Freedom of Expression

Three lessons in activism from Mark Weinberg

Weinberg, a key figure in the Right2Know Campaign, died on 28 January 2025

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Obituary | 4 February 2025

Media must avoid careless references to foreign nationals when reporting crimes

A critical look at the recent press ombud ruling in Asylum Seeker, Refugee and Migrant Coalition v BloemNews

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Law | 3 February 2025

Press ombud rules on News24’s coverage of Gayton McKenzie’s Olympic jaunt

Inaccuracies gave misleading impression, says McKenzie. But when will there be a proper account of how and why R800k was spent?

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Law | 28 January 2025

Press ombud rules on Pretoria school race row articles

Parents at Pretoria High School for Girls complained about two articles by the Daily Maverick

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Law | 17 December 2024

Ombud finds Sunday World breached press code in AfriForum article

Newspaper ordered to publish an apology and correction for inaccurate claims

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Law | 6 December 2024

Ombud finds IOL breached press code

News24 complained about a “storified press statement” issued by Sekunjalo, majority shareholder in Independent

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Law | 5 December 2024

Press ombud dismisses complaint over “Cuban doctors took my job” article

We review the complaint of Hassen Lorgat against The Citizen

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Law | 4 December 2024

Concourt showdown on copyright bill

The court will hear two applications relating to copyright and the rights of blind people to convert works into accessible formats

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Law | 23 October 2024

Lottery spent over R1-million on lawyers to stop GroundUp exposing corruption

Attacks were also launched on the integrity of our reporter

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News | 17 October 2024