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06 Apr 2011
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – April 6, 2011
PODCAST
The building cost per kilometre of the Gauteng toll road project is between 106% and 228% more expensive than that of equivalent global road improvement projects, according to research by economist...
 
 
05 Apr 2011
 
Media Tribunal bid behind Ombudsman attack - Press Council
MEDIA APPEALS TRIBUNAL
The ANCYL's attack on the Press Ombudsman was aimed at boosting a faction of the ANC's bid for a media appeals tribunal, the Press Council said on Tuesday.
 
 
23 Sep 2010
 
The paradox of power: Media freedom in South Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
The controversial Media Appeals Tribunal (MAT) was first proposed at the 2007 Limpopo Conference of the ruling party of South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC).(2) While it is an old...
 
 
10 Sep 2010
 
Joint statement by the South African National Editors Forum and the African National Congress, on the relationship between the media and the ruling party (10/09/2010)
Statements

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) and the Press Council of SA, met the ANC at its head office in Johannesburg this morning. The meeting was requested by Sanef to discuss the...

 
 
17 Aug 2010
 
ANC likens media to Bin Laden — Sanef
MEDIA & POLITICS
The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) was willing to talk about improving self-regulation, but it did not appreciate the public slamming of the media by African National Congress (ANC)...
 
 
04 Aug 2010
 
Sunday Times journalist among 3 arrested
MEDIA FREEDOM IN QUESTION
Sunday Times journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika will appear in Kabokweni District Court in Mpumalanga with two others to face charges of fraud and defeating the ends of justice, the Hawks said on...
 
 
Sanef plans action against media freedom onslaught
MEDIA FREEDOM
The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) crafted a plan of action on Wednesday to fight attempts by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to regulate the media, which included a...
 
 
25 Jul 2010
 
Sanef: Statement by the South African National Editors Forum, rejecting the proposals for a state-appointed media tribunal (25/07/2010)
Statements

The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) at its Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg on 24 - 25 July 2010, expressed its strong rejection of renewed proposals for a state-appointed...

 
 
24 Jul 2010
 
SA: Radebe: Address by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, at the 2010 Sanef Nat Nakasa award dinner, Johannesburg (24/07/2010)
Topics

Date: 24/07/2010
Source: The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Title: SA: Radebe: Address by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, at the 2010...

 
 
23 Jul 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - July 23, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, SA is confirmed as the top developing country investor in Africa; Burundi is found to be the most corrupt nation in East Africa; and, a lawyer warns that the Protection of...
 
 
22 Jul 2010
 
Information Bill unconstitutional — lawyer
PARLIAMENTARY HEARING
Lawmakers were warned again on Thursday that the Protection of Information Bill would not survive Constitutional Court scrutiny because it rode roughshod over media freedom and the democratic...
 
 
04 Feb 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - February 4, 2010
PODCAST
in today's podcast, President Jacob Zuma confirms that he fathered an illegitimate child; Zimbabwe hopes to have IMF voting rights restored; and, the Concourt to hear case of delayed Presidential...
 
 
Zuma’s attack on media “outrageous”
PRESS FREEDOM
President Jacob Zuma's criticism of media reports about his love child are "outrageous", the Press Council of South Africa said on Wednesday.
 
 
03 Sep 2009
 
Polity - News this Week
Newsletter - News this Week

South Africa

PRETORIA - South Africa has started dismissing soldiers who marched illegally over wages, says the Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans. During the...

 
 
01 Sep 2009
 
‘Flawed’ publications Bill becomes law
LEGISLATION
The Films and Publications Amendment Bill, described by critics as deeply flawed and unconstitutional, has been signed into law.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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