by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 4, 2010
By Helga JansenMuch is at stake in the latest spat between Cosatu and the ANC. Disciplinary action as mooted by the National Working Committee of the ANC will threaten the Alliance says Vavi and a number of Cosatu affiliates that have come out in support of their...
by Daniel Krähmer | Aug 5, 2010
By Jane Duncan2 August 2010The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has just released a document on the media for its National General Council (NGC) meeting, scheduled for September. The document, entitled ‘Media transformation, ownership and diversity’,...
by Daniel Krähmer | Aug 5, 2010
By Jeremy CroninIt is generally considered unwise for a politician to debate critically with the media through the media about the media. You don’t exactly enjoy home-ground advantage. This has been obvious in recent weeks with the re-surfacing of the debate...
by Daniel Krähmer | Aug 5, 2010
By Terry BellIn 1993, as the prospect of a non-racist democracy loomed, the last apartheid president, F. W. de Klerk and his minions, ordered the destruction of tonnes of files, microfilm, audio and computer tapes and disks. Information about state-sponsored murders,...
by Daniel Krähmer | Aug 6, 2010
A free press is essential to democracy, transparency and the attainment of equality 6 August 2010 We are organisations that campaign for social justice. The success of our work is dependent on respect for the Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights. The right to...
