Media
“Ethics” company applied to gag GroundUp
ProEthics filed an urgent court case to stop GroundUp reporting on its questionable R28-million procurement with the National Lotteries Commission
Law | 20 January 2026
GroundUp wins court case against Gauteng government
Social development department must disclose all grants made to organisations from 2014 to 2024
Law | 8 December 2025
Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages
Content producers get away with fake news and clickbait
By Thembi Siaga and Anton van Zyl
Feature | 4 December 2025
Sunday Times need not apologise for self-corrected errors
Ombud rules reputations may be harmed if it is in the public interest
Law | 2 December 2025
Lesotho Times editor wrongfully arrested, admits anti-corruption agency
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences accused Mohalenyane Phakela of posing as an officer to obtain documents
News | 12 September 2025
South African journalists condemn murder of colleagues in Gaza
Israel has killed 184 Palestinian journalists since 7 October 2023. 26 are believed to have been deliberately targeted.
Brief | 15 August 2025
ARTsolar throws in the towel in “gagging” case
The company had wanted to stop three “whistleblowers” and a journalist from reporting that it was importing and not locally manufacturing its solar panels
Law | 17 July 2025
Courts are being used to silence journalists and activists
Companies and officials are using legal measures meant for domestic violence victims to gag reporters
By Anton Harber
Opinion | 1 April 2025
Ombud finds Sunday World breached press code in AfriForum article
Newspaper ordered to publish an apology and correction for inaccurate claims
Law | 6 December 2024