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Uganda journalists contest media ban in leaked tapes case

Court reporters in Uganda have petitioned the High Court challenging the decision of a lower court which banned the media from covering the trial of a police detective accused of leaking tapes in which the Inspector General of Police is heard debriefing supporters of the Prime Minister, writes Raymond Mpubani for jocoza.

We’ve had some stunning exposés because of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) in recent years – think of the Mail & Guardian’s “Nkandla files” revelations and Sake24 forcing BHP Billiton to say how much of a power discount it was getting from Eskom, writes Gill Moodie In the latest instalment of her “Backstory” series.

The closing press conference of the US-Africa Leaders Summit with United States President Barack Obama was dominated by questions about local policy issues, sparking indignation from African journalists.

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Zim media face tough times

ZIMBABWE’s media sector is going through harsh economic times as leading companies, Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers), Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), Associated Newspaper of Zimbabwe (ANZ) and the state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), are forced to retrench, slash salaries or embrace convergence as part of cost-cutting measures to ensure survival.

PUBLIC Protector Thuli Madonsela has subpoenaed Communications Minister Faith Muthambi to account for her endorsement of the permanent appointment of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng.

IT IS easy to review ethical decisions in journalism with hindsight, when one has the luxury of time to wonder whether a choice made under pressure was the correct one, writes Anton Harber.

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