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Sanef calls for transparency from Media24 over suspension of reporters

The SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has called on Media24 to be transparent about the outcome of the investigation relating to the suspension of two reporters alleged to have breached the editorial ethics code. TimesLIVE previously reported that City Press suspended two senior journalists after allegations of extortion. City Press parent company Media24's CEO, Ishmet Davidson, confirmed the suspensions and said the company had started a process to establish the […]

22 September 2022

News

SABC dismisses ‘malicious’ claims: ‘There are no soldiers in our newsroom’

NATIONAL The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has deployed soldiers to the SABC to protect journalists and not to interfere with its news operations, the public broadcaster said at the weekend. “As a national key point area, delivering an essential service to the nation, and considering the recent attacks on the SABC journalists, it was deemed necessary that the physical premises and the employees working in these offices be protected,” […]

8 August 2021

Local

Independent Media accuses health department of ‘cover up’ in case of the ‘Thembisa 10’

Publication house Independent Media on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Gauteng health officials, accusing them of a “cover up of mammoth proportions” in the ongoing saga of the “Thembisa 10” babies. Last Tuesday Pretoria News editor Piet Rampedi reported that Gosiame Sithole had given birth to the decuplets at an unnamed Pretoria hospital. However, question marks were raised almost immediately after government agencies, including the health department, said they […]

17 June 2021

Local

Sanef calls on police to stop ‘bugging’ journalists

The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has called on the police to immediately cease the surveillance of journalists. It says it will address the issue with Police Minister Bheki Cele and President Cyril Ramaphosa. In the latest incident, the house of an investigative journalist from the Daily Maverick was broken into and her two work laptops stolen. The journalist was reporting on documents that were submitted by former Crime […]

20 March 2021

Local

ANC’s top brass to meet with Zuma regarding Zondo Commission issue: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has told editors that the African National Congress’ top leadership will meet with former president Jacob Zuma any day soon to discuss among others his defiance of the Constitutional Court order that he appears before the State Capture Commission. He was speaking during a live virtual question and answer session with members of the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef). Earlier, Zuma claimed that Chair of the […]

26 February 2021

Local

Sanef mourns sudden death of City Press executive editor Dumisane Lubisi

The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has paid tribute to City Press executive editor Dumisane Lubisi who died of heart failure on Friday night. According to the newspaper’s managing editor Rhodé Marshall, Lubisi, 44, had previously worked at African Eye news agency, This Day newspaper, and the Sunday Times before joining City Press in June 2007 as an investigative reporter, Sanef said in a statement on Saturday. During his […]

11 October 2020

Local

Media ethics inquiry making progress: Sanef

The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) says it has made important progress in its independent Media Ethics and Credibility Inquiry. The enquiry was prompted by the apologies made by the Sunday Times for its Rogue Unit, Cato Manor and Zimbabwe Rendition stories in 2019. Since its launch in June 2019, the panel – chaired by retired Judge, Kathleen Satchwell has engaged with 55 submissions. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister […]

21 January 2020

Local

SANEF to request meeting with eNCA over censorship allegations

The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) will soon request a meeting with eNCA management to discuss allegations of censorship against the television news broadcaster. Former eNCA political reporter Samkele Maseko made the allegations. In a drawn out war on social media, Maseko alleged that then head of News Kanthan Pillay censored stories. Pillay has since been fired. SANEF's Hopewell Radebe says censorship in the industry should always be strongly […]

7 January 2020

Local

Editors call for evidence of Winnie apartheid smear campaign

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) called for evidence to be brought forward following claims that about 40 journalists were involved in a deliberate smear campaign against struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela during apartheid. On Wednesday, eNCA aired the documentary 'Winnie', in which she claimed there were journalists working under the Stratcom operation to discredit anti-apartheid activists. Following the documentary, a video went viral on social media, showing the late […]

13 April 2018

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