Yet several of South Africa's most famous musicians, including Johnny Clegg and Mzwakhe Mbuli, are accusing the SABC's radio stations of “demanding bribes if they want to be heard on air”, according to the Mail & Guardian Online.
Deputy Judge-President Jeanette Traverso will rule today, Thursday, 20 September 2007, on FirstRand Bank's application to prevent magazine Noseweek from publishing “a list of the bank's clients who hold offshore trust accounts”, reports Business Day. “The case is being watched with great interest because it is the first time a company in SA is going to court to protect the privacy and reputation of its clients, instead of its reputation.”
Internationally, the New York Times, in a bid to leverage more advertising revenue, earlier this week reversed a two-year old marketing plan and is no longer charging for access to various columnists and back articles on its website.
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