The telecommunications giant has donated a further R800 000 to help the independent media stay afloat
Eight months ago, the Zimbabwean government arrested Jeffrey Moyo after he worked with colleagues from The New York Times reporting on Zimbabwe. His next court date is 14 February
Journalists are censored through cruel and illegitimate detention, torture and the removal of means to disseminate information to citizens crying – and dying – for it
Africa’s last absolute monarchy is experiencing its worst unrest in years
The constitution delivered in many areas but SA still has a way to go to ensure people’s rights are respected
Governments, philanthropists, Big Tech, readers and media houses themselves must work together to ensure the sustainability of the media ecosystem
Abdallae Ahmed Mumin recalls being shot at and threatened in the line of duty. He escaped with his life, but not all his peers were so lucky.
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on journalists’ health, working conditions and freedom to report. Now more than ever, media freedom needs to be upheld
When journalists stop telling the truth about what’s going on in their country, when they stop exposing wrongdoing and corruption allegations, everyone suffers
Although self-censorship has long been a concern, Hong Kong has traditionally enjoyed a vibrant free press
The state of King Mswati’s health is just one of many contentious issues that cannot be reported on in eSwatini
The former president’s stranglehold on the press made it very difficult for journalists to do their jobs
Fewer journalists have been killed since President Farmajoo came to power in 2017, but general freedom of expression has been sharply curtailed, as detailed in a new Amnesty International report
One of Mozambique’s most senior journalists escaped a kidnapping attempt in Maputo on New Year’s Eve. Matias Guente, the executive editor of Canal de Moçambique, was accosted in the afternoon of December 31 by three men while in the capital’s Alto Maé area, right behind the headquarters of the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces. The men […]
Tanzania’s attacks on its once-vibrant press have become so commonplace that the crackdown barely makes the news
It’s official: Eritrea is the world’s most censored country. This is one journalist’s account of what it is like to work there
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
In a surprising change in trends, citizens in many African countries increasingly support government restrictions of press freedom
Eight years after independence, South Sudan still struggles to address media challenges. Independent journalists continue to fear for their freedom
‘Media ownership is becoming increasingly politicised, further undermining the independence of major broadcasters and titles’
Reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been behind bars since their arrest in December 2017 under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act
The Citizen was accused of relaying false information in a recent article on the devaluation of Tanzanian shilling
Their conviction in September sparked widespread global condemnation
Seventy-three journalists have been killed so far this year — often at the hands of those who, like the Saudi regime, are close US allies
The decision was taken after the forum’s council meeting following the EFF’s decline of a request to meet with the editors
Disinformation in Africa often takes the form of extreme speech inciting violence and spreading racist, misogynous, xenophobic messages
The annual Freedom House study of 65 countries found global internet freedom declined for the eighth consecutive year in 2018,
It spells danger in the Middle East and will affect relations with the West (if trade doesn’t hold sway)
Journalists warned to be extra-vigilant with their digital security
The case has sparked an outcry among the international community as an attempt to muzzle reporting on the crackdown by Myanmar’s security forces
Journalists must pay $2500 per trip to report from Mozambique
The newspaper was subpoenaed on contempt of court charges for articles which implied that the chief justice wanted to hold office for longer