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Sanef, veteran journalists and political leaders have paid tribute to Baldwin Ndaba, remembering the veteran reporter as a fearless accountability journalist, mentor and beloved newsroom presence whose work left a lasting mark on South African journalism

Baldwin Ndaba remembered as ‘a newspaper man’s reporter’

Sanef, veteran journalists and political leaders have paid tribute to Baldwin Ndaba, remembering the veteran reporter as a fearless accountability journalist, mentor and beloved…

Cartoon: Carlos on The Stir’s reporting

Stir well, then let simmer until done.

Former Sars commissioner Tom Moyane. (David Harrison/M&G)

Marcus, Van Schoor to clear their names in UJ theft scandal

Roy Marcus and Jaco van Schoor believe they did not engage in any wrongdoing

Tensions between the media and the EFF reached new heights last week Tuesday after Malema addressed a crowd gathered outside the venue of the commission of inquiry into state capture, in Parktown, Johannesburg.

Sanef ‘deeply concerned’ by ‘Stratcom’ accusations from Indy media

This is the second time in as many weeks that prominent journalists have been called “Stratcom agents” without any proof

The editor of the Star

Editor of the Star Makhudu Sefara resigns

The editor of the Star, Makhudu Sefara, has stepped down in what he has described to Sapa as an "amicable departure".

Independent staff demand answers from Survé over Dasnois axing

Employees of the Independent newspaper group have voiced their anger over the dismissal of Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois.

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Journalists face danger ‘far too often’

The South African National Editors’ Forum has slammed the danger journalists are put in while out on stories after a Star photographer was injured.

ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa’s possible replacing of Kgalema Motlanthe could come at a high cost to Shanduka.

Editor: Reporter led down ‘unsavoury’ path in Ramaphosa report

A report that ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa would decline his nomination was the result of "unsavoury" sources, the Star newspaper has said.

Justice: President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered a commission of inquiry into ANC governments’ role in possibly delaying investigations.

Political editor resigns over Ramaphosa article

Political editor Gaye Davis has resigned following a report in the Star that Cyril Ramaphosa had refused a nomination to be ANC deputy president.

Shake-up for newspaper groups

Shake-up for newspaper groups

Mvela group’s offer to buy media firm has sparked fears of greater political interference, writes Reg Rumney.

Malema: Whites never voted for us anyway

ANCYL request for media probe denied

The press ombudsman has denied an ANC Youth League request for a probe into two newspapers’ use of incorrect quotes attributed to Julius Malema.

Malema: Zille dances like a monkey

Malema welcomes Daily Sun apology

The ANC Youth League on Friday welcomed a front-page apology by the <em>Daily Sun</em> newspaper for misquoting its leader Julius Malema.

Court hears of Afrikaners’ pain over ‘shoot the boer’

Newspaper runs front-page apology to Malema

The <em>Star</em> on Thursday published an apology to ANCYL leader Julius Malema after it incorrectly quoted him criticising President Jacob Zuma.

City of Jo’burg warns their employees against child porn

The <i>Star</i> reported the City of Jo’burg warned its employees against downloading child pornography and bestiality material through a circular.

Stats SA and newspapers settle bitter battle

Statistics South Africa and the Star have settled a ”bitter battle” over an article which claimed that a multimillion-rand survey was bungled.

Reporter from the Star moonlighted for Ekurhuleni

Anna Louw wrote numerous articles on Robert McBride’s drunk-driving case and related issues.

DA says Mbeki must release letter he sent to Bush

President Thabo Mbeki must release the letter he allegedly wrote to George Bush asking the American president to ”butt out” of Zimbabwe, the Democratic Alliance said on Thursday.…

Imaging the violence, and imagining our media without it

Could the visuals have stoked the attacks? An American journalism teacher visiting SA has been horrified at the broadcast and publication of xenophobic violence. It clashes with…

Hunted by gangs, migrants flee flames

George Mhanda came to Johannesburg to feed his family, struggling to eat under Robert Mugabe’s derelict rule. The Zimbabwean mechanic found a job in a local garage and a room in…

‘These people get killed for nothing’

The headlines of the papers at the newsstand at the Bree Street taxi rank on Monday reflect the deadly xenophobic violence that spread around Johannesburg on the weekend.…