Zuma and the right to dignity

[Gail Schimmel] Zuma's genitals kept me awake last night. Now there is a sentence that I never thought I would say. But I find myself struggling with this issue. 21 May 2012 13:03

City Press vs ANC: Who is the adult and who is the child?

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Who exactly, I have wondered as temperatures have risen over the past 10 days over Brett Murray's Zuma Spear painting, is the adult and who is the child in this situation? 29 May 2012 09:17

Sowetan cop sex video story sends confusing signals

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] What in the world is going on at the Sowetan? Does the paper even know itself? 17 Aug 2011 12:00

Govt slams e.tv's 'selective broadcasting'

According to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), the SA government is "appalled and disappointed" that e.tv censored visuals showing Advocate Gcina Malindi breaking down in tears during the South Gauteng High Court proceedings relating to The Spear portrait. 25 May 2012 08:28

Sleep easy, our democracy is 'almost' safe, for now!

[Benedicta Dube] I cannot say I'm disappointed - no, actually I am. I'm let down that City Press editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee has buckled under pressure and brought down "The Spear" painting off the paper's website, in what she called "the spirit of peacemaking - an olive branch". 29 May 2012 11:08

Mantashe's media musings

NEWSWATCH: While ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe is reported by News24.com to have said that the ANC is generally pleased with the report the Press Freedom Commission released yesterday, he's not completely happy with a couple of issues... And on "that painting" front, the ANC is going to court today to stop the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg and City Press displaying a painting of Zuma with his genitals exposed, reports Moneyweb.co.za. (video) 22 May 2012 06:18

Aiming for relevance to changing readership - FHM's Brendan Cooper

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] What do you do when your circulation is falling consistently, even though you have a strong brand? If you're a newspaper, you're likely to throw your hands in the air and blame it on online. But in the very competitive magazine world, you must take action or die - which is why FHM's successful former editor, Brendan Cooper, has been brought back from management to the editor's seat. 24 May 2012 11:57

Daily Maverick launches new website 'for people who matter'

The Daily Maverick has announced that it has launched a simpler, better and smarter new website. Following international trends in web design, the improved site's clear layout and fonts are designed to offer an enhanced visual and news reading experience for Daily Maverick aficionados as well as those newly won over. 22 May 2012 14:42

Artistic freedom supported

The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) has been encouraged and disappointed by the excited response by South Africans to the explicit painting of president Jacob Zuma by artist Brett Murray. 23 May 2012 09:49

SACP boycott call 'disturbs' newspaper

City Press editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee said yesterday, 24 May 2012, she is "deeply disturbed" by SACP's calls to boycott the newspaper over its coverage of the controversial artwork The Spear. 25 May 2012 08:55

MDDA

MDDA/Sanlam Local Media Awards 2012 - announcement of the winners

Today - 18th May 2012, the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and Sanlam joined forces again to celebrate excellence in the local media industry of South Africa. The MDDA/Sanlam Local Media Awards 2012 included the inaugural Rantho/Letsebe Community Media Achievement Award and was presented at a gala dinner at the Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel in Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province. 18 May 2012 12:57

CNBC Africa opens office in Mozambique

CNBC Africa, a CNBC International franchise owned by Africa Business News, has entered into a joint venture with Mozambique's state broadcaster, Televisão de Moçambique (TVM), and will open a bureau in Maputo. CNBC Africa's country bureau representative will be Sunnyboy Mshengu. 24 May 2012 11:35

Sanef: ANC boycott call 'abuse of power'

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has issued the following statement after call by the ANC and senior governing party leaders for a boycott of City Press newspaper. The forum says the call is "tantamount to intimidation and abuse of power". 25 May 2012 07:47