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latest news & developmentsTolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probe
The move comes amid mounting political pressure and follows ActionSA’s earlier criminal complaint, which it says the Hawks are investigating
Madlanga commission still fixing technical problems which risked exposing identity of ‘Witness X’
The commission is expected to resume sitting on Thursday
A split has emerged among liberal think-tanks, particularly over trade partners
The Institute for Race Relations, Brenthurst Foundation and Centre for Development Enterprise, the media and liberal intellectuals fracture along economic and international…
Three writers respond to Drew Forrest’s New Frame piece in the M&G and Rebecca Davis’s article in Daily Maverick
The articles in the two publications followed the sudden closure of ‘New Frame’ after its donor withdrew his funding
No easy fix to SA media money crisis
The closure of the New Frame, which sought to chase quality over clicks, is a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of donor funding
Pandemic accelerates decline of printed news, but trust in media grows — report
Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year
Response to the falsehoods about the M&G in Sanef’s media ethics and credibility report
Media houses holding each other to account is essential to a working democracy, but false claims serve only to undermine that goal
Somizi, will you judge this song & dance?
Hlophe? Mogoeng? Judge Judy? Zuma’s selection of judges could mutate as fast as versions of Jacques Pauw’s weekend
Editorial: Where is the accountability?
We need consequences, otherwise we will continue to get more of the same
The Covid-19 media survival guide
The pandemic hit journalists hard when credible news was most vital. The M&G spoke to newsroom leaders, researchers and stakeholders, who said the only way to sustain the…
Special Investigating Unit probes Covid-19 tenderpreneurs
The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone
Gamechangers: The morphing landscape of South Africa’s media
Two books on two media outlets, Daily Maverick and Independent newspapers, tell stories of success and failure
Malema welcomes eNCA withdrawal from its conference
The EFF leader however says that the 24-hour news channel is unwelcome to cover any of the party’s events further
Editorial: Journalism keeps up the good fight
In the wake of Black Wednesday, South African media continued to fight for the right to do their job
The hypocrisies of the EFF and the twists of our prejudice
It is important to acknowledge that journalism does not happen in a vacuum, prejudices seep into the tone and focus of our work