The full text of our live blog, which ran throughout the day, can be found below.  For the full selection of articles from today, click here.

17:45 Just  wrapping up with questions from the floor now, but we’ll leave you here. Two quick things, in case you missed it. We’ve launched Maverick Insider – where we ask you to pay whatever you can afford each month and #DefendTruth. Find out more here.

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That’s it from here. Cheers.

17:29 Hands up if you relate.

@PatriciaDeLille says that she can take a lot, but once people start swearing at her on social media, “It’s my phone, it’s my airtime, I block you,” #10XDMGathering

— Nadine (@nadine_sims) August 15, 2018

17:14 On shaping narratives.

#10XDMGathering @N_Kwankwa says reporters have tried to guide his answers to what they want it to be. Says media is treating Cyril Ramaphose like they did Nelson Mandela. "as if he walks on water"

— Nicole (@Phaque_Name) August 15, 2018

17:08 Panel now discussing the issues with polling and the headlines that come from those polls, especially before elections. They want media to invest in more substantial polling methods.

17:07

@PatriciaDeLille says journalists have to compete with social media as well as covering different stories, instead of being beat reporters. #10XDMGathering @dailymaverick

— Suné Payne (@SunePayne) August 15, 2018

17:01 Patricia de Lille also wants to know how one becomes an analyst.

https://twitter.com/BlackJeezus011/status/1029745704678445056

"The media constantly analyses us through an ANC prism" – @zilevandamme on political media coverage in SA. #10xdmgathering

— Alex van Eeden (@alexvaneeden) August 15, 2018

16:58

#10XDMGathering @N_Kwankwa Media narrative is that UDM is a "one man show" (referring to Bantu Holomisa)

— Nicole (@Phaque_Name) August 15, 2018

@N_Kwankwa shares how the media doesn't help to unmask the lies about those who must be held accountable. As we try to tell the truth, the media will be there wanting to know what the opposing party says. #10XDMGathering #WhistleBlowers @dailymaverick #TruthSeekers

— Live (@Liviwe_finca) August 15, 2018

16:53

https://twitter.com/Mary_JaneSA/status/1029742252078366720

16:51 For those asking, Dr.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has an eye infection and unfortunately could not join us.

16:48 Final panel coming up.  Lindiwe Mazibuko hosts Patricia de Lille, Nqabayomzi Kwankwa and Phumzile van Damme.

@zilevandamme says that the @Our_DA has a good relationship with the media. There are preconceived notions about the party being a racist party. She says there is no truth to this #10XDMGathering

— Nadine (@nadine_sims) August 15, 2018

https://twitter.com/callyballack/status/1029741658034851841

#10XDMGathering @PatriciaDeLille "the media saved my life when I was the whistleblower in the Arms Deal" @dailymaverick

— Nicole (@Phaque_Name) August 15, 2018

16:42 #GuptaLeaks whistleblowers in summary: Speaking for the first time, the people who exposed the leaks spoke publicly. They assured everyone that the way the information was obtained was entirely above board with no political agenda, they are just ‘ordinary South Africans’ who wanted to do the right thing. They have had flee the country, because their lives were at risk. There will come a time when their identities are revealed. But that time is not now.

16:23 Story time… #GuptaLeaks whistleblowers will speak for the first time.

15:55 Coffee break and then we’re back to hear from the people who exposed the #GuptaLeaks. But first…

We've told you why. Now, it's over to you. Become a #MaverickInsider – at whatever cost you can afford and #DefendTruth. Do it, or at least RT it and tell your friends #10xdmgathering. https://t.co/CuGsTAxpEz pic.twitter.com/Wy8JSH3Ekw

— Daily Maverick (@dailymaverick) August 15, 2018

15:53

Without media we wouldn’t have heard about #Guptaleaks but the media is struggling to survive. More money is needed for journalism!! Support @amaBhungane, @dailymaverick @HealtheNews and other independent media! #10XDMGathering pic.twitter.com/TQfjds2Lpt

— Kerry Cullinan (@kerrycullinan11) August 15, 2018

Panel discussing whether journalism did justice to fairness to Jacob Zuma.

