June 06
South Africa: South Africa Police Briefly Detain Journalist Sandiso Phaliso, Force Him to Delete Crime Scene Photographs
South African police arrested freelance journalist Sandiso Phaliso while he was photographing a crime scene in the country's legislative capital of Cape Town on April 25 and held… Read more »
May 06
South Africa: SABC Editor-in-Chief Called for Security Vetting and Polygraph Before South Africa Election
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday expressed alarm that South Africa's spy agency wants to subject Moshoeshoe Monare, the editor-in-chief of the South African… Read more »
April 10
South Africa: CPJ Welcomes South Africa's Abolition of Criminal Defamation, Calls for Further Legal Reforms
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's signing into law a bill that abolishes criminal defamation, and urged… Read more »
January 03
South Africa: South African Journalist Thomo Nkgadima Charged With Intimidation After Photographing Mayor's Home
South African authorities should drop criminal trespass and intimidation charges against freelance journalist Thomo Nkgadima and ensure that members of the press do not face… Read more »
November 07, 2023
South Africa: Two Journalists Assaulted By Protestors in South Africa
A group of about seven unidentified people assaulted two journalists with local broadcaster Mpuma Kapa TV (MPKTV) around noon on October 30, while the reporters were covering… Read more »
August 10, 2023
South Africa: South African Court Throws Out Urgent Bid to Gag Media24
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed a Gauteng High Court ruling on Tuesday to dismiss an urgent application by two businessmen connected to South African Deputy President… Read more »
July 03, 2023
South Africa: Judge Strikes Down Gag Order Against Investigative Outlet Amabhungane
In response to a South African High Court's Monday judgment striking down a gag order against the amaBhungane Center for Investigative Journalism, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
April 07, 2023
South Africa: South African Journalists Attacked, Threatened, Harassed in Separate Incidents
In March 2023, journalists in multiple towns in South Africa were attacked, harassed, or threatened in connection with their reporting. Read more »
October 13, 2022
South Africa: South African Court Bans Independent Media Outlets From Publishing Leaked Intelligence Report
A South African court judgment banning the publication of an intelligence report about alleged U.S. efforts to gather intelligence about South Africa's ruling African National… Read more »