Freedom of Expression
Court orders former Lottery boss to pay punitive legal costs to journalist
Raymond Joseph is suing former Chief Operating Officer of the National Lotteries Commission Phillemon Letwaba for defamation
Law | 1 March 2023
Environmental activists revise pleas in “SLAPP case” brought by Australian miners
Marathon legal battle against R14.25-million defamation case continues
By John Yeld
Law | 1 February 2023
Community newspapers cry foul over copyright claims from Reuters, AFP
Association of Independent Publishers says this is “predatory behaviour”
By Daniel Steyn
News | 15 November 2022
Concourt hands critics of Australian mine partial victory – but defamation battle is not over
It is up to Parliament to develop more comprehensive SLAPP suit defence, says court
By John Yeld
Law | 14 November 2022
GroundUp sued by Iqbal Survé … but for only R5-million
Independent Newspapers has a litigation fixation
Analysis | 20 October 2022
New copyright bill will take South Africa into the 21st century at last
The bill will give South African artists and creators benefits and rights already enjoyed in many countries
Opinion | 15 September 2022
Judge rules that “Kill the boer - Kill the farmer” is not hate speech
Court accepts that chants should not be taken literally
Law | 25 August 2022
Daily Maverick wins defamation case
Columnist Modibe Modiba ordered to pay R100,000, remove comments and apologise
Law | 15 August 2022