Mondli Makhanya – press may have played into the hands of JZ as media did not attempt to understand the psyche of the JZ supporter. JZ presented himself as a man of the people, looking out for their interests. #10XDMGathering @dailymaverick

— Nicole (@Phaque_Name) August 15, 2018

@StephenGrootes says it was hard to be fair and objective when reporting and covering Jacob Zuma #10XDMGathering

— Nadine (@nadine_sims) August 15, 2018

"South African journalists suffered under the governance of Zuma, where he perpetuated the likes of Hlaudi Motsoeneng to infringe the flow of news in truth. " Kate #10XDMGathering #WhistleBlowers @dailymaverick #TruthSeekers

— Live (@Liviwe_finca) August 15, 2018

Basson raises the question about what happens when trade unions start publishing their own news sites.

"Millions of people still want good quality journalism and many people still depend on journalists to ensure that their stories are told. Even though we may experience different viewership, people still love good journalism. " @AdriaanBasson #10XDMGathering #@dailymaverick

— Live (@Liviwe_finca) August 15, 2018

As long as we do what we do, as journalists and refuse to compromise, the truth will prevail – Mondli Makhanya #10XDMGathering

— Nadine (@nadine_sims) August 15, 2018

How does media deal with this?

"There is a very real splintering happening with our audiences. People read and believe only what they want to and are hard to reason with" – Mondli Makhanya #Truth #10XDMGathering

— #10XYourFuture (@10Xinvestments) August 15, 2018

Oh the shade!

"@FoxNews and @afroworldview are two of the most entertaining channels to watch" – Mondli Makhanya
Accurate 😂😂#10XDMGathering

— Ester van der Walt (@estereverywhere) August 15, 2018

Now onto the issue of censorship.  Adriaan Basson is sharing some details on an attack on the N24 stable, where an investigation is still ongoing, but where bots attacked the site because of a published story.

Mondli Makhanya shares how censorship played a pivotal role in omitting important information and holding authority in the governance of Apartheid. In the many years where the government tries to use media to introduce means to silence the masses. #10XDMGathering @dailymaverick

— Live (@Liviwe_finca) August 15, 2018

Onto the point of money and media.

“Journalism is for the public good”. Stefaan’s Brummer #10XDMGathering

— Kim Barty (@KimBartyandco) August 15, 2018

#10XDMGathering @StefaansB would like to increase citizen monetary contributions. A big percentage of citizen donations will make news platforms less vulnerable to sponsors

— Nicole (@Phaque_Name) August 15, 2018

This panel is dealing with media… and everything that goes along with journalism. From influence to trust in journalists to all the bits and pieces in between.

#10XDMGathering @AdriaanBasson – journalistic credibility cannot be assumed anymore. Media needs to reteach people what we do.

— Nicole (@Phaque_Name) August 15, 2018

#PostGUPTALeaksWorld Adriaan Basson expresses how the support as well as the funds they've received in order to pull this investigation off shows how people still need an affirmed space for investigative journalism and seeing that journalism in SA is in crisis. #10XDMGathering

— Live (@Liviwe_finca) August 15, 2018

14:47 Coming up: Post #GuptaLeaks World

By Kate Skinner Executive director, SANEF, Mondli Makhanya Editor: City Press, Adriaan Basson Editor: News24, Stefaans Brummer Journalist & managing partner, amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, Stephen Grootes SAFM host & writer, Daily Maverick

Short, sharps and sweet from Pieter Dirk Uys. We’re onto the next panel.

#10XDMGathering Pieter-Dirk Uys: "Fight hate speech with love speech… And don't press send when pissed."

— Nicole (@Phaque_Name) August 15, 2018

We've told you why. Now, it's over to you. Become a #MaverickInsider – at whatever cost you can afford and #DefendTruth. Do it, or at least RT it and tell your friends #10xdmgathering. https://t.co/CuGsTAxpEz pic.twitter.com/Wy8JSH3Ekw

— Daily Maverick (@dailymaverick) August 15, 2018

Before you settle back in for lunch, here’s a short little story for you.

A few moments backstage With Indian journalist Rana Ayyub:

By Aphiwe Ngalo

“Anybody who speaks the truth, irrespective of whether it is a man or a woman, will have their character tarnished. But with women, it is tougher in a patriarchal country because you {also} have to face sexist, misogynist attacks.”

