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After working and lecturing in the new MEDIAFRIKA building for 15 months, Prof Lizette Rabe, former Chair of the Department of Journalism, says that the building meets the demands that the digital era makes on a journalism school. Ever since her appointment as Chair of the Department in 2001, she submitted a plan every year [...]

“The media is not the enemy of the ANC, the enemy lies within the ANC itself.” These were the words of writer and political analyst, Mcebisi Ndletyana, at the Department of Journalism’s World Press Freedom celebrations last week. He shared the stage with founder and chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Aids activist, [...]

The well-known aids activist and former chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), will be a speaker at a celebration of World Press Freedom Day of the Department of Journalism at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Thursday 3 May. The event will take place barely two weeks before the National Council of Provinces seeks to finalise [...]

The independence of the news media and the robust nature of investigative journalism in South Africa help limit corruption, Dr Sope Williams-Elegbe, a lecturer in law at Nottingham University in the UK, said at an international conference on the regulation of public procurement in Africa, hosted by Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Law on Tuesday (25 [...]

The well known media expert, Prof Govin Reddy, appealed to graduates of the Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Department of Journalism to stay true to the essence of journalism in the fast and ever changing world of media. Prof Reddy addressed graduates and guests on Tuesday evening (15 March 2011) at the inauguration of the ultramodern MEDIAFRIKA [...]

The Journalism Department at Stellenbosch University (SU) inaugurated its new MEDIAFRIKA Building on Tuesday night which coincided with its annual celebration of students graduating in the Department. The celebration is a tradition since the inception of the Department in 1978. This year 30 students will receive their honours and Masters Degrees. MEDIAFRIKA forms part of SU’s HOPE Project through [...]

The ANC government’s proposed law on the protection of information caused quite a stir amongst editors, but Dr Johan van Rooyen, Deputy Ombudsman of the National Press Council, says there is nevertheless room for better self regulation. Van Rooyen addressed a group of students, journalists, lecturers and other interested parties on the shortcomings and proposals [...]

Prof Lizette Rabe, Head of the Journalism Department of Stellenbosch University (SU), says many African journalists who believe in a free and independent media face regular persecution at the hands of state authorities. SU has launched a new initiative, MEDIAFRIKA, which is designed to produce well-trained, professional media workers who can report impartially on important [...]