NEWSWATCH: The legislation the government wants to introduce to control the media is a threat to press freedom. So says Raymond Louw, according to Mail & Guardian Online. In Cape Town, Garth Stead, award-winning photographer, was found dead yesterday, Monday, 19 October 2009, in his home, reports IOL, which also reports that ICASA is to spend R10 million on a system to monitor how much local content South African broadcasters are actually using, reports IOL.
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Mail & Guardian Online: Call to guard against govt control of media… Raymond Louw, publisher of the Southern Africa Report, said yesterday that new legislation that seeks to control the media is a threat to press freedom.
IOL: 'I hope his family finds peace'… The body of Garth Stead (37), award-winning former Cape Times photographer, was found in his Woodstock home early yesterday; police do not suspect foul play.
IOL: SABC will be monitored for local shows… ICASA is rolling out a system - costing R10 million - to keep an eye on how much local content broadcasters are actually using.
