Despite the early difficulties between the tax ombud and the South African Revenue Service, the parties are now finding ways to resolve their problems
A fake blog post proposing that white men be stripped of their voting and property rights “might be landing a blow among many other blows”.
Transformation in higher education is vital, but a neutral arbiter is required to ensure fairness.
Journalists must be ever aware of the need for fairness and accuracy, but regulation is anathema.
In the small space between generally accepted truths and contentious issues, editors need sufficient critical distance.
If publishing a shocking image can do something to cut through the smugness, then it is worth some offence and discomfort.
The newspaper erred in turning a suggestion made at an ANC workshop into a party decision.
A journalism of conversation is a responsibility to the quality and inclusiveness of the debates that ripple across society.
The biggest challenge of an online presence is that material on the web remains there forever.
When the facts are scarce, a sceptical reader must be persuaded that the inferences made are sound.
Do requests to delete data lead to an ‘internet with borders’? Ombud Franz Krüger explores.
Retired Judge Bernard Ngoepe said during his appointment as SA’s new tax ombudsmad that he would like to create confidence with the public.
A few weeks ago the Mail & Guardian published a report that put Minister of Finance Gordhan in a bad light. Some important elements were left out.
Journalists usually resist attempts by the authorities to extract information from them that can be used to prosecute crimes.
While the public protector’s recommendations are not always heeded by the state, her Canadian counterpart says such reports are never ignored there.
The ombud has dismissed a complaint by Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka about an <i>M&G</i> story on reported irregular expenditure.
The press ombudsman has denied an ANC Youth League request for a probe into two newspapers’ use of incorrect quotes attributed to Julius Malema.
A complaint lodged against the City Press for calling the subject of a story a right wing group was dismissed by the ombudsman.
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/ 23 October 2009
This week the ombudsman for long-term insurance forced PPS Insurance to pay out cover to a dentist.