This is how Speaker at The Gathering and courageous investigative journalist Rana Ayyub describes the harassment and intimidation she received back in her home country, India where, as a woman, the harassment she received was aggravated character assassination.

Ayyub went undercover and later wrote Anatomy of a Cover Up, a book about the 2002 Gujarat riots in India.

Having grown up in in India, Ayyub says she had seen far too many injustices in her own life, not to act. The only way she could proceed was to go undercover, and in so doing her assumed character became more “palatable” to those she was investigating.

Warning about complacency among citizens, she said that corrupt people were testing the waters in South Africa. “In India we never thought {Narendra} Modi would become the prime minister, but he did. “The fact that citizens allow that, [means} we are complicit in it by our silence.”

She says that societies such as the US, India and also South Africa, lacked a moral compass. “Despite their (politicians) wrongs, society still brings them into power … I blame it on us, we are choosing these kinds of people to lead us. That says something about us, we are a dead society. Every politician elected at a certain time reflects the society at that point in time.”

Responding to a question about the importance of the investigative quest for young aspiring journalists, Ayyub said: “if you really care for democratic ideas, If you really want to change something and you know you will not be corrupted by the glamour of it, and unintimidated by constant harassment, then journalism is the profession for you.”

“The Gathering is asking the right questions to media. That is something very important. We need to question the ethics and integrity of journalism, not just those who are in power.”

13:45 Lunch break for 40 minutes,  then Tannie Evita will entertain you. Also, if you’ve just heard about the Daily Maverick Insider programme, you can find more details on that here.

We’re keeping things a bit lighter for this. Zapiro is taking us through his career.

#10XDMGathering "he violated his oath of office. You would think there would be some consequences" @zapiro talks the Con Court judgment against JZ, based on the @ThuliMadonsela3 state capture report. @dailymaverick @CputMedia

— Nicole (@Phaque_Name) August 15, 2018

https://twitter.com/Nabeelah_Osman/status/1029685894108856320

What year did Zapiro first highlight Zuma was a rotten?…..2002! It took 15 years for govt. to take action. #10XDMGathering pic.twitter.com/MP3bNRKiBo

— Steven Nathan (@steven_nathan1) August 15, 2018

12:46 Marianne Thamm is going to have a nice chat with Zapiro now.

https://twitter.com/thedimpled_one/status/1029681328961343488

Creating a safe and enabling environment for whistleblowers is critical for a fair and free democracy. The cost is huge, why would anyone want to risk it all when things might not change?

Bianca Godson says that the Bank of Baroda incident is what broke the camels back. She explains that she was instructed to open an account and then hand over signing rights to someone she didn’t know. “I wasn’t that stupid.” @dailymaverick #10XDMGathering

— Nadine (@nadine_sims) August 15, 2018

We need to create a platform for #whistleblowers. Because after they've gone public, they become an intimidation to the workplace. Because transparency is often a problem, they are left unemployed. #10XDMGathering #WhistleBlowers @dailymaverick

— Live (@Liviwe_finca) August 15, 2018

#10XDMGathering Bianca Goodson "I made numerous attempts to provide my information to the parliamentary committee" but her documents kept getting "lost on the mail". Goodson resigned from Sage due to the Trillian scandal.

— Nicole (@Phaque_Name) August 15, 2018

https://twitter.com/anne_brand/status/1029676279195488256

Goodson also shares the harrowing personal stories, blowing the whistle cost her her marriage and endless mental distress.

This is the @amaBhungane story Bianca Goodson is talking about at the #10xdmgathering: How Gupta-linked firm scored big by connecting officials and consultants – whistle-blower https://t.co/5cRRPpZQ6Z pic.twitter.com/GoJacn8gP9

— Daily Maverick (@dailymaverick) August 15, 2018

Bianca Goodson Whistle-blower and former CEO at Trillian no sharing her story.

Suzanne Daniels: 'people reported on my meetings with a barefoot Ajuy Gupta, not what I said' referencing to her testimony during the parliamentary inquiry into #StateCapture at #Eskom.#10XDMGathering@dailymaverick

— Suné Payne (@SunePayne) August 15, 2018

There’s a critical point here.

