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South Africa: Journalists attack ‘big-business bias’

SOUTH AFRICAN journalists urged the media yesterday to end “censorship and bias” in favour of big business following the suspension of one of the few black editors.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) led a march to the offices of the daily Citizen newspaper in Johannesburg to protest against editor Steve Motale’s suspension.

The Patriotic Alliance, the Black First Land First campaign and the Congress of South African Students also joined the demonstration.

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