South Africa: Why Media Freedom Remains Fragile in South Africa

By Franz Krüger, University of the Witwatersrand Four decades after the Black Wednesday crackdown on the media and the black consciousness movement, South Africa is a different country. Freedom of expression is guaranteed in the constitution and a slew of institutions and laws support the guarantee. At the same time, powerful groups continue to seek ways to limit and…

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AMDF/NextMerge unveil an online application ‘Scoopnews’

Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) in collaboration with NextMerge unveiled an online application for journalists and news sources today at the NUJ Secretariat Kaduna state chapter. The application is one of the first indigenous app not just in kaduna but in northern nigeria to provide a platform for the general public to share stories or scoops with journalists and…

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