Eskom whistleblower Suzanne Daniels: "Journalists must remember behind those headlines, there are people." #10XDMGathering

— carien du plessis (@carienduplessis) August 15, 2018

Death threats, harassment on the road. Attacks at home, break-ins, attacks on her daughter. All to incite fear. Alarm system being intercepted. All in the lead up to the parliamentary inquiry.

“Life became about security…”

" The board was suspicious of my research and their attitude led me to a need to make a change. I was harrased everyday, I checked who was following me and I had to because I slept in my car at times." Suzanne Daniels #10XDMGathering #TheGathering #DefendTheTruth @dailymaverick

— Live (@Liviwe_finca) August 15, 2018

Suzanne Daniels says she had to check her car every night and felt like she was “in an FBI movie”. She said she had no idea about the protection offered to whistle blowers.

Some more background…

"The first time I was able to step away from the Eskom environment & look at things & see what was going on, a colleague noticed the change in my attitude. There was a whole nother world that we just did not know about." – Daniels @Fin24 @TeamNews24 #10XDMGathering

— Khulekani Magubane (@KhulekaniMag) August 15, 2018

Whistle blowers are often asked why they took so long to come forward? In short, it’s damn hard thing to do. Sometimes, it starts with a journalist.

https://twitter.com/gregnicolson/status/1029671544501559297

On the panel  now, our very own Jessica Bezuidenhout has given us some insight.   Suzanne Daniels Whistle-blower and former Head of Legal and Compliance at Eskom, is sharing her story. Here’s some background context.

Victim, villain or pawn: Why Eskom ‘whistle-blower’ Suzanne Daniels was fired

In South Africa, whistle blowers are not cherished as they are a group of people doing this country a service. We cannot have these individuals not protected as they lead to accountability. #10XDMGathering #whistleblowers @dailymaverick #TruthSeekers

— Live (@Liviwe_finca) August 15, 2018

Are whistleblowers protected? In a way, yes… we’re chatting through that now. Does it matter if one of your panellists is loosely related to Daisy de Melker like Gabriella Razzano?

https://twitter.com/thedimpled_one/status/1029668125086760960

11:54 Rebecca Davis is chatting to Jessica Bezuidenhout Investigative reporter, Daily Maverick, Bianca Goodson Whistle-blower and former CEO at Trillian , Suzanne Daniels Whistle-blower and former Head of Legal and Compliance at Eskom, Gabriella Razzano Executive Director of the Open Democracy .

11:52 Sound should be back and not a moment too soon. The next panel is about fluitfluit, my storie is uit.

#10xDMGathering Polotricks pic.twitter.com/aSarwEJBHg

— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) August 15, 2018

11:47  We’re back! We know the sound is out, we’re looking into it…

11:05 Rana receives a standing ovation, goosebumps stuff. Watch out for the documentary produced by Chronicle. No release date set yet, but we’ll keep you in the loop. For now, coffee. Or tea.

10:47 “I don’t know if there is anything else I can do besides this,” Ayyub says after sharing harrowing details of how she has been harassed, suppressed, threatened and how freedom of speech in India has been threatened. Like we said, #Goals.

@RanaAyyub: Despite everything, I would not do anything other than investigative journalism, and I will remain in India. #10XDMGathering crowd is enthralled. pic.twitter.com/7KGiqgpQet

— Diana Neille (@DianaNeille) August 15, 2018

The story of journalist Rana Ayub, who has endured hell in India for reporting truth, is a gut wrenching tale of unbelievable cruelty. #10XDMGathering #ranaayub #facismrising pic.twitter.com/qcFTwml6kE

— Steve Pike (@spike_wavescape) August 15, 2018

#10XDMGathering Rana Ayyub "Indian democracy is being eroded… You cannot say what you want or you get killed for your dietary habits."

— Nicole (@Phaque_Name) August 15, 2018

10:36 Ayub story is, as the kids would say #Goals.

Rana Ayyub, Investigative journalist speaks about her experiences of going undercover and the torment she experienced after her expose. @dailymaverick #10xDMGathering #muckruckgoals

— Jillian Green (@jfgreen1) August 15, 2018

https://twitter.com/MziyandaSmileB/status/1029647365786009601

10:24 Rana Ayub now up talking about her incredible work going undercover. Here’s a little summary from our esteemed Rebecca Davis.

