Voters will be able to register on 17 and 18 July at specially set up points in their wards for the upcoming local government elections, the IEC has confirmed.
SANEF calls on Zondo to publish list of journalists on SSA payroll
SANEF has expressed its concern over allegations of journalists being used as spies to further the agenda of the State Security Agency.
The South African Editors Forum (SANEF) has called on the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture to divulge the names of journalists who were paid by the country’s intelligence agencies where there is evidence to back this up.
During Dr Sydney Mufamadi’s testimony, the commission, which is chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Zondo, heard that about R20 million was paid by the intelligence agency to ANA to influence the national news narrative and to counter the bad publicity around former president Jacob Zuma’s government.
Sorry not sorry? Somizi slammed for posting jouno s cell number on Instagram
20 January 2021 1:37 PM
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Sanef is calling for action to be taken against Somizi, calling his actions a direct attack on media freedom in the country .
Last week he was making headlines for having the best-selling cookbook in the country, this week media personality Somizi is back trending on social media after publishing the phone number of a journalist he accused of invading his privacy.
The Idols judge, who has 3.7 million Instagram followers, took to the photo and video sharing site at the weekend and posted screenshots of a conversation with City Press s Julia Madibogo in which she asked him about claims his marriage to Mohale Motaung was in trouble.
The South African Editors Forum (Sanef) has welcomed the report released by the Enquiry into Media Ethics and Credibility on the ethical challenges facing the industry in South Africa.