Trustworthy information is a vital part of a healthy democracy

​The Press Council of South Africa has announced that Latiefa Mobara has been appointed as its new executive director

Publications can now identify a person alleged to have done such harm, but defamation rules still apply

Joe Thloloe, South Africa’s press ombudsman, has been honoured with the Order of Ikhamanga (silver) during one of media’s most difficult times.

The number of complaints to the press ombud in South Africa is relatively low, the Press Freedom Commission has been told.

The ANC Youth League called the ombudsman "useless" on Tuesday after he refused a request to investigate how newspapers had misquoted Julius Malema.