Daily Maverick’s Richard Poplak has introduced a teaser for a forthcoming feature-length documentary by Chronicle Productions – which gives a taster of the shocking abuse and harassment suffered by Indian investigative journalist Rana Ayyub as a result of her exposes on the Indian government.

“It’s cost me everything,” Ayyub says in the clip.

The documentary is clearly one to watch out for: it’s called Third Person: The Rana Ayyub Story.

We lived in a culture of fear – in Bombay – Rana Ayyub on her story -becoming a journalist @dailymaverick #10XDMGathering #DefendTruth

— Media Students CPUT (@CputMedia) August 15, 2018

09:56 Haffejee now onto the question of whether SA media is as good at watching corporate corruption as it as at watching government corruption. Using Steinhoff as an example.

09:49  Quite a quote.

@MzwaneleManyi expresses how the Guptas were drivers of corruption in this country. So to say, even if you place a bottle of milk near the Gupta's it shall turn sour." #TruthSeekers #TheGathering @dailymaverick #X10Thegathering

— Live (@Liviwe_finca) August 15, 2018

09:44 There’s a long way to go, but we’ve also come a very long way. In case you’re that way inclined, you can sift through the #StateCapture archive with some selections over here.

We back a year later and NB to remember how much has changed within 365 days. Last year this time state capture was at its peak. Let's celebrate some of our gains and victories as well. #10XDMGathering

— SECTION27 (@SECTION27news) August 15, 2018

09:42 So many questions… Also, we’re looking into issues with the live stream.

Why doesn’t the Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town show @afroworldview in their hotel rooms, asks @MzwaneleManyi.

He also accuses big businessmen in audience here at #10xDMGathering of switching it off and depriving guests of the afro stories…

— Bilal Randeree (@bilalr) August 15, 2018

09:39 This is an important point. Nathan also said business is ‘not a good citizen’.

https://twitter.com/Mary_JaneSA/status/1029633039767416832

09:33 And we’re not wasting time… straight into the questions about the Guptas funding The New Age. If you’re somehow not familiar with the whole thing, we recommend this piece by Anton Harber.

Read: The New Age experiment: Government’s attempt to control the media has done industry no favours Clickety here.

.@ferialhaffajee warms up in the first panel of #10XDMGathering by asking @MzwaneleManyi if he ever thought that his media outlets would survive without gvt support. Jimmy responds by highlighting that many media outlets (esp the @SundayTimesZA) survive through gvt support.

— SECTION27 (@SECTION27news) August 15, 2018

.@ferialhaffajee getting straight into the Gupta issue at #10XDMGathering

— Tessa Knight (@awildknight) August 15, 2018

09:31 We’re off now. Vlismas has been doing his snarky thing. And we have our first surprise of the day, like we promised. Ferial Haffajee is our latest recruit and joins us as associate editor.

Great news – well, I just heard – @ferialhaffajee is newest editor at the @dailymaverick! #10XDMGathering pic.twitter.com/qlwpaij4KE

— Bilal Randeree (@bilalr) August 15, 2018

09:21 Today is about a lot of things, most importantly, it’s about the state of media in South Africa… the role it plays in shaping the country’s future and everything else.

09:17 Things will begin ‘any moment’ now…

09:13 Minor delay…. but here’s what you can expect from the first two discussions…

09:05 – 10:10: Business of Truth: Steven Nathan CEO, 10X Investments, Ferial Haffajee, Mzwanele Manyi Chairman, Afrotone Media Holdings

Media is meeting its greatest challenge ever. Will it survive with its ethics untouched?

10:10 – 10:50 Courage Under Fire:  Rana Ayyub Journalist, investigative reporter & writer, Richard Poplak Author & journalist, Daily Maverick.

08:05 We’ve been having a bit of a breakfast do before the main event kicks off. Here are some insights you might have missed.

On #Steinhoff & such- how do we prevent it happening in the future? Bring back the Scorpions- a team of independent experts- nail perpetrators hard; set an example” – James Brent Styan @10Xinvestments ##10XDMGathering pic.twitter.com/HXnPboKVGx

— Allison Foat (like a butterfly) (@AllisonFoat) August 15, 2018

https://twitter.com/Mary_JaneSA/status/1029616240434864128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwakelet.com%2Fhome

08:00  Hello, good morning. Welcome to this year’s edition of The Gathering.