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26 May 2012
                       
 
 
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10 Mar 2012
 
 
DA: Zille: Address by the leader, at the Gauteng Provincial Congress, Pretoria (10/03/2012)
Topics
Hier is ons almal vandag in Thaba Tshwane in Pretoria. Sikhona apha eThabaTshwane!
 
 
02 Feb 2012
 
PP: Submission by Thuli Mdonsela, the Public Protector, to the Press Freedom Commission (02/02/2012)
Statements

Contents
1. INTRODUCTION 3
2. WHY SHOULD THE PUBLIC PROTECTOR BE CONCERNED? 4
3. IS MEDIA SELF- REGULATION EFFECTIVE? 6
3.2 Balancing human rights 7
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22 Nov 2011
 
Media urge MPs to reject Info Bill
PROTECTION OF STATE INFORMATION BILL
A group of editors and the SA National Editors' Forum (Sanef) made an 11th hour plea to ANC MPs to reject the Protection of State Information Bill when it comes up for the vote in the National...
 
 
03 Nov 2011
 
DA: Statement by Wilmot James, Democratic Alliance federal leader, welcoming Parliaments stance on draft media protocol (03/11/2011)
Statements

The decision that Parliament will reconsider a draft media protocol, which seeks to regulate the interaction between journalists and political party support staff, should be welcomed.

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12 Aug 2011
 
 
 
Battle for mindshare rages as ANC elective conference looms
POLITICAL INSIGHT
The conviction of Schabir Shaik, President Jacob Zuma’s former financial adviser, on charges of fraud and corruption in June 2005 opened the door for the laying of similar charges against Zuma....
 
 
10 Jun 2011
 
DA: Statement by Natasha Michael, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of communication, opposing the governments adspend (10/09/2011)
Statements

The Democratic Alliance (DA) strongly objects to government’s plans to use advertising as a means of rewarding publications which offer it favourable reporting. Plans announced to this...

 
 
03 Jun 2011
 
SAFREA: Statement by the South African Freelancers Association, on the Protection of Information Bill (03/06/2011)
Statements

The Southern African Freelancers’ Association (Safrea) is extremely concerned about the possibility of the passing of the Information Bill.

"As workers in the media we...

 
 
25 Oct 2010
 
The HSBC & Nedbank: Some Positives and Negatives
INSIGHT AFRICA
The last Insight went out just before the ANC's National General Council met. That was intended to be an important meeting and the general hope was that greater clarity would be reached on economic...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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