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On 5 December 2017, Markus Jooste (right) suddenly resigned as Steinhoff chief executive amid an investigation into accounting irregularities at the firm.  (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)

‘Steinhoff cannot cherry pick the PwC report for the public’

The retail firm has not established why the contents of the 3 000-page report is privileged, counsel argued. And even if it had, the report’s release is ‘in the public’s interest’

Ranjeni Munusamy writes: “I am not sure it is worth the trouble to start reporting again. Political journalism is brutal and thankless.” (Gallo)

Munusamy denies spook claim

Responding to allegations made at the Zondo commission, the journalist says someone else paid off her car

Divisive figure: Sunday Independent journalist and Forum for Journalists for Transformation founder Piet Rampedi says his organisation supports the formation of a media bargaining council. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Media bargaining council mooted

In a move that could provide an alternative to the South African National Editors Forum, a new form of workers’ representation is being plotted

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

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Lies, damn lies, and advertising

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

On Monday, the CCMA granted the Information Communication Technology Union a certificate to strike at Tiso Blackstar.

Tiso Blackstar strike could ‘severely disrupt’ Zondo commission

​The Zondo commission has been warned that striking journalists at its venue could disrupt its upcoming hearings into allegations of state capture

Dying breed: In the 1980s and early 1990s, labour reporting formed an important part of South African
journalism. Photo: Supplied

Who runs SA’s media is a black-and-white issue

The boards and top management are mostly white men, but the majority of the media houses’ employees are African women

The EFF has launched an attack on some journalists to divert attention from its links to the VBS bank heist. (Alaister Russell/Sowetan/Gallo Images)

Uncaptured: Journalistic ethics in the era of diversionary retaliation

Part II: 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

Jan-Jan Joubert

Tiso Blackstar institutes disciplinary action against senior reporter

Jan-Jan Joubert and Thabo Mokone reported that the DA had thrown a veil of secrecy over the resignation of its policy chief and head of media