Media freedom under attack again, by ANCYL

Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has condemned recent press statements by the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), one which presented its case for Floyd Shivambu publicly instead of at the Equality Court, where it is scheduled and the other in its call "for an urgent establishment of the Media Appeals Tribunal," stating "self-regulation of the media in South Africa is a threat to democracy." 7 Apr 2011 09:23

Show us proof of editors censoring govt info, SANEF tells Manyi

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) has this week requested government's controversial spokesperson Jimmy Manyi to provide it with concrete evidence of editors censoring government information. "It should be borne in mind that this is a serious allegation he has made against the press," SANEF member Raymond Louw told Bizcommunity.com last night, Thursday, 31 March 2011. 1 Apr 2011 11:08

Ignoring the press is not productive, says spin-doctor supremo Alastair Campbell

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] But until the press accepts that it has a vested interest in there being good, strong government communications, neither side will get a good deal, media-relations expert Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret), who was former British prime minister Tony Blair's press secretary, tells Bizcommunity.com. 30 Mar 2011 10:29

Government - SA's most ambitious media baron

[Mandy de Waal: @mandyldewaal] Not satisfied with just owning this country's biggest broadcaster, the state is set to launch what will be South Africa's biggest circulation newspaper at a print price tag of well above R1 million an issue. Critics warn of printing for pulp, of a government that has not done its homework, but also of a state that's knee-jerking politically and seriously damaging media diversity in the process 29 Mar 2011 10:06

Launch of state newspaper: MDDA reacts

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The government's breaking news about launching its own newspaper has spread like wild fire and gotten the media fraternity heatedly debating the repercussions and best interests of such a daring - and expensive - project. Some observers believe Government could invest those resources in the 'right channels' if it aims to effectively diversify the media. 28 Mar 2011 10:25

Uproar as GCIS announces launch of state newspaper

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] It is highly irresponsible for Government to use public funds in order to gain credibility or just to cover up or deny whatever stories are run in the independent press, Shepherd Mpofu, of Wits University's School of Journalism Department of Media Studies, told Bizcommunity.com amid reports by City Press yesterday, Sunday, 27 March 2011, that Government is about to launch its own newspaper - which might run without commercial advertising. 28 Mar 2011 09:34