SABC claims vetting by the State Security Agency is procedural, but media watchdogs have cried foul.
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Media organisations have voiced their concern at the abrupt cancellation of public hearings on the contentious SABC Bill.
Media organisations have pointed out “a series of catastrophic and unconstitutional flaws” with the SABC Bill.
Nomsa Chabeli will take on the difficult role of leading the public broadcaster with immediate effect.
The ANC is calling on parliament to accelerate the implementation of the resolution for the establishment of a media appeals tribunal following the suspension of The Citizen editor Steve Motale, it said in a statement. “It is starkly clear that the people
The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) says it has noticed an alarming trend of fake news websites publishing inaccurate information under the guise of news. “Sanef notes and strongly condemns Monday’s
The SABC’s decision not to broadcast footage of the destruction of property during news bulletins was nothing less than censorship, the South African National Editors Forum said on Monday. The announcement by the SABC that it would henceforth
Media houses and other organisations challenging the signal jamming during the state of the nation address in February and parliament’s policy on broadcasting have been granted leave to appeal the matter at the supreme court of appeal, an attorney for the applicants tweeted on Thursday
The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has agreed in principle to defer the regulation of online press content to the Press Council of South Africa. In a joint statement from the Interactive Advertising Bureau of South Africa (IAB), the South African
Media houses and other parties are asking the Western Cape high court to find that a clause in parliament’s broadcasting policy is unconstitutional and invalid because it does not allow the public to view all activities on the floor. Steven Budlender, for the applicants