From SAPA The DA’s election adverts will be aired by the SABC following a hearing by the Complaints and Compliance Committee, the Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday. “The SABC’s revised position on this matter is a victory for freedom of expression and political activity, albeit a temporary one,” DA leader Helen Zille said in a … Read more
By Alec Hogg* The name Dudley Saunders won’t resonate with many. Inside South Africa’s media business, though, he was well known and deeply respected. A world class television news cameraman, he died yesterday after being hit by a train while filming for the BBC in Soweto. Dudley was 45. What few realise, even those within … Read more
Comedian Spike Milligan chose the unlikely title of Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall for his autobiography about wartime experiences. It’s similar for me writing about the late Sir David Frost, the broadcaster’s broadcaster, who died over the weekend. I never saw Frost in person. But his influence on my career was immense. In … Read more