Last Friday, several titles in the Independent stable published front-page reports, with a “Staff Writer” byline, that smeared journalists
Court reporting has long been considered a rite of passage and a training ground for young reporters. But Ronnie Morris turned it into a career — and made it look a glamorous one. Senior advocates, articled clerks, judges, magistrates, orderlies, interpreters and even many accused and witnesses got to know the name of this passionate Capetonian.