According to the 'Sunday World', Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe paid two of its reporters R70,000 to make the story disappear.
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.
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.
Foreign press took away the dignity of victims killed in the Nairobi terror attacks by publishing their pictures, argues academic George Ogola.
Sanef chairperson Mahlatse Mahlase says the media industry has a lot to do if the dream of meaningful democracy is to be truly realised.
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.
South Africans have a right to know why the lapses at 'Sunday Times' occurred and why those that spoke up against them were silenced.
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.
