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SANEF Is Concerned About the Suppression of News Channels Reporting on the Crisis in Ukraine

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The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is concerned about the suppressing of a range of news channels reporting on the crisis in Ukraine.  This is ranging from silencing independent news channels within Russia to channels such as RT (formerly Russia Today or Rossiya Segodnya) removed on the MultiChoice platform in South Africa.

The RT feed was blocked by MultiChoice’s provider in Europe as a result of wide-ranging sanctions introduced by the EU against Russia in the aftermath of that country’s invasion of Ukraine. This was followed by the blocking of RT from numerous news feeds and tech platforms globally.

We also strongly condemn the bombing of a Ukrainian TV tower in Kyiv that prevents citizens from accessing one of their news sources. Russian strikes on Kyiv TV tower brought down the main TV tower in the nation’s capital killing five people on Tuesday and knocking out some state broadcasting. This violates the rights of media workers in this conflict.

While we support freedom of access to a diversity of views, we do not support disinformation on any channels; and appeal to all to report factually, impartially, and truthfully for the benefit of all their audiences.

We also note that disinformation is a global problem with deception techniques becoming more complex and sophisticated, causing confusion, and having the effect of undermining human rights and democracy. That is why all news organisations have the responsibility to actively counter any built-in biases and seek to be impartial in all their reports.

RT is a Russian state-controlled international television network funded by the tax budget of the Russian government; and as such widely perceived as a state propaganda tool. It is nevertheless a source of information from Russia, that viewers could access along with all other channels, to critically assess its credibility and information for themselves.

SANEF is not blind to the fact that in Russia, the authorities have imposed censorship on information about the “special operation” now underway. According to Reporters without Borders (RSF), Roskomnadzor, the Russian media regulator, has told the media in that country that they must “only use the information and data they receive from official Russian sources” or else they could be prosecuted for spreading false information.

We also note the RSF’s call on belligerents and international organisations to guarantee the safety of the Ukrainian journalists, including more than 1 000 foreign correspondents reporting on the ground in Ukraine, according to figures provided by the Ukrainian military, which issues accreditations.

Both Resolution 2222, adopted in 2015 by the UN Security Council (of which Russia is a permanent member), and international humanitarian law require that journalists are protected during armed conflicts in the same as any civilian, even when accompanying military forces for their reporting purpose.

SANEF calls on all platforms, including those on social media, to be vigilant in ensuring impartiality and in countering disinformation.

Note to Editors: The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is a non-profit organisation whose members are editors, senior journalists and journalism trainers from all areas of the South African media. We are committed to championing South Africa’s hard-won freedom of expression and promoting quality, ethics and diversity in the South African media. We promote excellence in journalism through fighting for media freedom, writing policy submissions, research and education and training programmes. SANEF is not a union.

For more information please contact:

  • Sbu Ngalwa – SANEF Chairperson (073) 404-1415
  • Adriaan Basson – SANEF Deputy Chairperson (082) 562-2113
  • Monica Langanparsad – Acting Secretary-General (082) 578-6111
  • Nwabisa Makunga – Treasurer (082) 555-1972
  • Makhudu Sefara – SANEF Acting Media Freedom Chair (079) 177-2134
  • Asanda Ngoasheng – Western Cape Convenor – 082 610-9374
  • Judy Sandison – SANEF KZN Convenor (082) 571-3334
  • Katy Katopodis – SANEF Gauteng Convenor (082) 805-7022
  • Chiara Carter – SANEF Eastern Cape Convenor (082) 659-9162
  • Reggy Moalusi – SANEF Executive Director (071) 682-3695

Socials

Twitter: @SAEditorsForum

Email: [email protected]

Website: SANEF

Seminars

Webinar Invitation: The Role of the Judiciary And the Office Of the Chief Justice

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SANEF in partnership with the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism is hosting a series of webinars to accompany the relaunch of the Reporting the Courts manual.

The next instalment of the Reporting the Courts webinar series looks at the role of the judiciary and the office of the chief justice featuring @CASACZA @WhyJudgesMatter and the @HelenSuzmanFdn.

Don’t miss out: February 16, 2022 at 10am.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3GCYaxp

For more information please contact:

  • Mahlatse Mahlase – SANEF Chairperson, (083) 399-2852
  • Katy Katopodis – SANEF Deputy Chairperson, (082) 805-7022
  • Moipone Malefane – SANEF Secretary-General (082) 772-5861
  • Mary Papayya – SANEF Media Freedom Chair (082) 379-4957
  • Sbu Ngalwa – SANEF Eastern Cape Convenor (073) 404-1415
  • Janet Heard – SANEF Western Cape Convenor (078) 041-9528
  • Hopewell Radebe – SANEF Gauteng Regional Convenor (083) 582-1734
  • Judy Sandison – SANEF KZN Convenor (082) 571-3334
  • Kate Skinner – SANEF Executive Director – (082) 926-6404

Socials

Twitter: @SAEditorsForum

Email: [email protected]

Website: SANEF

Media Freedom

Auditor-General Lauds Journalists at SANEF Council

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The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) held its first Council meeting for 2022 on 12 February 2022 in Cape Town and deliberated on various issues plaguing the media industry and the country.

SANEF held robust discussions with the Auditor-General, Tsakani Maluleke, engaging her on the critical work of accountability in public funding and resources spent, and Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, as government commits to prioritise water security, investment in water resources and maintenance.

Maluleke acknowledged the role of the media in ensuring the public is informed on the work of her office, including service delivery failures and corruption, often providing early warnings about critical areas that can inform their work.

“The media has also been a critical partner in highlighting our audit findings and ensuring they do not go unnoticed. As a case in point, I was particularly pleased by the extent to which the media used our reports, as reference point, during the 2021 local government elections. I want to assure you of our unreserved appreciation for that and for doing your work diligently and without fear or favour,” Maluleke said.

Minister Mchunu decried the numerous plans by successive ministers in his portfolio, highlighting that eradication of pit latrines, reconfiguration of water boards, and resolving the Vaal River sewage spillage will be prioritised during his tenure.

“We need a plan for water reticulation and sanitation that can be implemented by the department irrespective of a minister in the office. The department of Water and Sanitation wants to deal with the problem of the bucket system once and for all. However, it must start with pre-planning for settlements because often settlements are created and then the department starts following behind with water supply and sanitation requirements.

MEDIA ISSUES:

  1. Access to the courts 

SANEF is aggrieved by the deteriorating access for journalists to the country’s Magistrates and High Courts.

Despite access to the courts being secured in the Bill of Rights, which forms part of the Constitution, we have seen magistrates and judges arbitrarily barring journalists from covering public proceedings or imposing rules of access that are both unfair and irrational.

In the latest incident, Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe imposed an application process for journalists to attend the bail hearing review application of Zandile Christmas Mafe, the man accused of burning Parliament, after he was referred by the state to the Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital.

SANEF wrote to the Judge President in January and is yet to receive a response.

In 2020, SANEF celebrated the Magistrates’ Commission having set national guidelines regarding media access to court proceedings, following months of campaigning.

However, magistrates across the country have ignored their own guidelines. SANEF has tirelessly tried to engage the commission with no success.

SANEF council resolved to write to the Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to plead with him to intervene in this clear violation of the Constitution.

“We have received numerous reports from journalists in various provinces, complaining that they have had to apply for permission to cover court proceedings, sometimes arguing their cases in the magistrates chamber,” SANEF deputy chair Adriaan Basson said.

  1. Nat Nakasa grave

SANEF reiterated its disappointment that the eThekwini municipality is yet to fulfil its promise to restore the tombstone of journalist and anti-apartheid icon, Nat Nakasa.

The tombstones of Nakasa and late former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa, lie desecrated at the Heroes Acre in Chesterville, Durban.

  1. Media sustainability 

SANEF council deliberated on journalism sustainability, including fair competition in the digital economy between news media and tech platforms and we are considering engaging the Competition Commission in this regard.

SANEF is also looking at projects that will support the sustainable future of community media as the coalface of information to society.

  1. SABC matters

SANEF, in partnership with Campaign for Free Expression, will continue to push for the SABC grievance hearing against CEO, Madoda Mxakwe, and Board Chair, Bongumusa Makhathini, to be opened to the public. Now fired SABC chief executive Phathiswa Magopeni accused them of editorial interference.

We are also concerned by the growing trend of law-enforcement agencies making no progress in investigations of callous criminal acts of those threatening the lives of journalists, especially during elections. We again call on police to bring to court those threatening Lesedi FM journalists who have been threatened with rape, beatings and death and left threatening graffiti on the walls of the SABC offices in Mangaung, Free State.

For more information please contact:

  • Mahlatse Mahlase – SANEF Chairperson, (083) 399-2852
  • Katy Katopodis – SANEF Deputy Chairperson, (082) 805-7022
  • Moipone Malefane – SANEF Secretary-General (082) 772-5861
  • Mary Papayya – SANEF Media Freedom Chair (082) 379-4957
  • Sbu Ngalwa – SANEF Eastern Cape Convenor (073) 404-1415
  • Janet Heard – SANEF Western Cape Convenor (078) 041-9528
  • Hopewell Radebe – SANEF Gauteng Regional Convenor (083) 582-1734
  • Judy Sandison – SANEF KZN Convenor (082) 571-3334
  • Kate Skinner – SANEF Executive Director – (082) 926-6404

Socials

Twitter: @SAEditorsForum

Email: [email protected]

Website: SANEF

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Media Coalition Welcomes Botswana Government’s Amendments to New Bill

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The coalition of Southern African journalism organisations in Gaborone this week, led by the Botswana Editors’ Forum (BEF), to investigate the country’s controversial new Criminal Procedure and Evidence Bill has welcomed the Botswana government’s amendments to the Bill.

The government released amendments which reinstated judicial oversight over surveillance, interceptions and seizures. It also criminalized the abuse of these powers and introduced a new committee, headed by a judge and with extensive powers, that will oversee undercover investigations.

The coalition of organisations representing journalists across the SADC region gathered in Gaborone at the invitation of BEF. It came in response to the government’s plan to push through parliament a law that would have threatened the work of journalists and the country’s media freedom and free expression.

The coalition was led by the BEF and included the Press Council of Botswana, MISA Botswana, the Southern African Editors’ Forum (Saef), the Media Institute of Southern Africa, the Campaign for Free Expression (CFE) and the WAN-Ifra Media Freedom Committee. This group asked to meet the President and other government officials to discuss their objections to the Bill.

It was a strong show of solidarity that highlighted the concern with a draft law that African Editors Forum chair Jovial Rantao called “draconian”.

The government’s latest amendments to the Bill removed clauses that would allow authorities to surveil citizens and conduct undercover operations without a warrant for up to 14 days. It went further and criminalized the abuse of these powers, with penalties up to life imprisonment. The new Controlled Investigations Coordination Committee will coordinate such investigations and also “protect the interests of interception subjects and targets”. The committee will be headed by a judge and has strong powers to “impose administrative sanctions, award compensation, issue and follow up enforcement procedures”. Its decisions will have “the same effects as a judgement of the court”.

“In our view, this is not a perfect Bill, but we are prepared to live with it as part of a trade-off that citizens make in a democratic society to help the state fight modern-day crimes like financial terrorism and money-laundering,” said Spencer Mogapi of BEF.

“I want to thank media colleagues from the region and abroad who came to show solidarity with us in Botswana at a time when we felt that the future was all dark,” he said.

“We appreciate that the government heard the concerns and quickly made changes to improve the Bill. It is a very positive sign when governments respond in this way.

“From a Bill that threatened media freedom, Botswana now has one that regulates covert investigations. It is not perfect, but – if implemented properly – can have positive effects, said Anton Harber, of (CFE).

Joseph Ailonga of SAEF said: “We welcome these amendments and would want to encourage our colleagues in Botswana to now focus on the implementation of this bill once passed.”

Tabani Moyo, MISA regional director, said: “We welcome the government’s decision to water down the bill, although needs to be done to balance citizens’ right to privacy and national security. We will continue to engage with the government and citizens to ensure that rights are protected.”

Contacts:

  • Anton Harber, Campaign for Free Expression  +27-83-3039497 [email protected]
  • Spencer Mogapi, Botswana Editors’ Forum +267 72110101
  • Joseph Ailonga, Southern African Editors’ Forum +264 85-2717853
  • Tabani Moyo, Misa [email protected]

 

Socials

Twitter: @SAEditorsForum

Email: [email protected]

Website: SANEF

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SAEF Expresses Shock at the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Bill Before the Botswana Parliament

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The Southern African Editors’ Forum (SAEF) is deeply alarmed at what is about to happen in Botswana – the thwarting and suppression of free expression among its people and by extension the media through the contemplated Criminal Procedure and Evidence Bill.

SAEF joins the Botswana Editors’ Forum (BEF) and the African Editors Forum in calling on President Mokgweetsi Masisi to withdraw the Bill before Parliament and allow for wider public consultations as it is bound to have serious ramifications not only on the people of Botswana but the whole SADC region because of clear and known interconnectedness between the people and institutions of the country.

The Bill in its current format is dangerous as it forces the disclosure of information by citizens including journalists and allows intelligence officers to use fake identities while providing them immunity from prosecution.

A lack of oversight on the intelligence operatives is itself frightening, especially in a county we had come to regard as a beacon of good governance.

The Bill will also introduce a culture of arrogance and willy-nilly condemnation and execution of innocent citizens reminiscent of the colonial and apartheid-era. What Botswana is advocating in the Bill is totally against the ethos and spirit of the SADC Protocol on Culture, Information and Sport to which Botswana and 15 other member states in the region are now signatories.

Four key articles and clauses in that sanctity document stand out for us and all the people of SADC and these are Articles 17(a), 18(4), 19(1) and 20 but especially the last two which speak about member states agreeing to “cooperate in improving the free-flow of information within the region” and ensuring the “freedom and independence of the media”.

We are worried as SAEF, and here we associate ourselves with both TAEF and BEF that the contemplated piece of legislation will negate all the gains made through the regionally, continentally, and globally acclaimed Protocol which is concomitant with the Windhoek Declaration.

Even without this Bill, there was already widespread assault on the media in Botswana. We shudder what will become of the media when this Bill becomes a law.

We hope Parliament in Botswana and also the State President will be responsive to public outcry and take the Bill out to the public for consultations.

Additionally, we call on the United Nations Human and Peoples Rights Commission, through the Office of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, and also the African Union Commission to take a stand and sanction Botswana.

Botswana, it is important to point out, does not have a Freedom of Information law. This by itself, even without this envisaged law has huge negative implications on the functions of the media and also on citizens’ ability to access information and hold authorities accountable.

For a country that has a reputation of democracy, the absence of Freedom of Information law is a big failure on the part of authorities.
We call upon all journalists in the SADC region and the world over to come together in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Botswana.

SAEF together with other regional media freedom partners will as a matter of urgency be sending a delegation to Botswana in solidarity.

Enquiries:
Willie Mponda
SAEF Chairperson
Email: [email protected]
Joseph Ailonga
SAEF Secretary General
Email: [email protected]

Socials

Twitter: @SAEditorsForum

Email: [email protected]

Website: SANEF

Invitation: Reporting The Courts Webinar Series

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 REPORTING THE COURTS WEBINAR SERIES SANEF in partnership with the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism is hosting a series of webinars to accompany the relaunch of the Reporting the Courts manual.

The next instalment in the Reporting the Courts webinar series will take place on 27 January.

This session will include insights from:

  • Mthunzi Mhaga – Special advisor and spokesperson to the NPA
  • Yvonne van Niekerk – Director of court administration at the Office of the Chief Justice 
  • Karyn Maughan – Legal journalist at Media24
  • Chrispin Phiri – Ministry of Justice spokesman

The session will be facilitated by Dianne Hawker and Dr Candice Bailey. 

Register Here: https://www.iaj.org.za/seminars

For more information please contact:

  • Mahlatse Mahlase – SANEF Chairperson, (083) 399-2852
  • Katy Katopodis – SANEF Deputy Chairperson, (082) 805-7022
  • Moipone Malefane – SANEF Secretary-General (082) 772-5861
  • Mary Papayya – SANEF Media Freedom Chair (082) 379-4957
  • Sbu Ngalwa – SANEF Eastern Cape Convenor (073) 404-1415
  • Janet Heard – SANEF Western Cape Convenor (078) 041-9528
  • Hopewell Radebe – SANEF Gauteng Regional Convenor (083) 582-1734
  • Judy Sandison – SANEF KZN Convenor (082) 571-3334
  • Kate Skinner – SANEF Executive Director – (082) 926-6404

Socials

Twitter: @SAEditorsForum

Email: [email protected]

Website: SANEF

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Call for Proposals: Training Resource Providers SANEF’s ‘Reporting the Pandemic’ Project

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: TRAINING RESOURCE PROVIDERS

SANEF’s ‘Reporting the Pandemic’ project

Reporting the Pandemic is a handbook that has been in circulation and available as an online, printable resource for all journalists since July 2021. It was developed, issued, and is managed by the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF).

Following numerous requests from editors, senior editorial staff, and journalists, SANEF is now seeking bids from training providers to use the newly developed Sanef manual on Reporting the Pandemic:

  • to create training content.
  • create five online training live webinar/ workshop/hybrids (Covid-19 protocols permitting) sessions, material packs and PowerPoint presentations to be used in newsrooms around the country on reporting the pandemic and related safety mechanisms.
  • the five webinars and the production of five podcasts should be posted alongside the text on the SANEF website for easy access.
  • workshop material packs should highlight covering the pandemic safety, disinformation, and online tools

Prospective bidders must note that resources should not be simply recorded or merely text-based lectures. Rather, SANEF is seeking imaginative proposals to create engaging, interactive sessions – for example, a live teaching session or panel discussion enhanced by interactive elements; a podcast or a short video/graphic presentation – which should be:

  • between 20-40 minutes each in duration.
  • contain interactive elements to foster learning; and
  • focus not on rote teaching of formalities, but on broader principles/topics (such as Mental health, the basics of health and science reporting, vaccines efficacy, its effectiveness, and economics of the production of vaccines. fact-checking Covid-19 disinformation, misinformation, and stigma) all underlying information and what is associated with the pandemic.

Proposals should detail the content proposed for each session, the format envisaged, and a timeframe for producing all five sessions, as well as total cost with budget heads indicated.

Send your proposal in writing to Dzudzie Netshisaulu by email: [email protected]

DEADLINE: Midnight, Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Note to Editors: The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is a non-profit organisation whose members are editors, senior journalists, and journalism trainers from all areas of the South African media. We are committed to championing South Africa’s hard-won freedom of expression and promoting quality, ethics, and diversity in the South African media. We promote excellence in journalism through fighting for media freedom, writing policy submissions, research and education and training programmes. SANEF is not a union.

Website: www.sanef.org.za

For more information please contact:

  • Mahlatse Mahlase – SANEF Chairperson, (083) 399-2852
  • Katy Katopodis – SANEF Deputy Chairperson, (082) 805-7022
  • Moipone Malefane – SANEF Secretary-General (082) 772-5861
  • Mary Papayya – SANEF Media Freedom Chair (082) 379-4957
  • Sbu Ngalwa – SANEF Eastern Cape Convenor (073) 404-1415
  • Janet Heard – SANEF Western Cape Convenor (078) 041-9528
  • Hopewell Radebe – SANEF Gauteng Regional Convenor (083) 582-1734
  • Judy Sandison – SANEF KZN Convenor (082) 571-3334
  • Kate Skinner – SANEF Executive Director – (082) 926-6404

Socials

Twitter: @SAEditorsForum

Email: [email protected]

Website: SANEF

Access to Information & Regulatory

SANEF Disappointed by the Lack of Consultation Over the Government’s Decision on the Publication of Matric Results

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The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is disappointed by the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) unilateral and last-minute decision to scrap the publication of Matric results, without consultation.

The decision by DBE, citing the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI), to not allow media houses to publish the 2021 Matric results is not only unfortunate but also came as a surprise to SANEF as there was no prior warning or consultation with media houses.

It must be made clear that as SANEF, we welcome and fully support the application and the intentions of the Act – to safeguard the protection of personal information of individuals.

Over the years, we have closely worked with the Information Regulator during the formulation stages of POPI, as we recognise its importance to our democracy.

The lack of consultation by the DBE is not only unfortunate but also has negative financial implications for media companies – who had already, for instance, procured additional printing paper and created the architecture for data sets to be able to publish the results in print and digital form.

This comes at a time when media companies are facing a financial crunch as the result of the negative effects of Covid-19. Therefore, we would have preferred prior engagement from the DBE on how best to manage the publication of the 2021 Matric results.

At the same time, we believe that the South African media has always acted responsibly in its handling of personal information. The department has also not shed any light to the media as to how the publication of the results with individual student numbers would adversely affect learners.

SANEF has written to the DBE to express its displeasure and remains hopeful that the matter can still be resolved amicably – ahead of the release of the 2021 Matric results.

Note to Editors: The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is a non-profit organisation whose members are editors, senior journalists, and journalism trainers from all areas of the South African media. We are committed to championing South Africa’s hard-won freedom of expression and promoting quality, ethics, and diversity in the South African media. We promote excellence in journalism through fighting for media freedom, writing policy submissions, research and education and training programmes. SANEF is not a union.

For more information please contact:

  • Sbu Ngalwa – Chairperson (073) 404-1415
  • Adriaan Basson – Deputy Chairperson (082) 562-2113
  • Nwabisa Makunga – Treasurer (082) 555-1972
  • Asanda Ngoasheng – Western Cape Convenor – 082 610 9374
  • Judy Sandison – KZN Convenor (082) 571-3334
  • Katy Katopodis – Gauteng (082) 805-7022
  • Chiara Carter – Eastern Cape Convenor (082) 659-9162
  • Reggy Moalusi – Executive Director – (071) 682-3695

 

Socials

Twitter: @SAEditorsForum

Email: [email protected]

Website: SANEF

Access to Information & Regulatory

SANEF and CFE Fight SABC’s Bid to Hold Magopeni’s Disciplinary Action Behind Closed Doors

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The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) and the Campaign for Free Expression (CFE) are taking action to ensure that the SABC’s disciplinary action against Phathiswa Magopeni, the public broadcaster’s head of news, takes place openly and transparently.

Sbu Ngalwa, the chairperson of SANEF, said: “An open and transparent process will not only assist the public to make up its mind on the case, but it will also aid the SABC to dispel the perception that the process is part of a political witch-hunt.

“SANEF reiterates its respect for the SABC’s internal processes and being able to hold staff accountable – hence we are not calling for the disciplinary action to be abandoned but rather for it to be open to the public as the issues at hand are a matter of great public interest,” said Ngalwa.

The CFE’s executive director Anton Harber, CFE said: “Too much is at stake for this to happen behind closed doors. Ms Magopeni has said that she is being hounded out because she has resisted political interference. We need the public to see if this is a return to the days when factional politics dominated the SABC and buried its public service mandate”.

Lawyers for SANEF and CFE have written to the chair of the hearing, Advocate Nazeer Cassim, to ask that the media be allowed to attend the proceedings. Cassim has asked the SANEF and CFE legal team to argue the case for openness when the hearing begins on December 17. The SABC has already refused a SANEF request to open the hearings, so they are expected to oppose it.

“The SABC is no ordinary employer,” SANEF and CFE argued. “The public broadcaster plays a unique role in South Africa’s deliberative democracy, which it can either foster or undermine … Ms Magopeni’s grievance … squarely impugns the SABC’s impartiality and independence.

“Whether she indeed acted negligently in breaching a court order is a matter of public interest,” the two organisations said.

Magopeni has been charged with negligence and bringing the SABC into disrepute after the broadcaster ran an episode of its investigative programme Special Assignment in contravention of a court order.

In a formal grievance, Magopeni argued that she is being held to account for a decision that was not hers, as it was made four levels below her.

She alleges she is being targeted because she resisted attempts by the SABC chair and Group CEO to force her to carry an unscheduled interview with President Cyril Ramaphosa during the recent local government election campaign.

The action against Magopeni came just days after Fikile Mbalula, the ANC’s head of elections, blamed the SABC for his party’s election performance and pointed a finger at Magopeni personally.

The SABC has been on the right course to restore its public service values and to reverse the damage caused by years of political interference and manipulation. As a society we must be vigilant to prevent this from happening again.

*SANEF is a non-profit organisation whose members are editors, senior journalists and journalism trainers from all areas of the South African media. SANEF is committed to championing South Africa’s hard-won freedom of expression and promoting quality, ethics and diversity in the South African media.

*CFE is a non-profit body dedicated to defending and expanding the right to free expression for all in southern Africa.

Contacts:

  • For CFE: Anton Harber, 0833039497, [email protected]
  • For SANEF: Sbu Ngalwa, 0734041415
  • Adriaan Basson, 082 562 2113

 

Socials

Twitter: @SAEditorsForum

Email: [email protected]

Website: SANEF

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