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Divisive figure: Sunday Independent journalist and Forum for Journalists for Transformation founder Piet Rampedi says his organisation supports the formation of a media bargaining council. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
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Media bargaining council mooted

In a move that could provide an alternative to the South African National Editors Forum, a new form of workers’ representation is being plotted

  • Sarah Smit
6 min read
Mwasa, which was established as a union for black journalists in the late 1970s, has about 3 000 members — a far cry from the 17 000 members the union boasted in its heyday. (Gemma Ritchie)
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Media workers’ union gets the boot

Mwasa, which was established as a union for black journalists in the late 1970s, has lost thousands of members since its heyday

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read