NEWSWATCH: MPs are holding an urgent inquiry today into the SABC, but Kanyi Mkonza, according to a report in The Times, appears to be unaware of it, or the invitation to attend it. In Zimbabwe, it seems that Mugabe's stranglehold on the media is weakening, reports Mail & Guardian Online, and on the business front Sake24.com has been relaunched following a makeover, reports The Media Online.
For more:
The Times: MPs put screws on SABC die-hards… The MP's are conducting an inquiry today, but Kanyi Mkonza apparently says she knows nothing about it.
Mail & Guardian Online: How the press is challenging Zimbabwe's govt … Mugabe's stranglehold on the media appears to be weakening; there are plans for a new daily independent newspaper, and editors are less inclined to pull their punches.
