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The controversial Bill’s ‘fair use’ clause risks giveaway of South African news media’s content to digital platforms

High court strikes down bid to gag Mail & Guardian

The court said the application plainly raised constitutional issues of reporting in the public interest

The Gauteng high court is setting down civil trials as far ahead as 2031. Photo: Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images

Mail & Guardian defends application for a gag order

The lawsuit is the latest example of business entities trying to bar the media from reporting

The elections will be held on 1 November. (Photo by OJ Koloti/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Can South Africa conduct electronic elections?

Submissions to the inquiry into elections under Covid-19 call for local government polls to run as scheduled, or move online

Pay-TV inquiry probes the Multichoice monopoly

Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo at the commission’s first public hearing on state capture and corruption. (Gulshan Khan/AFP)

Zondo slams ‘money-hungry’ media

The deputy chief justice accused the media of undermining the commission after Sunday newspapers published information from leaked documents

Upset: Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams’s promise to unions that there’d be no retrenchments at the SABC has alarmed the opposition. (Delwyn Verasamy)

SABC meltdown all too familiar

Are certain board members being pushed out to ensure government control?

Earlier on Wednesday, the Right to Know campaign, which also made a submission, said data in South Africa is among the most expensive in the world. (Reuters)

Internet access has become a human right, data inquiry hears

Media Monitoring Africa suggested several solutions including free access to the internet at all government sites such as schools and libraries

Patricia de Lille announced on Wednesday that she was finally parting ways with her adopted party and resigning as Cape Town’s mayor, so voters now face another confusing choice. (David Harrison/M&G)

SABC’s policy still so Hlaudi

Media watchdogs are concerned about inadequate changes to editorial procedures

Parliament’s oversight committee on communications was briefed on Tuesday on progress the SABC has made on its turnaround strategy. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

SABC editorial hearings draw to a close, public submissions extended

The broadcaster’s public consultations on editorial policy have been met with a call to focus on implementing already existing guidelines

The committee drafted a shortlist of 24 candidates last week, from an initial pool of over 300. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

What you hear may not be what you SABC

SABC’s new policies restricting protest coverage have harmful effects on the broadcaster and SABC viewers, say civil society organisations.

Media ignores ‘citizens agenda’ in election coverage

A report analysing coverage of the 2014 elections has found that the media marginalised important issues in favour of covering party campaigns.

NGOs: Children’s rights forgotten in election manifestos

A number of NGOs have pointed out that children’s rights to education and healthcare are not considered an election issue by parties, but should be.

Hlaudi Motsoeneng was a respondent in no less than 15 different cases from the 2013-14 financial year with the highest legal bill he accrued amounting to R5.3-million. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Sunshine moves from weather report to news bulletins

The SABC has hit the sunshine-news campaign trail with its new editorial policies that 70% of the stories on its news bulletins should be positive.

Overhaul of self-regulation on the cards

Overhaul of self-regulation on the cards

Sanef is setting up an "eminent persons’ panel" to investigate ways to strengthen and reform the print media’s self-regulation system.

SABC vs M&G: Watchdog calls for cool heads

The SABC’s fight against a ruling on unfair reporting in favour of the <em>M&G</em> could pose a serious threat to media freedom.

Media punishment should be ‘proportionate’

Punishment given to newspapers for irresponsible reporting should be "proportionate" to the harm caused, said Media Monitoring Africa on Thursday.