PEN SA strongly condemns EFF leader Julius Malema’s publication of the private cellphone number of Talk Radio 702 Presenter Karima Brown on Twitter. Mr Malema’s action has led to a barrage of intimidation of Ms Brown by EFF supporters, including...
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It is with grave concern that PEN South Africa notes the deportation from Zimbabwe of two South African journalists earlier this week. The deportation of e.tv journalists, Aldrin Sampear and Linge Ndabambi, comes in the wake of the Zimbabwean government’s...
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On 9 March 2017, the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, delivered the annual State of the Nation Address in Parliament. Leading up to the SONA, there were reports of repressive measures implemented by Parliament to restrict media access. PEN...
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Swaziland journalist and editor Bheki Makhubu was in South Africa this week to deliver the Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture at Wits University. Bheki has been a journalist for 27 years and was jailed in March 2014 on charges of contempt...
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