Free Press
latest news & developmentsWhy the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced
Dropping democracy for aspirant autocrats who will put everything in order with a big stick might not be all it’s cracked up to be
MTN increases its support for media industry after devastation of Covid-19
The telecommunications giant has donated a further R800 000 to help the independent media stay afloat
Making media freedom in ESwatini is more than a dream
Magazine editor Bheki Makhubu, in spite of harassment from King Mswati and his cronies, is undeterred in his bid to expose the regime’s wrongdoings
Free press development impeded by crackdowns
Governments and civil societies need to be vigilant in supporting a free press, even while it is still developing
Journalist killed in Ghana, home to Africa’s freest press
2019’s first recorded death of a journalist happened in Accra in mid-January
Mozambique’s brutal war on free speech
Proposed high fees will make it impossible for those reporting at grassroots level to continue
Four journos arrested in Zim
Zimbabwean police have arrested four journalists while they were covering the eviction of a police officer from government lodging.