SANEF Welcomes Ruling Party’s Retreat on Media Tribunal

The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has welcomed the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) decision not to press ahead with a media tribunal, as it now becomes clear that the party’s push for reform in the media will not see direct government involvement in accountability mechanisms.

Sanef chairman Mondli Makhanya said yesterday the forum had welcomed that the ANC was no longer “wedded” to the idea of statutory regulation, opting instead to endorse the Press Freedom Commission’s recommendations on press regulation outlined in a report released in April. Read more