Gaborone Frontline Conference

The Frontline: Southern Africa Investigative Journalism Conference

7 - 8 October 2016 : University of Botswana

Speakers >> Anton Harber

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Anton Harber

Editor in Chief
ENCA
South Africa

Anton Harber is currently the Editor-in-Chief of ENCA and adjunct Professor of Journalism at Wits Univeristy. He also sits on the board of Global Investigative Journalism Network. His research interests include journalism; media; and history of South African media. Harber is the Founding Editor of the Mail & Guardian newspaper (previously known as the Weekly Mail). Previously, he also worked as Sub-Editor for the Sunday Post and Sowetan newspapers and as Political Reporter for the Rand Daily Mail. Between 1997 and 2001, Harber was the CEO of Kagiso Broadcasting and between 1998 and 2001, he was the Executive Director of Kagiso Media Ltd. Harber has held a number of other positions such as Chair of the South African Conference of Editors (in 1991), Chair of the National Association of Broadcasters (in 1998) and Chair of the Freedom of Expression Institute (in 2010).