1 December traditionally know as "World Aids Day"

We all know that 1 December is synonym with "World Aids Day," anyway in South Africa - but I've looked at the front pages of the newspapers this morning and I've notice that very few papers have actually run with it as a lead story. Does this mean that we have reached a saturation point on info regarding HIV/Aids? That it is no more longer newsworthy? What ever the reason, the Star ran with the Nando's and Mugabe ad this morning on their front page and it is worthwhile a look:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOcMUwZk8Gg

Black Tuesday: SA media under threat

There is a fine line between public interest and privacy. Today 29 November 2011, is the second BLACK TUESDAY in South Africa. All media in South African are rallying for FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION to be respected, it is at the end of the day in the publics interest to have the right to know. More and more, the ANC government is being position as trying to gag the media on reporting on their ongoing failure to deal with corruption and empty political promises. They are also been seen as trying to control that fine line between public interest and privacy.

Another issue today is the '16 Day's of of Activism Against Gender Based Violence' - go have a look at this clip:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6dq9LbK0Dc

In the South African newspapers today, 7 November 2011 - The question about Dignity
It seems that "dignity" or the lack thereof in South Africa are being questioned on a number of levels. The first, is asking the question how do we treat the dead? The Star's front page ran with a heart breaking story about  a two year old toddler, Eric Ncube's, body that was left out in the streets for 5 hours before it was removed by the State Mortuary. Reason? According to The Star, lack of resources and faulty ambulances.

The second, is looking at the Minister of Sport, Mr Mbalula, and his affairs. Media Monitoring evaluated the coverage it received and asked the question Mbalula vs the media: privacy, dignity vs public interest. Does it mean because you are in a public position that the public should be informed about all your private actions? There is a strong feeling amongst South Africans that civil servants has lost direction, that they forgot that they are there to serve the community and lead by example and are accountable for their actions!