Ethical journalism
Mantashe has shown criminal behaviour - BLF's Mngxitama
According to the 'Sunday World', Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe paid two of its reporters R70,000 to make the story disappear.
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Mantashe didn't mean he paid journos to quash sex story - spokesperson
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe's spokesperson Moferefere Lekorotsoana said he didn’t really mean it when he told the 'Sunday World' that he had paid the reporters not to publish the article but admitted his utterances were unfortunate.
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Sanef shocked by reports Mantashe paid journos to quash sex scandal story
According to the 'Sunday World', Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe paid R70,000 to the journalists in exchange for not publishing a story about his alleged relationship with a young woman.
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[OPINION] Why photographs of dead in Nairobi terror attack failed journalism
Foreign press took away the dignity of victims killed in the Nairobi terror attacks by publishing their pictures, argues academic George Ogola.
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[OPINION] The state of South African media in 2018
Sanef chairperson Mahlatse Mahlase says the media industry has a lot to do if the dream of meaningful democracy is to be truly realised.
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[WATCH] Media freedom comes with responsibility
19 October is commemorated as Media Freedom Day, marking the day that several news publications were banned in 1977. EWN journalists share what media freedom means to them in 2018.
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[OPINION] Why journalists in South Africa should do some self-reflection
South Africans have a right to know why the lapses at 'Sunday Times' occurred and why those that spoke up against them were silenced.
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[ANALYSIS] Ethical journalism: what to do - and not to do - with leaked emails
When given leaked information journalists should check the information, consider alternative explanations, consider the political context and allow the people implicated a proper chance to respond.
