Born on the 23rd of June 1952, Mathatha is the editor-in-chief of the City Press. He is also the former editor of Sunday Times (September 2002 – November 2003), deputy chief executive for the SABC News (July 2001 – August 2002) and he was deputy editor of The Star Newspaper.
Mathatha holds an Honours Degree in Journalism Studies with the University of Witwatersrand and several journalism courses in South Africa, Kenya, United Kingdom, Belgium, Zimbabwe and Harvard University (USA).
He is the chairperson of The African Editors Forum (TAEF) and council member of the South African Editors Forum (SANEF). He was awarded the prestigious Nieman Fellowship in 1996/97 and spent 10 months at Harvard University. He studied Leadership, Management, Journalism Ethics and General Economics.
He was awarded the Nat Nakasa Award for Courageous Journalism. He is a member of the MultiChoice Foundation Advisory Board and freelancer for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Regular contributor to The World Paper based in Boston UN and published as a supplement to over 50 newspapers around the world. He also served as a member of the Task Group on Government Communications appointed by the then Deputy President Thabo Mbeki. Comtask’s recommendations led to the demise of SADC and the creation of GCIS.
