Articles for Ombud Watcher

Press ombud rules on Pretoria school race row articles

Parents at Pretoria High School for Girls complained about two articles by the Daily Maverick

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Law | 17 December 2024

Ombud finds Sunday World breached press code in AfriForum article

Newspaper ordered to publish an apology and correction for inaccurate claims

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Law | 6 December 2024

Ombud finds IOL breached press code

News24 complained about a “storified press statement” issued by Sekunjalo, majority shareholder in Independent

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Law | 5 December 2024

Press ombud dismisses complaint over “Cuban doctors took my job” article

We review the complaint of Hassen Lorgat against The Citizen

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Law | 4 December 2024

Complaint against Mail & Guardian by the Patriotic Alliance dismissed

But the report that is the subject of the complaint and the deputy ombud’s ruling leave unanswered questions

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Law | 27 September 2024

Press Ombudsman orders TimesLIVE to give correct account of facts

Complaint lodged by GroundUp partially upheld

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Law | 25 September 2024

Ombud finds IOL broke press code on Renaldo Gouws video

IOL says it will not apologise and is applying for leave to appeal the ruling

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Law | 3 September 2024

Judge Lindiwe Rusi vs City Press: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Journalists need to be careful when repeating previously published allegations

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Law | 2 September 2024

Understanding the hard-hitting Press Council ruling against Iqbal Survé’s newspapers

The ruling raises serious questions about the ethics on Sunday Independent and other Independent Media publications

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Law | 12 August 2024

Complaint against Daily Maverick Steinhoff stories dismissed

Former reserve bank employee complained his side of the story was not given, but declined to give his side of the story

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Law | 12 July 2024

News24 vs Sunday Independent: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Opinion may be “extreme, unjust, unbalanced, exaggerated and prejudiced” but it must be “honestly-held … without malice, on a matter of public interest on facts that are true”.

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Law | 18 June 2024

Western Cape separatist loses complaint against Daily Maverick

A ruling by the Press Ombud has helped clarify clauses about fact versus opinion in the Press Code

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Law | 9 May 2024

Kaizer Chiefs vs Sunday World: Press Ombud rules against headline

Editors may feel that rulings like this tie their hands when it comes to punchy headlines

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Law | 29 April 2024