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On 25 February 2020, The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) mourns the untimely passing of journalist and writer, Shaun Johnson. Johnson died yesterday at the age of 60. Johnson…
The Press Council of South Africa has appointed Mr Fanie Groenewald as acting Public Advocate, with immediate effect, Executive Director Ms Latiefa Mobara announced on Thursday 20 February 2020. Mr…
On Tuesday 25 February, the Constitutional Court will hear argument in amaBhungane’s landmark challenge against South Africa’s surveillance law, Rica. The Constitutional Court must decide whether to uphold the high…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is deeply concerned by the increasing number of criminal attacks targeting journalists covering stories in the field. SANEF believes that every citizen should…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) condemns, in the strongest terms, the physical assault of Frayintermedia journalist, Desmond Latham; a female staff member; and a female employee from UNICEF…
The African Editors Forum condemns, in the strongest terms, the prison terms imposed on Burundian journalists, who were tried and convicted for merely doing their work. The Burundian law enforcement agencies…
Event Management Tender Notice for SANEF Nat Nakasa Awards and Gala Dinner / SANEF Annual Fundraising Dinner Introduction The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is one of the most…
The South African National Editors’ Forum(SANEF) is deeply concerned by the fact that lawyers for the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) have sent two letters of demand to GroundUp threatening to…
On Saturday, 1st of February 2020, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) announced the 2019 lsu Elihle Awards winner live on SABC news. “Isu Elihle is an isiZulu phrase that means a…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) mourns the death of the unsung South African hero, photojournalist Santu Mofokeng, who died on Sunday 26 January 2020 at the age of…
By Reg Rumney What exactly constitutes “journalism”? How can it be defined accurately enough to encompass not only the various denotations but all the connotations that the term can give…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is deeply concerned by the increasing trend of death threats and social media harassment of journalists by right-wing groups and their supporters. SANEF…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is deeply concerned about the detention of a journalist in Paarl today. He was covering a shooting incident. We believe it is a…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) congratulates Prof. Anton Harber and Thandeka Gqubule-Mbeki for their well-deserved victory in their long battle for justice. The pair today won the defamation…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is happy to announce that important progress has been made regarding the independent Media Ethics and Credibility Inquiry. The Panel of Enquiry was…
On 16 January 2020, the South African National Editors’ Forum condemns in strongest terms the SAPS official who barred journalists from using electronic devices, including laptops and taking pictures inside…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) mourns on 14 January 2020 the death of veteran journalist, Rex Gibson. Gibson, who was the last editor of respected South African newspaper,…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is deeply concerned on 19 December 2019, by allegations from former senior eNCA journalist, Samkele Maseko that eNCA’s Kanthan Pillay had censored stories…
EFF Leader Julius Malema By Branko Brkic of Daily Maverick • 14 December 2019 A fierce debate is currently raging on an important question: should the media pull out of covering…
EFF leadership On 13 December 2019, the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) calls for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to include a diversity of journalists at its elective conference…
The explosion of the multimedia sector is attracting restrictive media laws that have been the bane of print media for many years, warned Jovial Rantao, chairperson of The African Editors…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has learnt that both the national and provincial spheres of government have discriminated against several community media journalists in Limpopo on Tuesday 26…
The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) welcomes today’s’ SABC Board statement in response to a story in the Sunday Times of 24th November 2019 titled: “SABC asks spooks to…
The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) welcomes today’s’ SABC Board statement in response to a story in the Sunday Times of 24th November 2019 titled: “SABC asks spooks to…
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has followed up on the letter it wrote to the President on the 29th of October, asking him to call the Minister of…