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MEDIA

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/ 10 December 2008

Media taboos linger in China, but journalists push envelope

On the eve of reform, China’s regimented media relied on daily slogans, but 30 years on journalists are pushing the envelope.

By Francois Bougon
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/ 21 November 2008

Complaints over Zuma interview dismissed

Claims that the SABC had given ANC president Jacob Zuma too much air time have been dismissed by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 November 2008

SABC accused of political bias

The SABC came in for stick from various quarters on Tuesday, including from the ANC, for alleged political bias in its news coverage.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 November 2008

Motlanthe, Sanef meet over media legislation

President Kgalema Motlanthe met the South African National Editor’s Forum (Sanef) in Pretoria on Saturday to discuss legislation affecting the media.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 October 2008

Broadcasters take aim at Africa’s four-letter fiend

Here is a ”good news” story about the fight against HIV/Aids: it’s about African broadcasters aligning their power to make a difference.

By Guy Berger
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/ 24 October 2008

Metro invokes defunct law to gag media

The Ekurhuleni metro council invoked a defunct ordinance from 1939 to ban the media and public from a secret meeting about controversial land issues.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 8 October 2008

Zim unity deal offers media glimmer of hope

Newspaper editor Davison Maruziva says there’s plenty of freedom of expression in Zimbabwe. The problem is, ”there is no freedom after expression”.

By Celean Jacobson
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/ 7 October 2008

Economic crisis throws Zim into ‘information dark age’

Zimbabwe’s economic catastrophe is plunging the country into an ”information dark age”, according to media analysts.

By Jan Raath
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/ 2 October 2008

Kgalema vs Thabo: Workmanship in wordsmithing

Two strikingly different speeches — one saying goodbye, and the other saying hello. Two moods and two different styles.

By Guy Berger
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/ 16 September 2008

Cosatu lashes out at media

The Congress of South African Trade Unions has issued a stinging attack on the role of the media in the tribulations of ANC president Jacob Zuma.

By Michael Hamlyn
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/ 1 September 2008

SABC reporters ‘not assigned on basis of politics’

SABC reporters are not assigned to stories on the basis of their political allegiance, the national broadcaster said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 August 2008

Transnet rejects Table Bay report

Parastatal Transnet has rejected a report that it has sold off a vast area of Table Bay, including a portion of Robben Island, to foreign investors.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 August 2008

SABC board clears Zikalala of misconduct charges

Suspended head of SABC news Snuki Zikalala has been exonerated on all charges of misconduct, the SABC board said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 August 2008

American paper cuts

The talk in US newsrooms is all about redundancies. Mark Pinsky tells of how he lost his job.

By Mark Pinsky
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Africa
/ 18 August 2008

Senegal newspaper raids deepen bitter media dispute

Attackers ransacked the offices of two independent Senegalese newspapers at the weekend, editors said on Monday.

By Diadie Ba
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/ 1 August 2008

Africa for Africans, by Africans

A new agency aims to change who tells the continent’s story and how it is told, writes Ferial Haffajee.

By Staff Reporter and Ferial Haffajee Author
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Africa
/ 29 July 2008

Senegal ruling party calls for anti-media campaign

Senegal’s ruling party wants to crack down on media critical of the government by blocking advertising revenues and checking for unpaid taxes.

By Diadie Ba
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/ 23 July 2008

SAHRC to consider complaint against Qwelane

The SAHRC has received complaints against Sunday Sun columnist Jon Qwelane, spokesperson Vincent Moaga said on Wednesday,

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 July 2008

SA media hail ‘new dawn’ in Zimbabwe

A landmark deal between Zimbabwe’s political rivals was hailed by South Africa’s media on Tuesday as a new dawn for the troubled nation.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

‘Anti-China forces’ won’t disrupt Games, say media

China’s media marked one month before the opening of the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday, pledging to host a successful Games.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 July 2008

SABC: Zikalala suspension lifted

The suspension of SABC head of news Snuki Zikalala has been lifted with immediate effect, the national broadcaster reported on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 June 2008

How Telkom killed its TV show

Telecommunications behemoth Telkom stands accused of being a headless chicken, with critics saying it is confused about its business strategy.

By Lloyd Gedye
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/ 19 June 2008

Mpofu launches challenge against suspension

Lawyers for suspended SABC boss Dali Mpofu on Thursday began the process of challenging the board meeting that led to his suspension.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 June 2008

Zuma: Media lack space for poor to raise their views

The media have no space for the poor to raise their views, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 June 2008

Coalition to address SABC problems

A number of civil-society organisations will form a coalition to address the problems that have beset the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), a statement issued on Wednesday said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 April 2008

Zikalala takes SABC suspension to CCMA

The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) suspended group executive of news and current affairs, Snuki Zikalala, has lodged a case with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).

By Staff Reporter
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