by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2017
South African Newspaper Wrong to Claim Business Owner Bribed for Tax Debt Forgiveness
South Africa's City Press accused a man of bribing a government official to forgive a tax debt. City Press, a Sunday...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2017
3 journalists suspended after publication of wildly inaccurate story about the African National Congress was published in South Africa media
The story seemed dramatic. The African National Congress (ANC), the legendary political party once headed by Nelson Mandela, was in...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2017
South Africa’s Herald didn’t break off-the-record agreement
The Herald newspaper in South Africa didn't break an off-the-record agreement, the South African Press Ombudsman ruled. The chief of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 21, 2017
Did ANC Activist Drive Drunk, Pretend to be a Cop? South African News Sites Wrongly Report Arrest
Two South African news sites claimed an anti-corruption activist was arrested for drunk driving and impersonating a police officer. Problem...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2017
Did South African reporter go undercover to interview Drug Addicts? Ombuds says no
A South African newspaper, Umngeni Eyethu, published a front-page story with photos about a meeting of drug addicts seeking help...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2017
Huffington Post South Africa Editor Resigns after fake blogpost
Less than two weeks after the Huffington Post South Africa published a blogpost arguing for white men to be denied...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2017
White Men Can’t Vote? Fake Huffington Post Blogpost Taken Down after Author Can’t be Verified
White men around the world should be banned from voting for twenty years...or so a blogpost on Huffington Post South...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2016
Soccer Laduma Publishes Fake Interview with Kaizer Chiefs’ Lucky Baloyi
South African weekly soccer newspaper Soccer Laduma published a fake interview with Lucky Baloyi, a professional soccer player for the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2016
South Africa’s Independent Media Quits Press Council
Independent Media, a South Africa-based publisher, has quit the Press Council of South Africa. Independent Media's dozen publications including the...
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Several South African Newspapers must apologize to Editor who was fired after Nelson Mandela coverage
Alide Dasnois, an editor for the Cape Times (South Africa) was fired in late 2013, after she did not put...