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Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Media

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Thembi Siaga and Anton van Zyl 4 Dec 2025

Thabo Leshilo is the new public advocate. Source: PCSA.

Media

Thabo Leshilo named Press Council's public advocate

30 Sep 2025

The Department of Justice says a decision on the Special Investigating Unit’s application to amend the 2020 Presidential Proclamation mandating it to investigate corruption involving the Lottery and its employees, is expected by the end of February. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Criminal Law

SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe

Raymond Joseph 19 Feb 2025

Media

Press ombud rules on News24’s coverage of Gayton McKenzie’s Olympic jaunt

Ombud Watcher Law 29 Jan 2025

Media

Press Council expels Independent Media for failing to obey rulings

25 Oct 2024

Media

Judge Lindiwe Rusi vs City Press: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Ombud Watcher Law 3 Sep 2024

Newspapers

Understanding the hard-hitting Press Council ruling against Iqbal Survé’s newspapers

Ombud Watcher 12 Aug 2024

Media

Complaint against Daily Maverick Steinhoff stories dismissed

Ombud Watcher Law 12 Jul 2024

Media

News24 vs Sunday Independent: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Ombud Watcher 18 Jun 2024

Media Freedom

Kaizer Chiefs vs Sunday World: Press Ombud rules against headline

Ombud Watcher Law 7 May 2024

Image supplied. Back for the 16th year, the Bookmarks 2024 Early Bird entries open 19 February and close at midnight on 1 March 2024

IAB Bookmarks Awards

IAB SA 2024 Bookmark Awards: The early bird gets ahead of the competition

19 Feb 2024

Source: © Twitter The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) commemorated Black Wednesday (19 October 1977) with a fundraising dinner addressed by Mpho Makwana, outgoing Eskom Board chairman and sponsored by Absa

Media Freedom

Sanef commemorates Black Wednesday, raises R2m for media freedom

23 Oct 2023

Newspapers

City Press denies 'brown envelope' allegations

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Oct 2023

Source: © Columbia Edcaiton Valley FM, a community radio station in South Africa's Western Cape

Education

Sanef online media strategy programme to assist community media

2 Mar 2023

Source: © iqoncept

Media

Journalists' excluded from PoPIA

6 Jul 2022

Source: © Olga Yastremska The SA Jewish Report has been expelled from the Press Council of South Africa

Media

SAJR refusal to publish ruling undermines PCSA

30 May 2022

Are 'influencer fatigue' and distrust signalling a comeback for traditional advertising?

Advertising

Are 'influencer fatigue' and distrust signalling a comeback for traditional advertising?

Issued by Caxton Media 23 Mar 2022

Media

The news is free - but the ethics are sold separately!

Portia Mvubu 29 Nov 2021

Public trust in the media is at a new low: a radical rethink of journalism is needed

Media

Public trust in the media is at a new low: a radical rethink of journalism is needed

Herman Wasserman 24 Feb 2021

City Press executive editor, the late, Dumisane Lubisi. Photo: .

Media

RIP: City Press executive editor Dumisane Lubisi

12 Oct 2020

All the panellists. Picture © Goethe-Institut South Africa.

Media

Future of Journalism: A sector in crisis

Danette Breitenbach 30 Aug 2019

Pippa Green is the new Press Ombud. © .

Media

Pippa Green appointed as the new Press Ombud

19 Feb 2019

Press Council of SA invites applications for press ombud position

Media

Press Council of SA invites applications for press ombud position

19 Nov 2018

Media

Put truth first in news reporting and information-sharing in general

Leigh Andrews 18 Oct 2018

Tiso Blackstar responds to "misleading reports" by Independent Media

Media

Tiso Blackstar responds to "misleading reports" by Independent Media

19 Apr 2018

#Prisms2018: Meet young judge Boitumelo Molusi

Prism Awards

#Prisms2018: Meet young judge Boitumelo Molusi

Jessica Tennant 17 Apr 2018

Hundreds protest Morocco trial of journalists

Media

Hundreds protest Morocco trial of journalists

29 Jan 2018

Last year's Journalist of the Year, Siphe Macanda of the Daily Dispatch.

Media

Sikuvile Awards set to honour top journalists

18 Oct 2017

Newspapers

Business Day wins Press Council appeal about Trillian article

9 Oct 2017

PR & Communications

The state of the media nation - from a PR perspective

Nicole Capper, Issued by MANGO-OMC 19 May 2015

Journalism has essential and promising future in SA - Thloloe

Media

Journalism has essential and promising future in SA - Thloloe

26 May 2016

Journalists and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI)

Media

Journalists and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI)

Danie Strachan 27 Aug 2015

IAB formally engages FPB on online censorship

Digital

IAB formally engages FPB on online censorship

Issued by IAB South Africa 5 Jun 2015

IAB officially expresses its concern over online censorship

Media Freedom

IAB officially expresses its concern over online censorship

5 Jun 2015

'Mind-boggling' Max 'musing' miffs main man's minions

Newspapers

'Mind-boggling' Max 'musing' miffs main man's minions

31 Dec 2014

Media Freedom

Space for independent, critical media is under siege

Anton Harber 7 Nov 2014

LontohCoal to sue reporter and Naspers for millions

Media

LontohCoal to sue reporter and Naspers for millions

24 Feb 2014

Daily Sun ordered to publish apology over grisly photos

Law Enforcement

Daily Sun ordered to publish apology over grisly photos

21 Nov 2013

Hindu cartoon complaint dismissed

Media

Hindu cartoon complaint dismissed

6 Nov 2013

Media

Widespread criticism of press: report

3 Oct 2013

Wits Journalism: State of the Newsroom Report 2013

Media

Wits Journalism: State of the Newsroom Report 2013

2 Oct 2013

Ombudsman to investigate communications complaint

Newspapers

Ombudsman to investigate communications complaint

4 Jun 2013

Newspapers

The Red Shoe Minister, the former journalist, the current editor and the Press Council

Anton Harber 30 May 2013

Pule pummels paper

Administration

Pule pummels paper

26 Mar 2013

PDMSA responds to SACP leader's statements

Media

PDMSA responds to SACP leader's statements

6 Nov 2012