Anton Harber

Last updated

Anton Harber
Anton Harber 2010 M&G Critical Thinking Forum.png
Anton Harber at M&G Critical Thinking Forum 2010
Born (1958-11-27) 27 November 1958 (age 64)
Durban, South Africa
Alma mater University of the Witwatersrand
OccupationJournalist
SpouseHarriet Gavshon
Relatives Arthur Gavshon

Anton Harber (October 27, 1958) is a South African journalist. He is executive director of the Campaign for Free Expression, [1] director of the Henry Nxumalo Foundation [2] an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of the Witwatersrand, and the co-editor or author of five books.

Contents

Early life

Harber was born on October 27, 1958, in Durban, South Africa. [3] He went to Carmel College, Durban, and graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand. [3]

Career

Harber started his career at the Springs Advertiser and worked at the Sunday Post, the Sowetan and Rand Daily Mail newspapers. He was political reporter on the Rand Daily Mail when it was closed in 1985. He was a founding co-editor of the Weekly Mail, later known as the Mail & Guardian, 1985-1997. [4] He was then chief executive officer of Kagiso Broadcasting (Pty) Ltd and executive director of Kagiso Media Ltd. He left to form internet company BIG Media (Pty) Ltd.

Harber was appointed to the Caxton Chair of Journalism at his alma mater, the University of the Witwatersrand, as an adjunct professor. [4] In this capacity, he launched the African Investigative Journalism Conference (formerly the Power Reporting Conference) since 2007, and hosted the 10th Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Johannesburg in 2017. In March 2016, he became the editor-in-chief of eNCA for a period of 18 months. [5]

In 2021, he founded the Campaign for Free Expression, a non-profit dedicated to defending and enabling free expression for all in southern Africa. Harber also runs the Henry Nxumalo Foundation NPC, which provides support to investigative journalists.

Harber was chair of the South African Conference of Editors in 1991, the chair of the National Association of Broadcasters in 1998, and the chair of the Freedom of Expression Institute in 2010. [6] He serves on the board of directors of the Global Investigative Journalism Network [5] and the Centre for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ). [7]

He is the co-editor of three books about HIV/AIDS and investigative journalism in South Africa, and the author of Diepsloot (2011) [8] and So, or the Record: Behind the headlines in an era of state capture (2020). [9]

Harber was awarded the Missouri Medal of Honour in 1992 and the Pringle Award for Press Freedom in 1987.

Personal life

Harber is married to Harriet Gavshon, a television produce and they have two children. [10] He is related to the late investigative journalist Arthur Gavshon. [11]

Works

Related Research Articles

Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, racial injustice, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Practitioners sometimes use the terms "watchdog reporting" or "accountability reporting".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Township (South Africa)</span> Urban living areas reserved for non-whites in Apartheid South Africa

In South Africa, the terms township and location usually refer to the often underdeveloped racially segregated urban areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of apartheid, were reserved for non-whites, namely Black Africans, Coloureds and Indians. Townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities. The term township also has a distinct legal meaning in South Africa's system of land title, which carries no racial connotations.

<i>Daily Maverick</i> South African newspaper

Daily Maverick is a South African online news publication and weekly print newspaper, with offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg. It claims to have a readership of approximately 10 million readers per month. It was founded in 2009 by Branislav Brkic, who is also the Editor-in-Chief of the publication, and Styli Charalambous, its Chief Executive Officer.

Benjamin Pogrund is a South African-born Israeli author.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malegapuru William Makgoba</span>

Malegapuru William Makgoba is a leading South African immunologist, physician, public health advocate, academic and former vice-chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In 2013 he was recognised as "a pioneer in higher education transformation", by being awarded the Order of Mapungubwe in Silver, but has also generated extensive controversy during that process. He is also responsible for the unjust and unfair dismissal of several high profile academics from UDW and was accused of sexual harassment from his direct staff.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Don Mattera</span> South African poet and author (1935–2022)

Donato Francisco Mattera, better known as Don Mattera, was a South African poet and author.

Henry Nxumalo, also known as Henry "Mr Drum" Nxumalo, was a pioneering South African investigative journalist under apartheid.

