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Press Appeals Panel

Judge Ralph Zulman
Chairperson
Recently retired judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal, having been a judge for close to 20 years.
Public Representatives:
Simon Mantell
A Cape Town Chartered Accountant and founder of a premium biscuit factory.
Ethel Manyaka
Author, journalist and consultant specialising in publishing and community projects.
Dr Peter L. Coetzee
Owner of a real estate company and a recording studio in Cape Town. He is a lecturer, theologian, seminar speaker, workshop presenter, writer, songwriter, music arranger/producer and trainer.
Brian Gibson
A former journalist who, after a spell in public relations, has specialised in issues management for over 20 years.
Nomveliso Ntanjana
Currently working as a legal advisor and as a part time judicial panelist / adjudicator.
She is an attorney.
Ronnie D Taurog
Qualified as an attorney, notary and conveyancer in 1967 and held positions on the boards of various companies.
Press Representatives:
Susan Smuts
Deputy managing editor of Sunday Times.
Peter Mann
Chief Executive of the largest PR consultancy in the country. Peter is a former journalist with over 15 years' experience.

Neville Woudberg
Deputy chairperson. Edited the Evening Post and Weekend Post in Port Elizabeth for 21 years before retiring as the longest – serving editor of a daily newspaper in South Africa.

Franz Krüger
Krüger is a senior lecturer in the postgraduate journalism programme at Wits University, specialising in radio, ethics and sub-editing.
Gerda Kruger
Executive Director for Communication and Marketing at the University of Cape Town.
Lizeka Mda
Deputy Editor of City Press and former editor of Sawubona.