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latest news & developmentsA Colourful Life Cut Short: Tribute to Owen Ndlovu
South Africa mourns the tragic loss of former SABC Sports presenter and music rights activist Owen Ndlovu, who was found dead in Thokoza after being hijacked and kidnapped in…
Our advertising regulator is funded by the food and beverage industry. Should it be allowed to block public health messaging?
A pending court complaint alleges bias after the regulator voted to block radio advertisements about the dangers of sugar
Competition Commission takes on Google and Meta to save SA journalism
In a landmark move, the commission has released a provisional report that exposes how the tech giants have systematically exploited the local media industry, particularly…
Radio in South Africa marks 100 years of shaping identity and resistance
This is an edited extract from My Radio Memory: Listening to the Listener, which is edited by Robin Sewlal, with articles by 100 contributors. This one is by the journalist,…
Sanef seeks intervention in SABC vs MK party case over Government of National Unity
The public broadcaster has rejected the party’s demand that it not refer to the ruling coalition as a government of national unity as an attack on media freedom
Banxso investors lose life savings
A deepfake ad ‘featuring’ Patrice Motsepe is still luring people into online trading platform
Latest Reuters report finds rising concerns about misinformation among South African news consumers
The report found that interest in politics had also dwindled among the country’s news readers
Still making waves after 100 years
Radio has adapted to the times and, a century in, is going strong and changing lives in South Africa
Inside the minds of the censors
Decisions about what music to ban at the SABC were inconsistent, and – what’s worse – random This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account…
Scratch that: unkindest cuts
Researcher delves into SABC censors’ logic – and lack thereof – during apartheid
The Fiscal Cliff | State-owned entities: A war zone between political and economic elites
The corporatisation of SOEs has disempowered the South African public and benefited corporate power and private finance
The Fiscal Cliff | Eskom: The fiscal monster the treasury can’t vanquish
Among state-owned entities, the beleaguered power utility is far and away the biggest risk to the public purse
SOEs going into business rescue a sign of governance failure
It highlights that changes need to be made in their operation, experts say
Netflix and not-so chill: How streamers shape South Africa’s film industry
Subscription streaming services have become giants. Some will be lifted onto their shoulders and some will be crushed under their weight
SABC chief executive Madoda Mxakwe is stepping down
Nada Wotshela is to take up the reins at the broadcaster as acting group chief executive