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Sunday, June 8, 2025

IOL and Independent Media Urge @GoolamMV to Surrender to Authorities — ‘It is the right thing to do’

IOL and Independent Media confirm they have successfully unmasked the identity behind the notorious @Goolammv X (formerly Twitter) account.

News South Africa
Independent Media|Published

Watch VideoIOL and Independent Media statement on @Goolammv investigation

IOL and Independent Media on Wednesday provided an update on the ongoing investigation into the @Goolammv X (formerly Twitter) account, revealing significant findings and addressing previous errors in the investigation.

News Opinion
Independent Media and IOL|Published

Sekunjalo and Independent Media Welcome Court Victory Against SACTWU

Sekunjalo remains committed to upholding our legal and ethical standards, ensuring the sustainability and integrity of our operations for the benefit of all stakeholders involved.

News Opinion
Sekunjalo Investment Holdings and Independent Media|Published

Independent Media leaves Newspaper House — here’s why

South Africa’s largest print media group, Independent Media explains the decision not to renew its lease at Newspaper House in Cape Town.

News Opinion
Independent Media|Published

For the Record: The Star apologises to Optimi Home

The Star would like to set the record straight on an article published to the IOL website.

The Star News
Independent Media|Published

Sekunjalo assists Independent Media with severance packages

Independent Media extends it appreciation to Sekunjalo for Support for Severance Packages.

News South Africa
Independent Media|Published

Setting the record straight

OPINION: Ms Crotty’s agent provocateur-like musings should be seen as the meanderings of a mind bent on destroying value in one of South Africa’s first successful black-owned business ventures, and should be treated with the disdain they deserve.

News Opinion
Independent Media|Published

Independent Media Consortium sets record straight on SACTWU-IMC matter

The court case between the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union and Independent Media Consortium has drawn a number of misleading narratives to be woven. Independent Media sets the record straight.

News Crime and Courts
Independent Media|Published

Sekunjalo Group confirms Standard Bank will keep accounts open

The Sekunjalo Group has confirmed that Standard Bank will keep the banking accounts of 30 of its businesses opened until September 16, 2023.

News South Africa Western Cape
Independent Media|Published

Independent Media, Thabo Makwakwa granted leave to appeal interdict sought by SSA

Hailed as a victory for press freedom, Judge Daisy Molefe granted the applicants leave to appeal an interdict sought by the State Security Agency in the North Gauteng High Court to prevent publication of the contents of an intelligence report on the alleged activities of the CIA in destabilising the ANC.

News
Independent Media|Published

Independent Media to Ministers Mbalula, Gordhan: Stop hiding behind press statements

Attempts by certain cabinet ministers and government officials accusing Independent Media of fake news are wearing thin.

News
Independent Media|Published

Independent Media editor-in-chief response to SANEF on ’Baby Trade’ docuseries

Independent Media’s editor-in-chief, Aneez Salie has sent a letter to the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) demanding an apology for their highly defamatory statement relating to the ’Baby Trade’ docuseries.

News
Independent Media|Published

SANEF’s ’Baby Trade’ docuseries objection is vindictive and desperate

Following announcement of Baby Trade as a finalist in the category: Best Use of Social Media, SANEF wrote to International News Media Association attempting to have the submission removed as a finalist and its entry disqualified.

News
Independent Media|Published

Watch VideoWATCH: Baby Trade Episode 7 - Fertile Ground, mystery Doctor revealed

Gosiame Sithole Names the Doctors whom she says, delivered the Tembisa 10.

News South Africa
Independent Media|Published

Watch VideoWATCH: Are You Mad? Independent Media releases Episode 6 of Baby Trade

YOUR worst nightmare come true. What if everyone declared you mad and locked you away, yet you were as sane as the next person? How would you prove you were not delusional or deranged? This is the situation that faced Tembisa 10 mother, Maria Sithole (aka Gosiame) in June 2021, post the alleged birth of her decuplets at Steve Biko Academic Hospital.

News South Africa Gauteng
Independent Media|Published

The DA Shadow Ministry Lies About Independent Media Tax Affairs

The DA’s claims that Independent Media was non-tax compliant is not only completely misleading and dishonest, but it is also unsubstantiated and completely incorrect.

News Politics Opinion
Independent Media|Published

Independent Media retracts statements made about Maria Ramos

Independent Media unconditionally retracts false and defamatory statements made abut Maria Ramos and apologises unreservedly for any harm caused.

The Star News
Independent Media|Published

Criminal charges laid over illegal surveillance of Sekunjalo and Independent Media executives

The Sekunjalo Group, Independent Media and the chairman of both organisations, Dr Iqbal Survé, have opened a criminal case in connection with the recent discovery of unlawful espionage perpetrated against them.

News South Africa Western Cape
Independent Media|Published

This Freedom Day let's sing our National Anthem together while staying at home

Record yourself singing our National Anthem, post your clips online using #ProudlySinging and tag @IOLnews. Let us celebrate the spirit of Freedom Day by being together in spirit.

News South Africa Western Cape
Independent Media|Published

Independent Media condemns SANEF’s hypocrisy on former Daily Maverick contributor's allegations

SANEF, through its Executive Director Kate Skinner, have criticised Independent Media for running a ?one source? story on its channels without contacting the company to hear its side of the story.

News Politics Opinion
Independent Media|Published

Independent Media responds to 'cautionary' issued by Ministry of Public Enterprises

Independent Media finds the "cautionary" issued by the Ministry of Public Enterprises in response to questions from The Sunday Independent highly extraordinary.

Sunday Independent News
Independent Media|Published

Tiso lies again

Tiso Blackstar and some of its journalists, like Carol Paton, can only thrive in an environment of fake news and hypocrisy.

Business Report Economy
Independent Media|Published

Why, Sanef? Why? Independent Media responds

Independent Media responds to statement released by the South African National Editors Forum.

News Opinion
Independent Media|Published

Independent Media sets the record straight on JSE listing

Independent Media executive chairman Dr Iqbal Survé sets out the facts regarding the JSE listing saga.

News South Africa Western Cape
Independent Media|Published