Jackson Mthembu was put on the spot when asked if he had taken steps to discipline any members in his caucus implicated in the so-called #GuptaLeaks
The ANC’s proposed media appeals tribunal is just another way to entrench sunshine journalism.
A South African National Editors Forum debate has highlighted the need to nurture ethical and responsible journalism in order to avoid manipulation.
ANC draft policies have apparently been hurriedly watered down to calm investors who were alarmed by leaked reports.
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/ 3 February 2012
Ruling party’s participation in the hearings of the Press Freedom Commission comes as a surprise.
ANC as keen as ever to suppress media freedom.
President Jacob Zuma has taken a swipe at the media coverage of his budget vote speech in Parliament.
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/ 17 February 2011
Punishment given to newspapers for irresponsible reporting should be "proportionate" to the harm caused, said Media Monitoring Africa on Thursday.
Although the ANC will dictate the priorities, it’s up to us to make the country work writes <b>Rapule Tabane</b>.
Even in the euphoric dawn of democracy in 1994 there were fears of the lack of a credible opposition that could challenge the ANC.
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/ 5 November 2010
The <i>M&G</i> responds to Robert Gumede’s smear campaign against it.
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/ 4 November 2010
Wouldn’t it be grand if health journalism became the healthiest trend-setter for the whole family of journalism?
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/ 25 October 2010
"In the most significant Media Freedom Week since 1994, the South African media is caught in a moral dilemma," writes <b>Rapule Tabane</b>
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/ 22 October 2010
Thirty-three years ago, on October 19 1977, the apartheid government banned three newspapers and many political organisations.
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/ 22 October 2010
Freedom of expression along with the vote — universal suffrage — is the basis of democracy.
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/ 21 October 2010
National Press Freedom Day on October 19 is a fitting anniversary to take stock of threats to South African journalism.
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/ 24 September 2010
The ANC has defended its push for a controversial media tribunal and called on Parliament to consider the press oversight body.
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/ 10 September 2010
Public engagement also lends credibility to powerful private institutions, especially when it comes to balancing constitutional rights.
The <i>Daily Maverick</i> is taking on big media in a big way — and its fans love it. But its future still rests on support from advertisers.
Journalism schools on Monday added their voices to criticism of the proposed media appeals tribunal and the Protection of Information Bill.
Cosatu has announced that it will not support the idea of a statutory media appeals tribunal.
Scores of journalists staged a silent picket outside Parliament’s main gates at lunchtime on Wednesday.
Jeopardising the freedom of writers will endanger the freedom of every reader in South Africa, renowned authors said on Friday.
<b>Mmanaledi Mataboge</b> talks to press ombudsman Joe Thloloe about the proposed media tribunal.
It was a war of words between the ANC’s Jackson Mthembu and leading editors at the M&G’s Critical Thinking Forum. Read the report and watch the video.
Media watchdog, the International Press Institute has sent an open letter to President Jacob Zuma urging him to address press freedom concerns in SA.
Media houses need to be regulated as they tend to go overboard at times, President Jacob Zuma said in defending a proposed media tribunal.
Pinch me, somebody! Are the unprecedented protests by newspaper editors unnecessary hysteria? Is the press watchdog crying wolf?
The ruling party should regulate all heretical texts and performances across every medium, argues <b>Adam Haupt</b>.
From Nadine Gordimer to Pieter Dirk Uys — prominent South Africans are coming out in support of amaBhungane’s Right2know campaign.
The Law Society of South Africa has expressed concern about the draft Protection of Information Bill and the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal.