The relationship between government and media is often a fraught affair. Peta Krost Maunder caught up with minister in the presidency, Collins Chabane, to discover his thoughts on the media... Read more
The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef), civil society coalition Right2Know and COSATU general secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, met yesterday to discuss the Protection of State I... Read more
With South Africa’s MPs voting on the Protection of State Information Bill today, without the inclusion of a public interest defence to protect civil society and the media, lawyer Brig... Read more
The ANC and the government have put the Protection of Information Bill aka the Secrecy Bill back on the agenda of the National Assembly without honouring their commitment to take the bill to... Read more
Recently appointed Sowetan editor, Mpumelelo Mkabela, has been trying to impress his bosses by boosting sales with trashy tabloid stories. Most South Africans will remember how his career as... Read more
Looking critically at the media, DA leader Helen Zille insists that to speak truth to power, the media must look at its own shortcomings too, in a story first published in The Media magazine... Read more
