The South African National Editors’ Forum noted the allegations of editorial interference at e.tv and welcomed the decision to launch a review.
After losing an urgent court application to halt a disciplinary action case on Monday, it emerged that Golding resigned on Sunday.
Although Judge Anton Steenkamp raised concerns over political interference, he said Golding had failed to show that was related to his suspension.
E.tv’s Marcel Golding believes his refusal to yield to political pressure in editorial decisions was the reason for his suspension.
The JSE was slightly firmer at midday on Friday than it was during the morning session but it remained negative, as commodity stocks continued to be paralysed on the local…
