelo Radebe’s death has robbed the industry of the kind of thinker it sorely needs
Nene asks to be relieved of his duties — report
The Business Day newspaper is reporting that the finance minister has approached the Presidency to be relieved of his duties
Mining investment scheme bites PIC in report
Auditor General Kimi Makwetu gave the PIC an unqualified audit with findings. The finding is related to the Bophelo investment impairment
SA editors launch defamation claim against Bell Pottinger over ‘WMC’ campaign
The campaign, which was found to be racially divisive, was aimed at manipulating public opinion using social media
Survé claims against M&G skewed
Iqbal Survé’s claim that the Mail & Guardian is out to get him because he wouldn’t sell it some of his newly acquired newspapers is just plain wrong.
Government fund buys 25% stake in Independent News
The Government Employees’ Pension Fund is to acquire a 25% stake, worth about R500-million, in Independent News and Media SA, reports Business Day.
Pearson holds sway over BDFM editors
Pearson Overseas Holdings has retained the majority say over the hiring and firing of editors at key financial publications
News anchors: When words that slip out are a slip up
In the fortnight of "The Spear" madness, did anyone spare a thought for the long-suffering news anchors who had the prickly task of telling the story?
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‘Govt isn’t trying to block Walmart-Massmart deal’
Government is trying to toughen conditions rather than overturn the Competition Tribunal’s decision on the Walmart-Massmart deal, media reports say.
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Will Public Protector probe Manto ads?
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Public Protector to complain about the Health Department’s advertisements placed in various newspapers last week to protest against a judge’s failure to interdict the Sunday Times over its reports on the medical records of Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
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Manto newspaper ads meet stiff opposition
Full-colour advertisements placed in a number of national newspapers on Friday by the Health Department defending its Minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, were a waste of taxpayers’ money, the Democratic Alliance said. The United Democratic Movement also criticised the advertisements.