Exposing the relationship between government and media
The relationship between government and media is often a fraught affair. Peta Krost Maunder caught up with minister in the ...
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Tag: Protection of Information Bill
What Vavi told the editors about the ‘secrecy bill’
The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef), civil society coalition Right2Know and COSATU general secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, met yesterday to ...
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Public interest defence in the apartheid era
With South Africa's MPs voting on the Protection of State Information Bill today, without the inclusion of a public interest ...
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ANC secretly brings back Secrecy Bill
The ANC and the government have put the Protection of Information Bill aka the Secrecy Bill back on the agenda ...
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The Red October campaign: what’s really in the public interest?
Recently appointed Sowetan editor, Mpumelelo Mkabela, has been trying to impress his bosses by boosting sales with trashy tabloid stories. ...
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Helen Zille speaks out about media
Looking critically at the media, DA leader Helen Zille insists that to speak truth to power, the media must look ...
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