The Rand Daily Mail was a South African newspaper published from 1902 until it was controversially closed in 1985 after adopting an outspoken anti-apartheid stance in the midst of a massive clampdown on activists by the security forces. The title was based in Johannesburg as a daily newspaper and best known for breaking the news about the apartheid state's Muldergate Scandal in 1979. It also exposed the truth about the death in custody of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, in 1977.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Habib</span> South African academic

Adam Mahomed Habib is a South African academic administrator serving as Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London since 1 January 2021. He served as Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa between 1 June 2013, when the term of his predecessor Loyiso Nongxa ended, and 1 January 2021. He is also a former deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Johannesburg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Beresford (journalist)</span> South African journalist

David Ross St John Beresford was a South African journalist who was a long-time correspondent for The Guardian newspaper. Posted to Belfast at the height of the Troubles, he was the author of Ten Men Dead (1987), a book about the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Maze prison in Northern Ireland, which has been called one of the best books ever written about the Troubles. He was later The Guardian's correspondent in Johannesburg, where he became noted for his coverage of the end of apartheid, breaking the news of some of the most significant events and scandals in the 1980s and '90s. Beresford was among the most prominent figures in South African journalism, and played a significant role in rescuing The Mail & Guardian in the early '90s.

Raymond Louw was a South African journalist, editor, and media commentator in South Africa. He was an editor of the influential Rand Daily Mail and received numerous awards and accolades for his services to journalism and media freedom in South Africa. In 2011, he was named a World Press Freedom Hero by the Vienna-based International Press Institute. The award cited his "commitment to press freedom and his outspoken defence of journalists’ rights".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Floyd Shivambu</span> South African politician

Nyiko Floyd Shivambu is a South African politician serving as a member of parliament for the Economic Freedom Fighters. He was born in Malamulele, Limpopo. He is the Deputy President and lieutenant commander-in-chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters, its Parliamentary Chief Whip in the South African Parliament, who serves in the Trade and Industry Portfolio Committee and the Standing Committee on Finance. Shivambu is also a Member of the Pan African Parliament, serving in the Rural Economy, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Committee.

Carolyn Hamilton is a South African anthropologist and historian who is a specialist in the history and uses of archives. She is National Research Foundation of South Africa chair in archive and public culture at the University of Cape Town.

Laurence Owen Vine Gandar was a South African journalist and newspaper editor. He is best known as an editor of South African newspaper The Rand Daily Mail.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hlengiwe Mkhize</span> South African politician (1952–2021)

Hlengiwe Buhle Mkhize was a South African politician who served as Minister of Higher Education and Training and Minister of Home Affairs under President Jacob Zuma. A member of the National Assembly and national executive since May 2009, she was Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities when she died in September 2021.

Arthur Leslie Gavshon was a London-based South African journalist. He was a reporter for the Associated Press, and the author of three books of investigative journalism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Ancer</span> South African journalist (born 1970)

Jonathan Ancer is a South African journalist, author, podcaster and media trainer. He wrote Uncovering Craig Williamson, which was on the longlist for the Alan Paton literary prize. Ancer wrote Betrayal: The Secret Lives of Apartheid Spies which was released in 2019.

Petrus Malan Cillié QC was a South African jurist, Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa and Judge op Appeal.

Fred Khumalo is a South African journalist and author. His books encompass various genres, including novels, non-fiction, memoir and short stories. Among awards he has received are the European Union Literary Award, the Alan Paton Award and the Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award. His writing has appeared in various publications, including the Sunday Times, Toronto Star, New African, The Sowetan and Isolezwe. In 2008, he hosted Encounters, a public-debate television programme, on SABC 2.

James Sikhosiphi Nxumalo is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature since 2019. He was formerly the Mayor of eThekwini from 2011 to 2016, and during that time he was engaged in a strident political rivalry with Zandile Gumede, who became his successor. He was elected to a five-year term on the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP) in 2022, and he has served as the Provincial Chairperson of the SACP's KwaZulu-Natal branch for over a decade.

References

  1. ↑ "Home 1". Campaign for Free Expression. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Grants for Investigative Reporting" . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "ANTON HARBER". Who's Who in South Africa. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Anton Harber". Reuters Institute. University of Oxford. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Wits Journalism head Anton Harber to leave for ENCA top post". Wits Journalism. University of the Witwatersrand. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Adjunct Professor Anton Harber". University of the Witwatersrand. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Home". Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Harber, Anton (2011). Diepsloot. ISBN   978-1868424214.
  9. ↑ So, for the record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture. 21 September 2020 – via Amazon.
  10. ↑ Foster, Douglas (2012). After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa. New York City: W.W. Norton & Co. p. 551. ISBN   9780393078275. OCLC   774913262.
  11. ↑ "Arthur Gavshon: The soft hard newsman" . The Guardian. 31 July 1995. p. 9. Retrieved 17 February 2018– via Newspapers.com.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.