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Civility in action: The discussion on “GNU: A curse or a blessing”, moderated by Dan Moyane, featured on eNCA last year. Photo: Screenshot

Local polls call for decorum and fair debate

Politicians’ conduct in parliament, media and public forums shapes not only the tone of electioneering but also the very fabric of democratic trust and social cohesion

 Judge Nathan Erasmus

Judge condemns cyberbullying as Joslin Smith kidnapping trial enters fifth week

Judge Nathan Erasmus said online harassment threatened trust in South Africa’s justice system and caused ‘suspicion’

(Photo by Atilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Latest Reuters report finds rising concerns about misinformation among South African news consumers

The report found that interest in politics had also dwindled among the country’s news readers

Which political parties are top of SA voters’ minds?

Results from the latest eNCA election poll

The Mbombela high court has ordered activist Joel Pompies Letwaba to apologise to former deputy president David Mabuza for making defamatory statements about him on national television in 2021.

Court orders activist Joel Letwaba to apologise to former deputy president David Mabuza

Judge Brian Mashile found Letwaba’s statements about Mabuza defamatory and ordered him to pay his legal fees

Former Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter.

ANC preparing summons in defamation suit against De Ruyter

The party is calculating the amount it would seek from the former Eskom CEO in damages but is struggling to establish his whereabouts

Eskom board chairperson Mpho Makwana. Photo: Getty Images

UPDATE: What next for Eskom as De Ruyter immediately released from duties

Sources on the board of Eskom believe that chief financial officer Calib Cassim will take over as the next CEO

Former Eskom chief executive, André de Ruyter. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

‘Load-shedding not the same as blackouts’ — Eskom CEO

André de Ruyter assures the public that the power utility is currently on track to lift load-shedding on Saturday morning

Major General Jeremy Vearey. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Senior crime intelligence officers want R15mn from axed top cop Vearey

The arbitration hearing in which former cop Jeremy Vearey was challenging his dismissal concluded its proceedings on Monday 13 September

A silent vigil for dismissed SAPS General Jeremy Vearey outside St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.  (Photo by David Harrison)

Vearey hearing adjourned over Covid-19 scare

The fired cop’s arbitration hearing was postponed to next month just as police put forward video material

The bad news headlines may be true but the good news is often overlooked

Pandemic accelerates decline of printed news, but trust in media grows — report

Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year

Eusebius McKaiser: A few critics are smoking some strong stuff

Blame and praise can’t be apportioned to individual leaders of a collective Cabinet

Government Communication and Information System acting director-general Pumla Williams on Friday slammed the Mail & Guardian’s report about the reluctance of defence force personnel to travel to Wuhan, China as “shameful”.

Government rejects M&G report about reluctant coronavirus evacuation

Calls for ‘patriotic media’ in reporting on outbreak

eNCA stops its coverage of the EFF elective conference. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

EFF says ‘good riddance’ to eNCA

The broadcaster pulled its coverage to highlight the party’s barring of other media. The EFF claims there were other reasons behind the decision.

EFF leader Julius Malema. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Malema welcomes eNCA withdrawal from its conference

The EFF leader however says that the 24-hour news channel is unwelcome to cover any of the party’s events further

‘The minister has come to learn of allegations that there was an exchange between officials from her office and eNCA reporters. A claim is being made by the eNCA that an official of the ministry asked them to leave,’ said a statement.

Bathabile Dlamini: ‘I never personally banned media from event’

eNCA reported on Sunday that it was barred from entering a hall where Minister Bathabile Dlamini launched the 16 Days of Activism Campaign

Minister of Women in the Presidency Bathabile Dlamini. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Dlamini, Malema ban media from covering their events

According to eNCA, Minister Bathabile Dlamini was offended by camera person was pointing a camera at her

(David Harrison/M&G)

Sanef condemns Malema’s comments on eNCA

Julius Malema took to Twitter accusing eNCA of advocating an "anti-black agenda" and supporting white supremacy.

Khato Civils sanitation project in Giyani shows the company’s focus on delivering clean water for development. Photo: Supplied

Blurred lines: e.tv admits eNCA series involved advertising money

e.tv has admitted that money was involved in a series produced by eNCA, apparently in collusion with the minister of economic development.

Judge lays into media for revealing Pistorius witness’s picture

Some media have published a photo of an Oscar Pistorius trial witness, which, while not in contravention of the court order, has caused ructions.