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This is the first part of a speech delivered on Press Freedom day, 19 October 2012 at Wits University. The second and third parts will be posted later this week
I am honoured to have been asked to talk about the state of media freedom on this important occasion, as we commemorate the 35th anniversary of Black Wednesday, 19 October 1977. Continue reading
Last week, the South African Constitutional Court handed down a momentous ruling on freedom of speech. The case of Print Media South Africa v Minister of Home Affairs ([2012] ZACC 22) concerned the constitutionality of aspects of the Films and Publications Act, 1996 (the Act) following its amendment in 2009. Continue reading
The law of privacy has once again been thrust into the spotlight in the aftermath of the publication of topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, by French magazine Closer, rapidly followed by a newspaper in Ireland, and magazines in Italy, Norway and Denmark. Continue reading
As South Africa’s parliament finalises its debate on the Protection of State Information Bill, [pdf] it is important to take a step back from the detail and go back to basic principles. Continue reading
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