Council
How Sanef works
Sanef’s Management Committee meets fortnightly by teleconference. The Council meets four times a year, and the annual general meeting is held mid-year. Sanef has an office in Parktown, Johannesburg, staffed by a full-time executive director and an administrator. Running expenses are funded by the media industry, while individual projects or events are funded by other organisations. Our finances are audited annually and our fee-paying membership is by nomination.
Sanef Council
Jovial Rantao – Chairperson
Sanef chairperson and deputy editor of The Star
Henry Jeffreys – Deputy chairperson
Sanef deputy chairperson and editor of Die Burger
Mary Papayya – Secretary-general
Sanef secretary-general and Sowetan (KZN) bureau chief
Juanita Williams – Treasurer
Sanef treasurer and head of news for Independent Online
Femida Mehtar – Executive director
Sanef executive director and former journalist with Saturday Star and The Star
Amina Frense – Convenor
Sanef Gauteng regional convenor and project manager for the Southern African Broadcast Association (SABA)
Guy Berger – Convenor
Sanef Eastern Cape regional convenor, head of the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University and founder of the Sol Plaatje Institute of Media Leadership
Robin Sewlal – Convenor
Sanef KwaZulu-Natal regional convenor and associate director for the Department of Journalism at the Durban University of TechnologyMartine Barker – Convenor
Sanef Western Cape regional convenor and managing editor for Independent Newspapers (Cape Town)
Judy Sandison
Sanef diversity and ethics chairperson and SABC editor for new mediaJonathan Ancer
Sanef education and training chairperson and Independent Newspapers training editorThabo Leshilo
Sanef media freedom chairperson and Avusa public editor
Paddi Clay
Sanef member and director of online news and editorial development at Avusa Pearson
Elizabeth Barrat
Sanef member and trainer at Media24 Journalism Academy
Gaye Davis
Sanef member and Independent Newspapers group deputy political editor
Gavin Stewart
Sanef founder member
Hopewell Radebe
Sanef member and deputy political editor at Business Day
Lizette Rabe
Sanef member and University of Stellenbosch professor
Mark van der Velden
Sanef member and editor of the South African Press Association (SAPA)
Mathatha Tsedu
Sanef member and head of the Media24 Journalism Academy
Raymond Louw
Sanef founder member, editor and publisher of Southern Africa Report
Tim du Plessis
Sanef member and editor of Beeld