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Independent said to stop Sapa payments

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The Independent media group has stopped paying its fees to the South African Press Association (Sapa), Grubstreet reported on Friday. Quoting two unnamed sources, the media blog reported on BizNews.com that Independent, a funding member of Sapa, had not paid its

M&G, Independent spat continues

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Independent Newspapers on Thursday accused Mail & Guardian owner Trevor Ncube of seeking a public spat because he had failed to acquire a portion of it. “Since the failure of his attempted acquisition of a portion of our

War of words erupts between news groups

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Independent Newspapers’ group executive editor Karima Brown on Wednesday accused Mail & Guardian owner Trevor Ncube of telling an “odd bare-faced lie”. “Mr Ncube has called to question the integrity and professionalism of the Independent journalists who have produced our stories on his

Independent names deputy chair

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Tony Howard has been appointed as Independent Newspapers’ deputy executive chairman, the company said on Tuesday. The position of group CEO would fall away immediately as a result of Howard’s appointment, executive chairman Iqbal Survé said in a statement. Howard was the