25 April 2019 On 1 March 2019 the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) announced that nominations were open for the Nat Nakasa awards 2019. We are now excited to introduce a new award for the community media industry, the...
25 April 2019 The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) would like to congratulate both Mathatha Tsedu and Benjamin Pogrund for being honoured today by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Tsedu and Pogrund received the Order of Ikhamanga, which recognises South African...
The 2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows how hatred of journalists has degenerated into violence, contributing to an increase in fear. The number of countries regarded as safe, where journalists can work in complete...
17 April 2019 The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is concerned by the attempted hijacking and robbery of an SABC news crew yesterday covering a story in Alexandra Township north of Johannesburg. The crew was robbed of its broadcast...
15 April 2019 The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is saddened to learn of the passing of veteran journalist Juby (Zubeida) Mayet. She passed away Saturday morning at the age of 82. Born in Freitas (Vredesdorp) in 1937, Mayet...
12 April 2019 The thirty-eight undersigned human rights and civil liberties organisations are gravely concerned by the continued arbitrary detention of Mr. Amade Abubacar, a community radio journalist at the state-owned Rádio e Televisão Comunitária Nacedje de Macomia, in Cabo...
10 April 2019 SANEF strongly condemns the violent disruption of journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s “Gangster State” book launch at Exclusive Books, Sandton, Johannesburg last night. Video footage of the incident shows that protestors wearing t-shirts displaying the logos of the ANC...
02 April 2019 The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is concerned by the verbal attack by ANC Deputy Secretary General, Jessie Duarte against ENCA political reporter, Samkele Maseko. In a video recording published on ENCA’s website, Duarte accuses Maseko...
29 March 2019 The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is deeply saddened by the untimely passing of journalist Jake Mokoma (55) on Tuesday night. Jacob Kesitiloe “Jake” Mokoma died in his home town of Mahikeng, two weeks away from...