Public Reaction to Zuma’s Call for “Patriotic Reporting”

President Jacob Zuma is convinced that South Africans could do with more smiles all around. He is not alone in his desire to uplift the mood in the country by telling more good news. SABC and ANN7 are fully behind the president on his call for positive news to be broadcast to the public. SABC has committed to producing 70% good news content. It seems that the president is intensely concerned about the goings-on in the media and communications sector. Not too long ago, the Pro... Read more »
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By PAW On Wednesday, September 4th, 2013

Blue Light Driver’s Lawyer Says Victim Caused Accident

In 2011, Joseph Motsamai Semitjie was employed as a driver for Humphrey Mmemezi. At the time, Mmemezi was the Gauteng Local Government and Housing MEC. With Semitji behind the wheel, the MEC’s vehicle is said... Read more »
By PAW On Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013

ANC Sanitation Protesters Suspended

The African National Congress has taken a decisive stand on the battle of poo that has been raging on in the Western Cape. Despite warnings by the party, a group of ANC members continued to pile on the human wa... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013

KZN Woman Confesses to Murdering Her Lover’s Wife

A woman in KwaZulu-Natal has admitted to conspiring to kill her lover’s wife. Mumtaz Osman spoke to The Witness and confessed that she was part of the plan by Sunesh Manilall to murder his wife Monika Manilal... Read more »
By Smanga Kumalo On Friday, August 30th, 2013

Police Launch Manhunt For Jewellery Gang

The Police have launched a manhunt for a jewellery gang who shot and killed metro police officer last year in a mall at Wonderpark shopping centre, north of Pretoria, in July last year. Police spokesman, Warran... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Thursday, August 29th, 2013

Walter Sisulu University Closed

The situation at the Walter Sisulu University in the Eastern Cape is still not ideal for studies to resume. The staff members at the university have been on strike for the past five weeks. The wage disputes and... Read more »
By Smanga Kumalo On Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

SADC Does Not Have A Regional Migration Policy

Southern African Development Communities (SADC) does not have a regional migration policy. Service standards and migration requirements vary from country to country within the SADC. This is what the chairperson... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Sunday, August 25th, 2013

ANN7 Presenters Still Finding Their Feet

The Gupta family decided to expand its newsroom business to accommodate its latest endeavor; a 24-hour news channel. The prominent family owns The New Age newspaper and now, they are the proud owners of the Afr... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Saturday, August 24th, 2013

City Press and Rapport to Apologize to Oscar Pistorius

It seems that when the magistrate in the Pistorius case warned the media to be mindful of the way they reported on the case and those involved, his warning fell on deaf ears. The Rapport and City Press found th... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Saturday, August 24th, 2013

DA Tells Zuma to “Bring It On”

The North Gauteng High Court ruled that President Jacob Zuma should make the “spy tapes” accessible to the Democratic Alliance. This decision did not sit well with the president. President Zuma and his lega... Read more »