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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Hopewell Radebe

    SANEF Urges Media Houses, and Freelancers to Apply Urgently for the Press Council-Approved Press Card Ahead of Elections. » SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom (opens the original)

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    The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) calls on all media houses, freelance journalists, and editorial staff who will be handling the elections and in communication with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to urgently apply for the Press Council-approved press card. Obtaining this official accreditation card is a critical prerequisite to applying for accreditation with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Without it, journalists and media workers may have difficultie

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Hopewell Radebe

    Media faces violence, persecution and the existential threat posed by AI – and yet we are still here » SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom (opens the original)

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    Around the world and at any period in history, practising journalism carries a profound sense of mission – a kind of special priesthood driven by the conviction that free and reliable information possesses the power to positively transform society, or at least slow down the processes of civilisational degradation. In Latin America, it has always required a great deal of perseverance, and even dashes of heroism, to confront threats and intimidation. Now, massive doses of stubbornness must be adde

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Hopewell Radebe

    Journalism & Our Chaotic World’s Future » SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom (opens the original)

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    There is a curious thing about journalism: Everyone seeking power calls us dead but still wants to control it. Authoritarians attack it, oligarchs try to buy it, propagandists mimic it. Powerful tech platforms filter the news you read to build their $-billion empires, simultaneously making journalism look insignificant and small. Not to be left behind, governments intimidate, sue, sometimes jail, spy on the people trying to bring you the facts. They also shut publishers and their publications do

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Hopewell Radebe

    SANEF Call for Journalists to Apply for Special Vote » SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom (opens the original)

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    South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) encourages all journalists, editors, photographers, videographers, producers, freelancers and community media practitioners who will be working during the 2026 Local Government Elections to apply for a special vote. The Electoral Commission (IEC) has confirmed that personnel employed in essential services, including members of the media, qualify to apply for a special vote for the upcoming elections on 4 November 2026. This provision is designed to a

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Hopewell Radebe

    SANEF Backs IEC Pledge Enforcing Electoral Code Protections for Journalists » SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom (opens the original)

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    SANEF warmly welcomes the strong statement made by the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) Chairperson Mosotho Moepya about the crucial duty of all political party leaders and their supporters to ensure and actively facilitate unhindered election- related reporting by all media in South Africa. He stressed yesterday at the formal signing of the Electoral Code of Conduct by all parties in Midrand that an unhindered, independent media was a foundational pillar of a free and fair

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