Press Releases
Statement: Persecution of Karyn Maughan
The Cape Town Press Club notes with alarm the action of former President Jacob Zuma in bringing a criminal prosecution against respected News24 journalist and author Karyn Maughan for doing her job.
The Cape Town Press Club mourns the passing of Alderman Clive Keegan
The Cape Town Press Club mourns the passing of Alderman Clive Keegan, who played a significant role in the life of the Cape Town Press Club.
By Donwald Pressly
The Cape Town Press Club pays tribute to Val Boje and Allan Greenblo
The Cape Town Press Club pays tribute to two distinguished South African journalists, Val Boje and Allan Greenblo, who have recently died and who brought much credit to their profession.
The Cape Town Press Club mourns the loss of veteran journalist Karima Brown
The Cape Town Press Club joins the nation in mourning the passing of veteran journalist Karima Brown after a battle with Covid-19. Her contribution to the journalistic profession was immense and she has left a mark on the history of SA journalism.
The Cape Town Press Club mourns the loss of cameraman and journalist Lungile Tom
The Cape Town Press Club mourns the loss of cameraman and journalist Lungile Tom, who passed away after testing positive for Covid-19.
Covid-19 Message to Cape Town Press Club Members
We continue to hold thumbs that the national lockdown will have the desired impact of mitigating the spread of Covid-19. It was surely done in the nick of time. I hope you are safe and in good health. It was the correct choice that days before the announcement of the...
The Cape Town Press Club mourns the loss of veteran journalist Shaun Johnson
Shaun Johnson served as deputy editor and political editor of the Johannesburg Star and was also the editor of titles including the Cape Argus and Saturday Star. In 2003, he was appointed deputy chief executive of Independent News & Media South Africa and was the founding chief executive of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation in Cape Town.
The Cape Town Press Club mourns the loss of veteran journalist Rex Gibson
The Cape Town Press Club mourns the loss of veteran journalist Rex Gibson, the last editor of the well-regarded Rand Daily Mail. We send our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
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Conservationist Francoise Malby-Anthony on conservation, her life and work
Jeremy Vearey on the politics of policing and crime in the Western Cape
Mpumelelo Mkhabela on why corruption has thrived and what is to be done about it
Prof Sean Davison on “the right to die with dignity”
Mark Barnes, former CEO of the Post Office on “how to fix the country”
Bruce Whitfield on South Africans solving problems for the future
Songezo Zibi on solutions to the challenges facing the country
Magda Wierzycka on life lessons and business principles
Herman Mashaba of ActionSA on our economic crisis
Michela Wrong on “What it’s been like reporting on Kagame’s Rwanda”
Raymond Joseph on SA’s Dodgy Lottery
Karyn Maughan on the Zuma administration’s secret dealings with Russia
Her Excellency Liubov Abravitova Ukrainian Ambassador to South Africa
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis reflects on first 100 Days in Office
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Vearey opens up about cops, politics and organised crime
...danced to the tune of politicians.More on thisHe was questioned by Twanji Kalula of the Cape Town Press Club on various topics raised in his latest book on corruption organised crime and politics and under resourcing ...Read original article
Already I Am Dead, Give Money: Latest Cape Kidnapping Ransom…
...Press Club on Wednesday. with more: 'Give money' Pradhan [below] tells the voice at the other end of the line. They've taken the attacks further out because the area within Nyanga and the immediate ...Read original article
Vearey: Kidnappings have become an easy way to make a quick buck
...demand a specific amount for a ransom. He was responding to a question posed by Eyewitness News at the Cape Town Press Club on Wednesday. Vearey said that kidnappings had become an easy way to make a quick buck. ...Read original article
There is still time to fix the country
...SA Post Office CEO Mark Barnes addressing the Cape Town Press Club. Crossing the divide between economic and political power is what South Africa needs to help turn the country around. This was the message from former ...Read original article
Mark Barnes: I should have stayed at Post Office until I was fired | Fin24
...Post Office CEO Mark Barnes says the Post Office could not be reformed during his tenure - despite his best efforts - because of government micromanagement. Barnes was speaking to the Cape Town Press Club on Thursday ...Read original article
Eskom’s De Ruyter slams some municipalities for ‘hefty’ winter electricity markups | Fin24
...first time the Eskom CEO has singled out the municipality for high markups. In August 2020 De Ruyter told the Cape Town Press Club that Sol Plaatje was adding up to 84% to the price of bulk electricity it bought from ...Read original article
Pretoria has submitted to bullying by Rwandas President Paul Kagame, says author Michela Wrong
...ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front ‘has gone from a band of brothers who invaded Rwanda in 1990 and toppled a genocidal regime to a revolution eating its own' author Michela Wrong told the Cape Town Press Club ...Read original article
Facebook altercation leads Donwald Pressly down the illiberalism path
...from home and he believes that his experience means he sometimes gets what he writes correct. He is a graduate in politics from Rhodes and journalism from Duke universities. He is a former chairman of the Cape Town Press Club...Read original article