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After two very successful critical thinking forums – in Johannesburg and Cape Town - AIDC/Amandla, in partnership with the Mail and Guardian newspaper hosts its third, in the series of four forums on "Media Freedom in South Africa: Is It Under Threat?". The next...
By Chantelle Benjamin, 31 August 2010 More than 180 civil organisations and individuals will today announce a major campaign and a week of protest against the Protection of Information Bill. Journalism schools yesterday added their voice to criticism of the bill and...
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 13h00, Cape TownOver 180 civil society organisations and numerous prominent individuals have endorsed a civil society statement titled 'Let the Truth Be Told! Stop the Secrecy Bill'. The statement characterizes the Protection of Information Bill as...
By Butjwana Seokoma Former South African President, Nelson Mandela, reminded us in 1994 that: “A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy.” 16 years into democracy, opposition parties, civil society, activists and other...
Amandla Publishers/AIDC, in a joint partnership with the Mail and Guardian will be hosting a series of Critical Thinking Forums, to be held between the 11th August and the 1st September 2010 in Johannesburg, Durban, Grahamstown and Cape Town. The forums asks, Media...
A free press is essential to democracy, transparency and the attainment of equality 6 August 2010 We are organisations that campaign for social justice. The success of our work is dependent on respect for the Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights. The right to...
By Blade NzimandeTwo significant, though seemingly unconnected, events occurred in South Africa that in other democracies would probably have led to serious introspection on the part of media or even commissions of enquiry into the media. The conviction of former...
By Jane Duncan2 August 2010The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has just released a document on the media for its National General Council (NGC) meeting, scheduled for September. The document, entitled 'Media transformation, ownership and diversity', claims to...
By Jeremy CroninIt is generally considered unwise for a politician to debate critically with the media through the media about the media. You don't exactly enjoy home-ground advantage. This has been obvious in recent weeks with the re-surfacing of the debate around...