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Blazing: Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe who is also president of the ANC Women’s League, previously defended Netshipale’s hiring to parliament and said his appointment was within prevailing prescripts within public service. Photo: DSD New

UPDATED: Under siege minister charges DG

Minister Sisisi Tolashe suspended director general Peter Netshipale amid internal scandals, contract disputes and whistleblower allegations at the department of social development

Competition Commission sets the record straight

Fair and balanced public discourse is encouraged by the commission, rather than newspapers publishing anonymous allegations that malign a commissioner

(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

Media like the Mail & Guardian are critical for democracy

Legacy publications struggle in the digital age and they need investment, not cutting skilled staff

Men armed with crude weapons on the outskirts of Ramaphosa in 2008, shortly before they gave chase to several men who appeared to evade the attack by hiding in nearby mine dumps. (James Oatway)

[BR]OTHER: Xenophobia born of dreams deferred

A new book of images and essays about the Afrophobic violence in South Africa attempts to take the narrative forward

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EDITORIAL: Journalism is the antidote to state capture

The news media was a counterweight to a criminal enterprise that had captured the state

Print deadline: Thabang Mothelo, a negotiator for the Information Communication and Technology Union, says they are committed to fighting for the rights of journalists. (Oupa Nkosi)

‘Tiso Blackstar is just the beginning’

With half of all journalism jobs gone in South Africa, one union is trying to halt the decline

Unless journalism is holistic and includes aspects such as politics and business, even the best health journalism won’t cut the mustard in the long run.

Media industry mourns the deaths of three veteran journalists

Herbert Mabuza, Zuluboy Molefe and Raymond Louw passed away within days of each other

In October, Sunday Times editor Bongani Siqoko ?issued an apology on the reporting of the Cator Manor killings as more questions were raised on aspects of the story. (Image via Sunday Times)

Sunday Times stripped of journalism award for Cato Manor ‘death squad’ reporting

In 2011, the paper ran a front page story titled "Shoot to Kill" which was authored by Stephan Hoffstatter, Mzilikazi wa Africa and Rob Rose

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Lies, damn lies, and advertising

This is a time when serious journalism is required, ensuring that voters are kept informed

When pressed about various controversies surrounding his businesses, Iqbal Survé insists he is simply misunderstood and has done nothing wrong. (Photos: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
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The world according to Dr Survé

Iqbal Survé’s business success has bought him the ultimate luxury: his own version of reality

It is safe to say that, given the risk factor involved, the pandemic has exacerbated online activities, and even if, as the severity of its effect decreases (when a vaccine has been developed, for instance), people return physically to their places of work, the current expansion of online work practices means it is likely to remain so to a significant degree.

WhatsApp limits forwarding function to fight misinformation

The messaging app announced an update to limit the number of times a user can forward a message after the network had been used to spread falsities

Dismay, disbelief, anger: When the votes were counted at the 2017 national elective conference and Ramaphosa was announced the new president of the ANC, defeating Dlamini-Zuma, Jacob Zuma struggled to control his emotions. (Gulshan Khan/AFP)

Uncaptured: How it all began

Part 1: Journalists helped pull SA back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture. But they are now staring into an abyss of their own

Newspapers have been, and still are, battling to find ways to survive. Sales have dropped and revenue from adverts has dwindled and they have not yet found a way to make enough money by publishing online. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Uncaptured: The money problem and the journalists who have ‘stopped looking’

Part IV: Journalists helped pull SA back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture. But they are staring into an abyss of their own

According to a Sunday Times report, the DA caucus in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature has proposed that only an MP with a university degree be considered for the position of chief whip. (Beeld/Jaco Marais)

EFF, DA in Twitter spat over DA chief whip’s qualifications

The EFF’s Floyd Shivambu and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi mocked the DA’s John Steenhuisen after a media report revealed his highest qualification is matric

We have much to learn from the factual history of the media in South Africa, says the writer (John McCann/M&G)

News media needs to save face

Its credibility is at stake and an open, all-encompassing approach needs to be taken

Never-ending: Shenge’s still hanging on to the Inkatha Freedom Party. He’s being doing so for nearly as long as I have lived. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Sars makes my Monday

Since Tom’s ‘decommissioning’ things at the revenue service are looking up

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Editorial: Our power rests on the truth

Trustworthy information is a vital part of a healthy democracy

Bheki Khoza brought joy to Paddy Harper on the last day of his holiday. (Onkgopotse Matlawe/iksmusicandco)

I got the death squad  ‘evidence’

A zillion emails await me – and a pile of newspapers, which is where I spot a chance to win the journo prize

The developments in 79-year-old Rodrigues’ case offers hope to other families in a similar position to the Timols. (Anthony Schultz/M&G)

Crime intelligence played reporters

A former Hawks spokesperson claims he alerted the Sunday Times to the fact that it was being used