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Gumede smears M&G, amaBhungane
4 November, 2010
Businessman Robert Gumede launched a smear campaign against the M&G and amaBhungane following questions posed to him by the paper's investigative team.
The politics of money in South Africa
1 November, 2010
In his chapter in a new book, Paying for Politics, Sam Sole traces the link between the ANC's cadre deployment policy, BEE and its business interests.
Govt to apply ideology to adspend
29 October, 2010
Government plans to centralise media buying reveal an attempt to channel advertising to "patriotic" media, insiders say.
Corruption crackdown
The state plans to convict 100 corrupt people who have each stolen more than R5-million through tender fraud over the next three-and-a-half years.
Advocacy: Right2Know Campaign shows impact
The Right2Know Campaign is having an impact, it said after its "week of action", culminating in a mass march on Parliament.
Advocacy: Right2Know marches to Parliament
27 October, 2010
The Right2Know Campaign is marching to Parliament today.
NPA mum on end of arms deal probes
The National Prosecuting Authority maintained a stony silence this week on the Hawks' canning of the arms deal probe.
Behind the New Age meltdown
A showdown over the launch date and a lack of resources appear to have been what prompted the five most senior editors at the New Age to resign.
Lucrative mineral rights go wrong
The Bakubung community is wealthy on paper, but a leadership dispute is keeping it in poverty.
Bill on stalking could trip up journalists
If a new Bill aimed at preventing stalking is passed, journalists' phone calls and visits could constitute stalking and harassment.
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