PEN SA Africa Pulse is a weekly round-up of news concerning cases of freedom of expression and the freedom of the press in Africa. Kenya seeks to restrict political commentary on social media ahead of elections As the elections draw...
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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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PEN South Africa sent the statement below to Mr Gengezi Mgidlana, Secretary to Parliament Dear Secretary to Parliament PEN South Africa is deeply concerned about the extreme security arrangements President Jacob Zuma and his government have set in motion for...
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PEN South Africa has expressed a strong protest at the suspension of three senior South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) journalists apparently for protesting at a news conference at an order prohibiting them from covering a Right2Know protest outside the SABC...
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PEN Afrikaans issued a statement in response to the events that took place during the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on the 12th of February 2015. The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has, along with many other...
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