Dali Mpofu is a prominent South African advocate and legal professional. He is widely known for his involvement in high-profile legal cases and his contributions to the legal field in South Africa. Mpofu has a background in law and has worked on various legal matters, including human rights cases, constitutional law, and civil litigation.
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/ 19 September 2007

Sanef, SABC meet to discuss impasse

Delegations from the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) met in Johannesburg on Monday. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the contents of a letter SABC group CEO Dali Mpofu sent to Sanef on August 31, announcing that the broadcaster had broken ties with the editors’ forum.

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/ 18 September 2007

A message for monopolists

Weak governments love to bitch and moan, blaming others for their own failings. One month the media, the next the judges. Strong governments get on with the business of governing, reserving their bile for those whose power permits them to frustrate government policy.

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/ 18 September 2007

SABC profits down

The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) profits have dropped by R200-million in the past financial year, the public broadcaster reported on Tuesday. The decrease was from R382-million in the 2005/06 financial year to R182-million in the past year.

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/ 12 September 2007

Bridge-building task for SABC’s new board

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

Enemies of the people?

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.

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/ 5 September 2007

SABC under fire after breaking ranks

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been accused of systematic pro-government bias after taking a different stance from most fellow journalists in coverage of the controversial health minister. Allegations against the SABC mounted after its executive chief, Dali Mpofu, sent a resignation letter to the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef).