South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS) and the Campaign for Freedom of Expression (CFE) —express our grave concern over recent revelations in the City Press (28 April 2024) regarding the State Security Agency’s (SSA) attempt to yet again vet, Moshoeshoe Monare, the Head of News at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
This move by the SSA undermines the fundamental principles of media and editorial independence and freedom of the press. While the SABC may be a deemed a Critical Infrastructure in terms of the Critical Infrastructure Act, the Act is focused on the vetting of security personnel and not journalists.
While parliament did not accede to our requests during deliberations on the Bill that SABC journalists were to be specifically excluded, it is clear from the definition and aims of the Act that journalists are not included, and that vetting is for security personnel only.
Despite the clear threat to media freedom that the request to vet Monare poses, it is mind boggling and ridiculous that the request should come when the head of news has occupied the position for nearly two years! It is even more worrying that it comes just a month ahead of elections.
As organisations committed to upholding media freedom, journalistic integrity and safeguarding the public’s right to accurate information, we condemn this action unequivocally.
Accordingly, we call for immediate action:
1. SABC Board: As the body responsible for the SABC, we urge the SABC Board to publicly condemn any interference in its editorial processes and to uphold their responsibility to protect the independence of the SABC. The Head of News must be shielded from external pressures and political interference and be allowed to perform his editorial duties without fear or favour.
2.Minister in the Department of Communication and Digital Technologies (DCDT): We call upon the Minister to publicly denounce this attempt to compromise media independence. The DCDT plays a crucial role in ensuring a free and vibrant media landscape, and any actions that undermine this must be addressed promptly.
3. Presidency: We implore the Presidency to join us in condemning this intrusion into the SABC’s affairs. The public deserves transparency and accountability, and we expect the highest office in the land to uphold these principles.
During an election period, it is even more critical that media are able to perform their duties without fear and intimidation. A politically compromised media is at risk of undermining a credible, free and fair election. We need to ensure, at all costs, that media, especially the public broadcaster are protected from any form of intimidation and threat.
We demand that the Minister and the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, identify the person (s) responsible for this interference and commit to swift disciplinary action. Those who seek to undermine media freedom must be held accountable.
Mentorship scheme for community newsrooms based in Kenya and Zambia and South Africa
Developing Editorial Policies and a Comprehensive Business Plan for Enhancing Sustainable, Independent and Ethical Journalism in Africa
Date: 25th March 2024| Application deadline: 3rd of April 2024.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation presents an exciting opportunity for community newsrooms in Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa to strengthen their resilience and sustainability framework by developing solid and updated set of Editorial Standards and Policies, and an integral Business Plan for their newsroom to respond to the challenging and fast-evolving landscape in the African Media.
Throughout the course, newsrooms will work with regional and international mentors to develop and/or strengthen their editorial policies and business plans addressing key areas of need previously identified with the support from the lead mentor. Areas of need could include, for example, operations, assessment of their business model and newsroom management, editorial policies regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the newsrooms, content and data sharing, and sourcing, among others.
The mentorship programme will consist of three parts:
Needs assessment: TRF will connect with the selected newsrooms to better understand their needs and tailor the mentoring programme according to the newsrooms’ needs.
Training and mentoring:based on the needs of the newsrooms the consultants will conduct a four-day training and intensive mentoring course in Nairobi, Kenya, where the representatives from the newsroom will have an overview of the areas of focus in relation to their editorial policies and business plans.
*The training and mentoring will take place during the week of the 22nd of April. TRF will cover travel expenses and accommodation.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
We are looking for:
Community based newsrooms who are:
Editorially independent, regardless of ownership. This means that editors have the freedom to make decisions without interference from the owners of the publication, business interests and/or other non-editorial actors. Not owned, controlled, affiliated or associated with government, political entities or politically exposed persons.
Focusing some or all of their content on producing original public interest journalism. This means their journalism should aim to inform the public about matters of relevance to their lives, well-being, and their rights and responsibilities as citizens
Striving to produce balanced, fair and accurate journalism, which explores all sides of an issue and presents those findings accurately.
Newsrooms based in the community with at least three or more employees.
Newsrooms based in South Africa
Newsrooms with the capacity and willingness to commit to attend a four-day in person training and mentoring in Nairobi, Kenya on the week of the 22nd of April.
Staff attending the training and mentoring should speak fluent English.
Expression of interest overview:
To apply, the newsroom’s Editor in Chief, Senior Editors in charge or Editorial Managers, should email [email protected] expressing your interest in participating in the training and mentoring by midday, 3rd of April 2024.
Applicants should attach the following documents as part of the application process:
A link or pdf of your current Editorial Standards and Policies and/or other related documents
If the newsroom currently has an operational business plan in place, please attach a copy.
Two relevant work samples of public-interest type content (maximum file size 5 MB). TV/Radio based newsrooms may submit transcripts of broadcasts, a brief summary, and/or links to online versions. Participants are encouraged to provide details of circulation and reach of their publications if possible.
A statement of up to 300 words addressing the following:
Nominating two people from your newsroom who will take part in the programme: include their names and current position. Ideally, one person with Editorial management responsibilities and one person within the operations and management of the newsroom should take part.
how do you expect to benefit from this programme
how your newsroom fits the eligibility criteria, responding to the following questions:
Are you editorially independent or aspire to be editorially independent?
What is the ownership structure of your newsroom?
What is the size of your newsroom?
What is the reach and size of your audience?
Please include links to your social media channels
Legal Training for Journalists on pre-publication due diligence, defamation andjournalistic sources
Dates: Thursday, 18th April in Johannesburg South Africa
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Application deadline: Friday,5th April 2024-midday (extended, please ignore if you have already submitted application)
Legal attacks on journalists are one of many wide-ranging threats to media freedom, which have proliferated in recent years and are now often used to silence public interest or critical reporting. In the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Weaponizing the Law: Attacks on MediaFreedom (2023) report, 47.6% of the journalists surveyed reported that they or their media organisations have experienced legal threats as a result of their journalism. According to the report, the leading legal threat to journalists is the abuse of defamation laws.
Responding to this challenge, the Thomson Reuters Foundation has developed an expanded legal support programme for journalists and media organisations, to strengthen their ability to prevent, and defend themselves, against legal attacks. Our comprehensive approach now includes operational legal support to help strengthen organisational health and resilience, legal research assistance to media freedom and development organisations, programmes that address specific legal threats, and the development of practical legal resources. Independent media and journalists may also be eligible for referral to our Legal Network for Journalists at Risk, to receive specialised legal counsel on defence and strategic litigation.
To equip journalists with a practical understanding of the laws on defamation and journalistic sources, their legal rights and obligations, TrustLaw has produced Know Your Rights Guides for journalists in South Africa:
In addition, TrustLaw is producing a pre-publication due diligence resource to upskill journalists on how to review their own publications to mitigate potential legal liability. All the resources are intended to empower journalists to continue to report on issues of vital public interest.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation is offering a one-day practical workshop for at least 15 journalists in South Africa to build their capacity on the topics of defamation laws, laws on journalistic sources and how to conduct pre-publication legal due diligence. The training is designed to empower journalists to strengthen their awareness of laws affecting journalistic content and equipping them with knowledge, resources and tools that build resilience against legal attacks as a result of their journalism. This is part of a pilot project, the results of which will be used to inform the development of future legal training for journalists and media outlets.
Provisional Programme
This will be a full 1-day training from 0900hrs to 1700hrs with tea/coffee and lunch breaks.
The training will be split into three sessions.
Participants must commit to 6 hours for an in-person training session, 1-2 hours of offline reading or assignments done in their own time before the session, and up to hour of pre- training and post-training questionnaires/feedback.
The training will be facilitated in English.
Who can apply?
Full-time journalist or regular contributor to media organisations in broadcast, print or online.
Journalist working on public interest topics such as governance, environment/climate, human rights, equality.
Professional proficiency in written and spoken English is required.
Minimum of two years of professional experience in journalism.
Logistics and considerations:
The Thomson Reuters Foundation will cover the cost of meals, local transport and accommodation (where necessary). Applications from people based outside of Johannesburg may be exceptionally considered and offered limited travel cost cover.
Expression of interest overview:
To apply, please email[email protected] expressing your interest to participate in the training by Friday 5th April 2024.
Applicants should attach the following documents as part of the application process:
Two relevant work samples (maximum file size 5 MB). TV/Radio journalists may submit transcripts of broadcasts, a brief summary, and/or links to online versions. Participants are encouraged to provide details of circulation and reach of their publications if possible.
A biography of up to 200 words outlining your career.
A statement of up to 200 words describing how you expect to benefit from this course, how you plan to use the learnings in your professional work, and any factors affecting your work as a journalist which may be considered relevant to your application.
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) will on Monday morning make an oral presentation to the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI), initiated by the Competition Commission of South Africa (Commission).
The hearing will be at the Commission’s offices in Sunnyside, Tshwane.
SANEF has been invited by the Commission after submitting a series of written submissions during the Inquiry process.
SANEF’s presentation will touch on:
Constitutional rights and access to credible news
Trends in news media and revenue generation for news media
Consumer choice and the participation of SMEs and HDPs in the online distribution of news
The impact of mis- and disinformation
Additional matters, including transparency and AI
Details of the Presentation
Where: Department of Trade, Industry and Competition Campus, Block D, 77 Meintjies St, Sunnyside, Tshwane
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
After the Q&A session (12:00 – 1:00 pm), Sbu Ngalwa, Guy Berger, and SANEF’s legal representative, Michael Power, will be available for interviews.
The hearing will be open to the public and live-streamed by the Commission.
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 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.
The African Editors’ Forum (TAEF) held a successful annual general meeting today (AGM), where a new leadership assumed responsibility for the organisation for the next two years.
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) congratulates TAEF on holding a successful AGM, on the sidelines of the Africa Media Festival, in Nairobi, Kenya.
TAEF is the continent’s premium editors’ guild that represents editors and senior journalists, whose primary purpose is to defend media freedom and be the leading voice for media advocacy.
The new executive committee is;
Chairperson – Churchill Otieno (Kenya)
Deputy Chairperson – Emmanuel Dogbevi (Ghana)
Secretary General – Emang Mutapati (Botswana)
Treasurer General – Sbu Ngalwa (South Africa)
SANEF welcomes the new executive committee and recognises the difficult task ahead, as it forges a new path of addressing a myriad of challenges faced by the media across the continent.
The AGM reiterated that there is an urgent need for continental cooperation, solidarity, and finding suitable solutions for the future sustainability of journalism.
Further, the AGM committed to innovation and the building of future newsrooms that are more fitted to respond to numerous challenges often faced by the news media.
There was also a commitment to sharply focus on reviving various regional editors’ structures across the continent, making them more responsive and active.
Mathatha Tsedu, veteran South African journalist and founding member of TAEF, was honoured at the AGM with a Lifetime Service to Journalism Award.
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 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.
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) welcomes the decision by Independent Media to rejoin the Press Council of South Africa (PCSA), after a seven-year absence.
The renewed membership is effective from 01 January 2024.
Since Independent Media’s decision to terminate its membership of the Press Council in 2016, SANEF has been vocal about the importance of having all legitimate media organisations falling under the jurisdiction of the Press Council.
This allows for the Press Ombudsman to adjudicate complaints levelled by members of the public against media houses that contravene the Press Code.
As previously stated, SANEF remains committed to the current system of independent co-regulation by the Press Council, which has four retired judges in its various structures and a panel that includes more representatives from the public than from the media.
Upholding the Press Code is an important part of efforts to restore trust in the news media, hence SANEF has always encouraged every self-respecting news entity to subscribe to the Code.
Independent Media joins the PCSA’s membership of just over 400 organisations who subscribe to the Code.
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 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.
Mr Sy Mamabolo, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) at the IEC addresses the workshop; photo by Dzudzie Faith Netshisaulu
24 January 2024
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) held its first event of the year at its new offices in Rosebank, Johannesburg on 23 January 2024 in partnership with Media Monitoring Africa.
The workshop on elections, social media, and disinformation was attended by representatives of the IEC, Press Council, Africa Check, media academia, lawyers the Human Rights Commission, Digital Forensics Lab, journalists, and editors from different publications, including the SABC.
The aim of the workshop was for the media to be prepared for election misinformation, disinformation as well as intimidation and to identify information held by social media platforms that can assist in mitigating these risks.
According to a UNESCO/Ipsos survey done in 16 countries including South Africa, 91% of the respondents think that during election campaigns, social media platforms should take an active role in combatting disinformation and “fake news”; and 89% think that during election campaigns, the government and regulators should take an active role in combatting online disinformation and “fake news”.
The workshop was moderated by veteran SANEF member, Professor Guy Berger, who led a risk assessment exercise with the ultimate objective of holding big tech accountable and ensuring the media is free to operate and report freely and fairly.
The workshop agreed that a message needs to be sent to political parties who bully journalists and to big tech that civil society is watching them on social media for bullying narratives and for not taking down online hatred quickly.
Fact-checking organisations are crucially important currently – there are about 15 on the continent and Africa Check has offered to assist South African media to quickly check facts in this election period.
The workshop identified the following potential election-related online risks:
Silencing voices by intimidation
Attacks on journalists/Incitement via social media
Disinformation on elections
Manipulated media
Attacks on election integrity
Hacking of IEC pages/posts
Gendered bullying/threats of rape and murder of women journalists
Promoting distrust in the electoral process.
Some of the ideas discussed include getting media lawyers on standby to approach the electoral court as soon as a problem is reported by a journalist of intimidation, bullying, cyber-misogyny, and other conduct endangering freedom of media and freedom of expression.
SANEF also proposed that tech platforms use news produced by credible media to counter fake news on their platforms; and encouraged the Human Rights Commission to publicise their social media Charter to guide the public on the responsible use of social media and legal remedies when their rights are violated.
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 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.
SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS), Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) collectively made a submission to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies on 16 January 2024, expressing deep concerns regarding the SABC Bill. The organisations have pointed out a series of catastrophic and unconstitutional flaws with the Bill motivating for its withdrawal.
The first concern is the move to introduce the SABC Bill in Parliament before the finalisation of a much-needed policy update, in the form of the Draft White Paper on Audio and Audio Visual Media Services and Online Content Safety. Given that this process has been 20 years in the making, the organisations are concerned that the Bill is being rushed through with no proper scrutiny and due process, and in a policy vacuum given the many u-turns and other changes of policy proposals relevant to the SABC. The process is all the more alarming considering that the current iteration of the SABC Bill is very different from the Draft SABC Bill published for public notice and comment in July 2021. Moreover, the public has been deprived of an opportunity to comment on the new SABC Bill before it was introduced in Parliament.
SOS, MMA and SANEF believe that, given the financial crisis at the SABC, the Bill should at a minimum address the public broadcaster’s sustainability challenges with the required urgency. The current SABC Bill offers nothing to mitigate or address SABC’s dire financial status. Instead, it provides for the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) to take three years to develop a funding framework. Why wasn’t this done a decade ago? Rather than a solution this provision sets the SABC up for failure. The SABC requires a new funding model that will ensure that government contributes to the sustainability of the SABC for the benefit of the people of South Africa who depend on the SABC. The Bill also fails to aid the SABC in solving the unfunded public mandate crisis that besets it now.
We note that the PFMA and PPFA are not mentioned in the SABC Bill and certainly no amendments to these pieces of legislation are contained in the Schedule (Repeal and Amendment of Laws) to the Bill.
The Organisations are extremely concerned by the provision that subscriptions are envisaged as additional source of funding for the SABC. A “pay for content” model akin to that applicable to commercial subscription broadcasting services cannot be a model of public service content provision as it implies that the provision of services is limited to those able to afford them.
The Organisations are also profoundly concerned that the SABC Bill seeks to give new powers to the minister. Section 6 of the Bill is deeply problematic and at odds with the independence of the public broadcaster. The proposed provisions are certainly clearly at odds with the judgment of Matojane J in the SOS Case. The proposed additional powers of the Minister to dictate additional functions to the SABC and to remove Board members or take part in the Board appointment process (particularly that of the subsidiary company) is unconstitutional and makes the institution vulnerable to government and political interference.
In addition to offering no mechanism to help the SABC mitigate its current financial crisis the Bill seeks to replicate a model that has not worked, has been widely discredited, and that the DCDT own policy process has stated has not worked. It’s unfathomable how a proposed Bill from the same department can be so fundamentally at odds, not only with its own policy draft but opposed by the SABC and key stakeholders. The notion that a commercial division will cross-subsidize the public division has been a policy failure since inception. Instead of being abandoned it is expanded and replicated – like using a sieve to catch rainwater.
Like an unending infomercial, we note, “but wait there’s more”. The SABC Bill also seeks to go back in time and undermine the SABC editorial independence by making the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) the Editor in Chief of the SABC, again. Apart from these two roles requiring entirely different skills sets, this makes the public broadcaster prone to political and other forms of editorial interference.
In our submissions to the Committee, we note that both the Second Draft White Paper and the SABC Bill do not provide the promised research on international best practice on public broadcasting funding models and the digital transformation. This has greatly contributed to the SABC Bill’s regressive and illogical approach and its failure to acknowledge existing court judgements that protect and promote both the independence and good governance of the public broadcaster.
The organisations submit the SABC Bill should not be passed by the Committee. Rather, we recommend that the Committee requests the DCDT to withdraw the Bill and redraft it taking into consideration broad stakeholder input.
It is crucial that ahead of the upcoming elections and beyond, the public broadcaster’s editorial and institutional independence is safeguarded for the SABC to fulfil its role of deepening the country’s democracy.
Further, the organisations extend gratitude to Campaign for Free Expression (CFE), The South African Screen Federation (SASFED) and People’s Media Consortium (PMC) who have expressed their support and echo the sentiments of the submitting organisations.
For more information contact:
Uyanda Siyotula (SOS National Coordinator) – 060 691 2462
This past Saturday the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) held a successful last council of 2023 in Johannesburg where pertinent media freedom and industry related issues were discussed – including the relentless Israeli war in Gaza where many journalists have been killed and injured.
As of November 18, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ’s) preliminary investigations showed at least 42 journalists and media workers were among the more than 13,000 killed in Gaza since the war began on October 7— with over 11,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza and the West Bank and 1,200 deaths in Israel.
SANEF is deeply concerned at the ongoing carnage in Gaza and the fact that CPJ and Reporters Without Borders believe the Israeli military is deliberately targeting journalists who tell the true story of events in Gaza. Several media premises and working spaces have been targeted and destroyed.
SANEF also finds it unacceptable that aid convoys to the devastated region have been severely restricted and the Israeli government has refused entry to Gaza for international journalists and insists that only journalists covering the current actions of its army must be embedded with their military.
The role of journalists is to seek out as honestly as possible the facts and, in this regard, SANEF salutes the work done by our colleagues based in Gaza and by the United Nations and non-governmental workers who have reported on conditions as they have experienced them.
We also call on all journalists and editors, dealing with reports from this region, to be conscious always of the historical context and to take care of the terminology used in reports. It is not the role of journalists to justify, support or condemn any group or the actions groups undertake. Journalists should merely provide all the facts available and place all events in as full a context as possible.
Police Minister
The hybrid council meeting was addressed by Police Minister Bheki Cele who was accompanied by the National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola and his deputy, General Shadrack Sibiya.
Minister Cele assured the gathering that the SAPS was ready to assist the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to conduct a peaceful, free, and fair elections in 2024.
“We have already seen the worst possible scenario in this country where we had to send the army to help maintain peace and ensure free and fair elections in KwaZulu Natal during the first two elections,” he said.
Cele said the recent developments in Gaza has made him feel for the safety of journalists in the region. It was therefore important for the SAPS to work closely with journalists and ensure that there was a good working relationship where everyone respected the working space of the other.
He said the SAPS was working to rebuild the specialised units that were systematically compromised or destroyed in previous years such as the intelligence structures. He appreciated the fact that 30 000 new recruits will beef up the number of boots on the ground. He further called on media houses to work on the challenges facing the industry, including the juniorisation of newsrooms which leads to inaccurate, unfair, and imbalanced reporting about SAPS matters.
Other Matters
The meeting also discussed various other issues that ranged from media freedom, media sustainability and legal challenges faced by the media.
Concerns were raised about the continued failure of President Cyril Ramaphosa to provide space for media engagement beyond the one-way national addresses that he has been giving over the past three years. Journalists felt that this has a detrimental impact on the state of media freedom and the media’s role to hold the executive to account. Further, it raises concerns about accountability, transparency, information flow, public engagement, and the international image of the country.
Journalists’ trip to Warsaw, Poland
The meeting also noted the disappointing lack of response from the Presidency to calls for an engagement with media houses about the Warsaw debacle – where several journalists who had travelled to Russia or Ukraine to cover the Africa Peace Mission, which President Ramaphosa was part of – were treated with disdain.
They could not cover any of those events as they were trapped inside a plane, upon landing in Warsaw, for over 24 hours. This is despite them having obtained visas to enter Poland. The Minister in the Presidency is yet to avail herself to address the matter. SANEF also notes that the Ambassador of Poland to South Africa, Adam Burakowski, has yet to honour the embassy’s commitment to meet with SANEF to discuss the unacceptable infringement on media freedom by his country.
Discussion with Business 4 South Africa
The council was also briefed on the Business-Government Partnership aimed at delivering meaningful progress towards South Africa’s economic growth. B4SA’s Martin Kingston and Cas Coovadia briefed the council about their role and the different workstreams tackling issues like energy, transport, logistics, as well as crime and corruption.
Kingston said business and government were exploring ways to identify areas of collaboration and also looking at existing programmes that can be significantly scaled in the short term to address the country’s priorities. The media needed to do its part in monitoring the developments and staying vigilant to ensure that it also held all parties accountable.
Independent Media titles apply to rejoin the Press Council
After seven years in the wilderness, SANEF Council noted that Independent Media has applied to rejoin the Press Council system. SANEF has repeatedly appealed to the leadership of the company to return to the country’s regulatory system. The media house opted out of the country’s print and online regulatory system in October 2016 and appointed its own in-house Ombudsman to administer and adjudicate on complaints laid against the content of its news titles. SANEF has previously expressed concerns that one of this country’s largest media companies was being a player and a referee in its adjudication of complaints against its publications. That said, we fully welcome the return of Independent Media into the fold of the Press Council.
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 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.
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