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Semenya saga: Malema slams media

NEWSWATCH: Malema says foreign-owned media must be ‘defeated', reports Mail & Guardian Online, which also reports the murder of journalist Shadi Rapitso. In Bloemfontein, the SABC's local editor is being accused of lying about having passed matric, and on the digital migration front the Communications Minister we're not behind, we're on track, reports IOL.

26 Oct 2009

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Mail & Guardian Online: Malema lashes media over Semenya saga… The leader of the ANCYL says foreign-owned media are to blame for the Casper Semenya gender saga.
Mail & Guardian Online: Journalist Shadi Rapitso murdered… The 29-year-old journalist was allegedly forcefully held hostage before being stabbed to death.
IOL: SABC editor never passed matric - union… The Broadcast, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers Union claims that the SABC's Bloemfontein editor lied about passing matric.
IOL: SA on track for digital broadcasting… The Minister of Communications says we're on track to migrate to digital by November next year.

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