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Press Council rejects AfriForum’s bid to appeal ‘white genocide’ op-ed

AfriForum lost its bid to overturn a Press Council ruling, with retired Judge Bernard Ngoepe dismissing its application for leave to appeal. The dispute centred on an opinion…

About 200 African content moderators are being laid off by Sama, Meta’s Kenyan subcontractor. This comes after Facebook’s parent company Meta declined to renew Sama’s contract, which expires at the end of March.  (Stephen Lam/Reuters)

Facebook threatens ban on Australians sharing news in battle over media law

Australians would be stopped from posting local and international articles on Facebook and Instagram, the company said, claiming the move was “not our first choice” but the “only…

Think before ‘outing’ sexual offenders online

As sex crime survivors take to social media, bear in mind we could be sued for retweeting allegations

Judgment vindicates M&G

Former MTN SA chief executive Maanda Manyatshe appealed against a high court judgment dismissing his attempt to gag the <i>M&G</i> three years ago.

Zim journalists freed on bail over ‘falsehoods’

Two senior journalists were freed on bail on Tuesday, one day after they were arrested on charges of publishing falsehoods, their lawyers said.

Zim union slams arrest of journalists

A journalists’ union in Zimbabwe on Tuesday expressed outrage over the arrest of two journalists from a newspaper on charges of publishing falsehoods.

Zim minister calls for media law changes

A former opposition politician who joined Zimbabwe’s government as deputy information minister is calling for changes in the country’s media laws.