fasts seem to be overpriced but they have been defended by interested parties. 71$%UHDNIDVWVDQGWKH *XSWDV The Gupta family, who are close friends with president Zuma, own TNA, a “good news” publication highlighting government’s positive work. The TNA refuses to release circulation figures, but has substantial, full-page colour advertising, mainly from State-owned enterprises and government departments. TNA teamed up with SABC, to organise “networking” breakfasts. The press exposed the splurges: Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane sponsored one breakfast for R683,095 (approximately US$74,00). The premier’s office was also invoiced for 500 guests at R801.78 (just under US$100) per head, totalling R400,890 (approximately US$43,000); and four front-page advertisements at R44,070 (just under US$5,000) each, amounting to R176,280 (approximately US$19,000).5 The trend of business breakfasts look set to continue in 2013 and politicians (including opposition party leader Helen Zille’s), government may continue endorsing the one newspaper, and one broadcaster event. However, amidst the doom, there were some media freedom victories. 9LFWRULHV • Zuma dropped charges: on 28 Oc- tober 2012, Zuma dropped his R5million (approximately US$540,000) lawsuit against “Zapiro” for the Lady Justice cartoon, which depicted him unzipping his trousers to rape the justice system. This was hailed as a victory for freedom of expression. The bad news is that the seemingly litigious president has 15 more claims against other media, totalling about R50-million (approximately US$5,500,00), according to lawyer, Dario Milo. • Media’s secret sources: In November 2012, a landmark judgement by the Constitutional Court in the case of a newspaper protecting its sources against security and management company Bosasa was hailed a press freedom victory. The Mail & Guardian would not disclose its confidential sources from which it was able to break stories of tender corruption going into multimillions. Bosasa tried with several courts from the North Gauteng High Court, to the South Gauteng High Court where Judge Moroa Tsoka said protecting ones sources was “the democratic function of the press”. 6 Bosasa went to the Constitutional Court to appeal, and lost, again. Still, media freedom entered 2013 on the back-foot with the looming twin threats of the Secrecy Bill and MAT, and the uphill battle journalists faced with the National Key Points Act. The struggle for media freedom, freedom of informa- 5 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/gautengs-r700k-new-age-breakfast-1.1460885#. URJdp0I6arc: 30 January 2013. 6 Mg.co.za/article/2012-11-22 bosasa-losesources-case-appeal-bid-with-costs 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\"