South Africa is facing a national crisis – the most catastrophic since entering democracy. We have a government that has lost touch with its people; a governing party fraught with factionalism; a disparate group of opposition parties; ...
“A press council stands for good, responsible and reliable journalism. It promotes an ethical code for journalists and investigates complaints about a breach of this code. “When abiding by a press council, media professionals declare ...
THE call from legal assistant Moleboheng Mosia from the Office of the Group Ombud, on Thursday, February 4, was unexpected. It was a telephonic offer to chair Independent Media’s Appeals Panel. I asked for confirmation in writing. It ...
A STORMY PETREL? No. Feisty? Yes. Dreamer? Yes. Meet Yogas Nair, 47, the recently appointed Internal Press Ombud, at Independent Media, who once described herself as “a small girl from Tongaat living a big dream”. In this interview ...
THE unveiling of Independent Media’s new Internal Press Ombudsman, an updated and refreshed Press Council and Press Code, is yet another giant step towards entrenching accountability by the country’s largest media group and effectively ...
Cape Town, 4 February 2021 – Internal ‘readers representatives’ have been an industry standard across the world for decades and continuing the good work of this office at South Africa’s largest print publisher, is respected journalist ...
In defending freedom of expression, the legendary French philosopher Voltaire said: “I may not agree with what you say but I will defend your right to say it.” It is against this bulwark of liberal thought that I hold the reins of the ...
