Countries AmaBhungane sets key test for media freedom in SA Johannesburg – The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism draws its name from the Zulu word for dung beetle –... Read more 26 Jun, 2023
World Colombia investigates journalist’s harassment claims Bogota — Colombian prosecutors opened an investigation on Wednesday after a well-known journalist alleged that she was being trailed... Read more 1 Jun, 2023
Technology Trudeau slams Facebook for threatening to block Canadian news Ottawa – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian... Read more 12 May, 2023
Countries Ramaphosa’s letter to Parliament on SABC board list ‘is grossly unlawful’ Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa acted “unlawfully” when he wrote a letter to the National Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula,... Read more 6 Apr, 2023
Countries Tunisia radio boss prosecution is ‘political’, lawyers say Tunis – Lawyers for the arrested head of a private Tunisian radio station said on Wednesday he was facing... Read more 23 Feb, 2023
Countries Tunisia journalists accuse state of intimidation Tunis – Dozens of journalists and rights activists protested in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, accusing the state of... Read more 17 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Pro-junta activist in Burkina Faso escapes jail over death threats Ouagadougou – A court on Friday sentenced the head of a pro-junta group in Burkina Faso to a two-year... Read more 11 Feb, 2023
Countries Rwanda handling of journalist death ‘opaque’, says watchdog Nairobi – Free press campaign group Reporters Without Borders attacked the legal process over the death of a prominent... Read more 11 Feb, 2023
Countries Rwandan court fines driver over death of top journalist Kigali – A Rwandan driver was on Tuesday fined one million Rwandan francs ($920) for involuntary manslaughter, over the... Read more 8 Feb, 2023
Countries Rights groups urge probe into death of Rwanda journalist Nairobi – Dozens of rights and media groups urged Rwanda on Tuesday to conduct an independent and impartial probe... Read more 1 Feb, 2023