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ANC, SANEF agree to continue to disagree
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It was the first time the ANC had met with the South African National Editors' Forum in more than two years, despite the forum's repeated requests for a meeting. Together with the Press Council and the press ombudsman, editors and the ANC engaged in discussions that the congress called "tense".
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What's important is that despite disagreements, neither side minced words (and the ANC complaining about a lack of diplomacy), both sides described the meeting as "positive, useful and constructive to forging a way forward".
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