By Jane Duncan
AS SOUTH Africa enters the festive season, the country is awash with special offers. Yet, beyond the corporate hype that usually accompanies this time of year, many are left with the deep-seated feeling that, in the ordinary course of events, they are being ripped off left, right and centre.
By Professor Jane Duncan
In the next few weeks, a decision will be taken that will most likely change the face of South African newspaper ownership for some time to come. After years of bleeding the South African operation of Independent News and Media (INM-SA) dry, its Irish owners look set to sell it to a local bidder.
The introduction of tighter editorial controls by the SABC over its radio talk shows was a “disgrace to independent journalism”, Highway Africa’s chairwoman of media said yesterday.