Wa Afrika to sue police

NEWSWATCH: Sunday Times journo Mzilikazi wa Africa plans to sue the "individuals or entities" for wrongful arrest and defamation of character after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) provisionally withdrew charges. He claims he has evidence that his phone had been illegally bugged. 8 Sep 2010 12:13

Charges against Wa Afrika dropped

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The 'Mzilikazi Wa Afrika Affair' has 'provisionally' come to an end, with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) notifying the Sunday Times journalist by letter that all the charges against him have been dropped, according to Wa Afrika's Facebook page. 7 Sep 2010 11:28

Media freedom: where did SA media go wrong?

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Juniorisation of newsrooms, inadequate coverage of key human rights issues, gender, racism, children and poverty, lack of balance and accuracy, lack of stories about the country's progressive legislation, xenophobic, ownership concentration, and following political parties' agenda rather than citizens during elections. These are some of the 'serious charges' formulated by the Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) against the SA media. 7 Sep 2010 10:56

Coalition to support free speech, led by SANEF

The launch of a coalition to spearhead efforts to promote and entrench freedom of speech across all levels of South African society has been announced today, Tuesday, 31 August 2010, by the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF). The Coalition for Free Speech will champion a collective drive by media, big business and civil society to amplify the importance of free speech as a pillar of our democracy and not just a matter which concerns media. 31 Aug 2010 10:56

Media, ANC 'war' over media freedom intensifies

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Despite facing a powerful enemy such as the ANC-led government, which some observers have likened to Goliath because of its intimidating moves, South Africa's independent media, David, refuses to back down, vowing not to give up but fight until the bloody end. This act of bravery by the media epitomises the intensity of the conflict over media freedom that has the potential to drag on for many years. 31 Aug 2010 09:54

Media freedom battle will be long, says SANEF

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The battle for media freedom in South Africa will not end when the ANC converges at its National General Council (NGC) next month to discuss the issue of media transformation, ownership and diversity and the media appeals tribunal, but it will go on and on, possibly two, three or many years to come, South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) chairman Mondli Makhanya said today, Monday, 30 August 2010. 30 Aug 2010 11:14

SANEF welcomes court decision; will hold media freedom summit

The interim interdict by the Western Cape High Court, against the parliamentary portfolio committee on communications on holding a hearing of a briefing by the SABC behind closed doors, was welcomed yesterday, Tuesday, 24 August 2010, by the Press Gallery Association (PGA) and the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF), which will be hosting a media freedom summit in Johannesburg early next week. 25 Aug 2010 09:36