SABC; worth protecting in spite of abuse – Ed Herbst
The true value of an independent, well-run, cost-effective public broadcaster has never been better illustrated than in Wynand Harmse’s book, “SABC 1936-1995.”
The true value of an independent, well-run, cost-effective public broadcaster has never been better illustrated than in Wynand Harmse’s book, “SABC 1936-1995.”
When Iqbal Survé bought Independent Newspapers with the help of the Public Investment Corporation, questions were asked on how independent the newspaper could be with that kind of help.
Like the English schoolboy who picked up the soccer ball and ran, Ed Herbst breaks unquestioned rules, prompting vital debate and perhaps even, an entirely new game.
Former Naspers Chairman Ton Vosloo has donated R3.5m towards an investigative journalism unit positioned within Media24.
Veteran journalist Ed Herbst in this article unpacks the latest revelations involving Independent Media boss, Dr Iqbal Survé.
After many false throws of the prosecutorial net, we have new fisher-folk with solid intent who are hauling in the fatter SABC barracudas.
With an election little more than four months away, the governing African National Congress is panicking, writes Ed Herbst.
It’s been a long walk to prison for corrupt ANC politician John Block. He’s fought the sentence against him in a similar Stalingrad strategy employed by the likes of Jacob Zuma.
You could say the impending retrenchment of 981 permanent employees is a potentially game-changing opportunity for the SABC to shed its long-sullied reputation as serving the ruling party.
Ed Herbst, a veteran who lived through much of the now-contested fake news stories that have shaken the Sunday Times to its core, parts the curtains to revel a wider, more intricate picture than much of the reportage has done until now.