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Local polls call for decorum and fair debate
Politicians’ conduct in parliament, media and public forums shapes not only the tone of electioneering but also the very fabric of democratic trust and social cohesion
Judge condemns cyberbullying as Joslin Smith kidnapping trial enters fifth week
Judge Nathan Erasmus said online harassment threatened trust in South Africa’s justice system and caused ‘suspicion’
Latest Reuters report finds rising concerns about misinformation among South African news consumers
The report found that interest in politics had also dwindled among the country’s news readers
Which political parties are top of SA voters’ minds?
Results from the latest eNCA election poll
Court orders activist Joel Letwaba to apologise to former deputy president David Mabuza
Judge Brian Mashile found Letwaba’s statements about Mabuza defamatory and ordered him to pay his legal fees
ANC preparing summons in defamation suit against De Ruyter
The party is calculating the amount it would seek from the former Eskom CEO in damages but is struggling to establish his whereabouts
UPDATE: What next for Eskom as De Ruyter immediately released from duties
Sources on the board of Eskom believe that chief financial officer Calib Cassim will take over as the next CEO
‘Load-shedding not the same as blackouts’ — Eskom CEO
André de Ruyter assures the public that the power utility is currently on track to lift load-shedding on Saturday morning
Senior crime intelligence officers want R15mn from axed top cop Vearey
The arbitration hearing in which former cop Jeremy Vearey was challenging his dismissal concluded its proceedings on Monday 13 September
Vearey hearing adjourned over Covid-19 scare
The fired cop’s arbitration hearing was postponed to next month just as police put forward video material
Pandemic accelerates decline of printed news, but trust in media grows — report
Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year
The media should guard against discrimination by its journalists
The eNCA case of racial discrimination against unmasked black politicians is similar to that of international news agencies AP and AFP when reporting on Hurricane Katrina
Eusebius McKaiser: A few critics are smoking some strong stuff
Blame and praise can’t be apportioned to individual leaders of a collective Cabinet
Government rejects M&G report about reluctant coronavirus evacuation
Calls for ‘patriotic media’ in reporting on outbreak
EFF says ‘good riddance’ to eNCA
The broadcaster pulled its coverage to highlight the party’s barring of other media. The EFF claims there were other reasons behind the decision.