On 17 May 2010 The Times published a front page story, “Another life wasted” (17/05/10, p.1) about two girls who were knocked down while walking home from school. One of the girls died while […]...
A number of articles and pictures, published in different newspapers recently, covered the return of a diamond-mining magnate’s son, who was reportedly abducted at a church in Troyeville. His kidnappers […]...
Daily Sun’s articles “10 thugs hijack bus!” (03/05/2010, p. 4) and “A prayer to God, a song for Jesus, then murder by hammer!” (07/05/2010, p. 1, 2) are ones to […]...
The identity of an actor accused of sexually assaulting his four-year-old daughter was indirectly revealed in an article published by Sowetan, further leading to the indirect identification of the child – […]...
Two stories published in the Sowetan “Bullies douse boy (12) with benzine, set him on fire” (28/04/2010, p. 2) and The Star “Teens accused of setting 12-year-old alight” (30/04/2010, p. 2),about a 12-year-old who […]...
Two articles published in Daily Sun, entitled “One mistake!” (20/04/2010, p. 1) and “Abandoned by boozing Mum”, (20/04/2010, p. 4) together with another article published in The Star, “Arson accused walks away […]...
An article published in the Sunday World, “No papgeld for [_]’s love-child,” (07/03/2010, p.3) about a celebrity father who allegedly failed to pay maintenance on a regular basis to support […]...
Beeld’s article “Klag kom ná k-woord” (05/03/2010, p. 5), by Hilda Fourie and Sonja Carstens, violates children’s rights and sensationalises violence by children. The article revolves around a classroom fight, […]...
MMA is concerned about two stories in The Star newspaper: “Pregnancy rife at Limpopo School”(The Star, 25/01/2010, p.5) and “Sitting around, waiting to help people to give birth” (The Star, 26/01/2010, p.3). The stories indirectly […]...