Newspaper editors have warned the Press Freedom Commission that introducing a media appeals tribunal would be "the death knell of a free press".

But council reiterates the importance of self-regulation to uphold standards.

The Star newspaper has denied being in possession of the medical records of Schabir Shaik.

Freedom of expression is a right South Africans should not have to ask for, businessman Tokyo Sexwale told a gathering at the Star’s 120th anniversary celebrations in…