According to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), the SA government was
"appalled and disappointed" that e.tv censored visuals showing Advocate Gcina Malindi breaking down in tears during the South Gauteng High Court proceedings relating to "The Spear" portrait. In its turn, eNews expressed its
"grave concern" that GCIS would accuse the channel of bias and selective reporting.
Many people might agree that as filming court proceedings is not a given, and that as access is granted subject to certain restrictions, it makes perfect sense to
not broadcast such potentially problematical clips until there is clarity from the judges. To go ahead when there is doubt as to whether permission will be granted or not is to jeopardise the filming of court proceedings in the future.
This should get the tongues wagging... Bobby Godsell says
SA needs a UK-style high pay panel to check into executive pay - which he reckons is excessive and lacks transparency.
Blade to cut a swath through EC colleges? As we all know, education in the Eastern Cape, well... say no more. Hence, it's no surprise that Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has appointed a team to investigate maladministration and corruption at further education and training (FET) colleges in the Eastern Cape in an effort to
clean them up.
Share and share alike... Despite a few murmurs some time back that sharing the Square Kilometre Array was not an option,
it is. Sense prevailed - so it's a case of rather some of SKA, than nothing of SKA.
Finally, our resident motor head, Henrie Geyser gets passionate over the new
red-blooded Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCT.
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The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has welcomed a recent ruling by the National Consumer Tribunal that has cancelled a compliance notice served on Multichoice by the National Consumer Commission (NCC) under the Consumer Protection Act. 
Judgement has been handed down in favour of the Board of Health Care Funders of Southern Africa (BHF) in a copyright infringement case against Discovery Health Medical Scheme, Discovery Health Administrators and the Council for Medical Schemes. 
President Jacob Zuma has called on communities to expose and report all those who abuse children. 
NEWSWATCH: Writing in today's City Press, Ferial Haffajee says that a decision has been taken to remove the controversial image. 
The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has issued the following statement after call by the ANC and senior governing party leaders for a boycott of City Press newspaper. The forum says the call is "tantamount to intimidation and abuse of power". 
Governments need to intensify their approach in fighting crime if they are to outwit criminals who are constantly changing their tactics, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa. 
President Jacob Zuma has received a report from the Board of Inquiry appointed to investigate alleged misconduct by suspended National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele. 
The government was warned in 2010 that collection costs for the controversial e-toll system would be considerably higher than a petrol levy or tax, Beeld newspaper reported on Monday. 
