by Franz Kruger | Mar 18, 2009 | Ethics
The greatest challenge is for Zambia's media players to unite behind the Media and Ethics Commission of Zambia, the mode'as body for self-regulation, writes The Times of Zambia in an editorial. The Times of Zambia writes in an editorial: WHEN Zambia discarded...
by Franz Kruger | Mar 4, 2009 | Ethics
When somebody stands at our door claiming to be a Telkom technician, we check his credentials before letting him in – effectively assuming his guilt until he can prove otherwise, writes Anton Harber in Business Day. This is normal behaviour, and...
by Franz Kruger | Feb 20, 2009 | Ethics
The media should be ashamed of the reporting of the president's private life, writes Blade Nzimande, general secretary of the SA Communist Party in Umsebenzi Online. The affair has highlighted the need for a discussion on balancing individual...
by Franz Kruger | Feb 16, 2009 | Ethics
Press watchdog Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) says South Africa's media enjoys considerable freedom and independence but it has allowed politicians to set its agenda. It has been praised for its balance, fairness and accuracy but scored poorly on depth and...
by Franz Kruger | Feb 12, 2009 | Ethics
The media should apply to themselves the same standards they expect of political leadership, writes Xolela Mangcu in Business Day. They should step down for having peddled lies about the president's sex life. Xolela Mangcu writes in Business Day: THE...
by Franz Kruger | Feb 4, 2009 | Ethics
Nowadays there can be no neat separation between public lives and private lives of political leaders, writes Anton Harber in Business Day. Revelations such as those about the private affairs of President Kgalema Motlanthe reflect on his character, and...
