Press Freedom Commission

The Press Freedom Commission last week released recommendations for transforming the office of the Press Council of South Africa.

I have nothing but respect for retired Chief Justice Pius Langa, so the fact he has lent his name to the report and recommendations of the Press...

"It takes everyone out of their comfort zones." So said Gwede Mantashe, the ANC's secretary general, in response to proposals for substantial...

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has welcomed the principles embodied in a report released by the Press Freedom Commission (PFC).

The Press Freedom Commission has recommended a new regulatory regime for newspapers involving more public participation and a hierarchy of...

This is a big week for the office of South Africa's press ombudsman, what with the release of the Press Freedom Commission's long-awaited report on...

A new regulatory regime is imminent for South Africa's newspapers and there is a strong likelihood that independent policing will replace industry...

As the dust settles after last month's Press Freedom Commission hearings, major questions persist about the ANC's proposed media appeals...

When the Socialist Party of Azania's (Sopa) president, Tiyani Lybon Mabasa, got up to speak at the Press Freedom Commission hearings in Braamfontein last week, he prefaced his words along the lines of "It's been a long time since you last saw us in the press and it's not a...

The most remarkable thing about the ANC's input at hearings of the Press Freedom Commission this week was not its determination to create a media...