The Independent Co is a media platform providing local people with local, national and international content integrating with our website and giving businesses the opportunity to advertise. We are also a tool to lay bare problems in the community. We strive to give a voice to the people who suffer from poor service delivery.
Our Mission:
• To provide accurate and interesting information for our readers.
• The Independent Co is committed to providing it’s clients with affordable and versatile services including advertorials, photography, layout design and event marketing.
• To be a reliable communication tool for businesses, schools, government and the general public.
Our Values:
• Respect
• Trust
• Professionalism
• Accountability
• Passion
• Honesty
Privacy Info:
By using this platform and other online platforms of this publication you agree to the following: User-Generated Content (UGC) is regulated accordingly and the online publication social media platform, website, publication and all persons who utilise it are subjected to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and may remove any UGC or user profile in accordance with our policy set out below: This publication should be alerted by the public, via email directed to cornel@theindependentco.co.za if any of the below mentioned are contravened by users. State clearly in the email the details of the user that contravened our UGC policy, the date, time, platform and content complained about. Also indicate if the content is in breach of this UGC policy, and in what manner. These are the steps that will be taken if the publication finds that the content does breach the UGC policy: The publication’s decision will be communicated to the complainant. The comment will be removed within a reasonable amount of time. The user in question may be banned from the platform where the specific incident took place. No user-generated content posted onto this publication’s online platforms by members of the public reflects in any way the views of the publication or its employees. The media is not responsible for moderating UGC and can therefore not be held liable for the content posted by readers on its social media platforms and websites. You may not conduct yourself in a way that unjustifiably infringes on a person’s basic human rights as set out in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights. You may not publish content that is inaccurate or false, advocacy of hatred that is based on race, amounts to propaganda for war, incitement to imminent violence, ethnicity, gender or religion and that constitutes incitement to cause harm.