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Opinion
SUNDAY PRESS REVIEW: Nairobi only on one front page
Sipho Hlongwane
Most South African weekend papers failed to run with the Nairobi attack as a front-page headline
Tencent pushes Naspers to R1,000 share barrier
Analysts still bullish on growth prospects of multimedia group and expect counter to continue testing new highs
New free-to-air TV aims to reach 5-million viewers
Newly launched free-to-air digital satellite television service expects 5-million out of potential 10.7-million television households to sign up for new offering
Opinion
National Assembly approves new SABC board members
Bekezela Phakathi
Despite objections by opposition MPs this week, Parliament will now recommend 12 candidates for appointment by President Jacob Zuma
Opinion
Socially responsible ads on the rise
Sipho Hlongwane
Advertising can be about more than just capital but it does pay for companies to at least act like they care
Opinion
The media make mountains of ANC molehills
Thami Mazwai
Thami Mazwai asks whether our free media are also responsible
Opinion
Media fight promises new rules for a digital age
Anton Harber
In battle of our media giants, the elephants are fighting and the ants are watching, as always, nervously
Opinion
THICK END OF THE WEDGE: Understand your country. Or lose it
Peter Bruce
We must fight for our country, help it to grow and prosper and be happy, be more open and less frightened to speak
Call for more curbs on reporting divorce cases
Top children’s rights organisation says media is frequently in breach of the law
Opposition MPs reject SABC candidates
Opposition MPs dismiss process of appointing new SABC board as nothing but a ‘farce’, saying there is a ‘very good chance’ the board has been set up for failure again
Parliamentary committee agrees on SABC board short list
MPs put forward final list of names for a new board for embattled public broadcaster, whose interim board’s tenure ends this month
Home affairs probes ANN7 staff visas
Director-general Mkuseli Apleni orders probe into claims that some news channel staff are working in SA without proper documentation
Independent community newspapers vital, says Carrim
Communications Minister Yunus Carrim emphasises importance of providing platform for diverse voices at Association of Independent Publishers conference
Alec Hogg avoids lawsuit with Moneyweb over client database
Media company accuses founder and well-known media personality Alec Hogg of misappropriating a client database belonging to it
SABC CEO defends broadcaster’s audit report
Lulama Mokhobo says public broadcaster is sustainable despite deep-rooted ‘legacy issues’ and audit disclaimers
SABC accounts red-flagged by auditor-general
Auditor-general also says there is no evidence of collection of TV licence fees worth R913.8m
Call for media to maintain public’s trust
In recent years issues of trust and credibility have come under intense scrutiny, not only in South Africa, but internationally
Publishing online information holds serious legal implications
Statements that are repeated on air, online, in print, and even on a social media platform would have more serious consequences for journalists and their employers than for ordinary citizens
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