The new censorship: Labelling opponents as fascists is stifling debate in SA
October 29, 2024
Three recent events should give pause to those concerned with free speech in South Africa…….
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On farmers, baboons, animal welfare and doxing
October 14, 2024
How far can you go in exposing wrongdoing on social media? How much privacy are you entitled to? ……
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Social media giants silent on how they will deal with threats to election integrity
May 23, 2024
How can it be, one has to ask that the tech giants operate in this country earn significant profits from advertisers here hold all our data…….
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We may not like David Teeger’s support of the Israeli army, but we should not persecute him for expressing this
December 1, 2023
Whether or not you agree with Proteas U19 captain David Teeger’s view’s on Israel, we must protect his right to express those views, argues Anton Harber…….
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Suppressing the arts – patronage, mismanagement and censorship in the cultural sector
November 7, 2023
Cultural workers say there are genuine fears of intimidation, threats of violence, silencing and withdrawal of funds if they speak out against the mismanagement……
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Laws needed to stop SLAPPs against journalists
July 6, 2023
The media and investigative reporters in particular are facing a new kind of onslaught, this time not from the state but from elements of the private sector.
T……
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ANC wrings benefits from absence of SABC board
January 13, 2023
Sometimes it is the smaller things that tell you the most. Sometimes you understand what is happening in this country not by the big national picture, but in th……
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Between the powerless and the mob: the uses of woke and cancel culture
September 22, 2022
There can be few phrases more abused – and weaponized – than “woke” and “cancel culture”. They are thrown around with abandon to denounce ideas, people and thin……