- Indy staff fear downscaling of production unit - There are wide-spread fears among staff members at Independent Newspapers about possible changes to the centralised production hub, writes Gill Moodie in the latest edition of her Backstory series.
- Good-news SABC is bad news - As under apartheid, the state broadcaster is still kowtowing to politicians it should be shunning, writes Franz Krüger for the Mail & Guardian.
- Hate speech campaign launched - The countdown to the 2014 African Media Leaders’ Forum (AMLF) has begun with the launch of a campaign against hate speech, according to a media release.
- Indy, M&G spat continues - Independent Newspapers has accused Mail & Guardian owner Trevor Ncube of seeking a public spat because he had failed to acquire a portion of it.
- SABC broke promise over coverage – EFF -The Economic Freedom Fighters accused the SABC of withdrawing its promise to provide live coverage of the party’s one-year anniversary in Soweto on Saturday.
- Muthambi to oppose bid to unseat Motsoeneng - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has indicated that she intends to oppose a high court bid by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to have SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment reviewed and set aside.
Opportunities
- Torture Symposium - The Wits Justice Project is holding a Symposium on the Prevention of Torture on Thursday and Friday, 28 and 29 August 2014 at the Chalsty Centre, Wits University.
Enjoy the rest of your week!
The jocoza team
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