On Monday, 9 May, the Cape Times and other Independent Media titles carried an editorial by Karima Brown and Vukani Mde. It requires, and deserves, close scrutiny. The following opinion piece appeared on the...
The following letter was sent to Independent Group senior editors Karima Brown and Vukani Mde: Dear Editors, I refer to your editorial “‘Celebrating’ media freedom a misnomer”. The Right2Know Campaign would agree with much...
9 things you can do to build community media 1. Get involved According to the Electronic Communications Act, community broadcasters must involve the community on the ownership and control of their radio and/or TV...
On Monday 9 May Right2Know will picket outside the Cape Labour Court’s hearing of the landmark press freedom case when fired Cape Times Editor, Alide Dasnois, will test the right of editors to publish...
PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2016: CHALLENGES TO MEDIA FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2016 marks twenty five years since the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration on Promoting an Independent and...
This is a joint statement of civil society organisations committed to upholding human rights and seeking social justice in South Africa. It was delivered at the gates of Parliament on Tuesday 26 April 2016....
Memorandum to Department of Justice: Demands to Stand Against Surveillance and Fix RICA! 26 April 2016 On 30 March 2016, a report by the United Nations Human Rights Committee came down hard on South...
Join Right2Know KZN for a picket in support of the Angolan 19 – and freedom of expression in southern Africa. DATE: Tuesday 3 May (World Press Freedom Day) TIME: 9h00 – 11h00 PLACE: Angolan Embassy, Durban, KZN...
Join Right2Know Campaign Cape Town TV and the SOS Coalition for a launch of the Channel Free initiative and a discussion on the representation and role of women in South Africa’s media. The Channel Free...
Join Right2Know Western Cape for Summit exploring freedom of expression, hate speech, surveillance, and the Right to Recall. DATE: Monday 2 May 2016 TIME: 14h00 – 16h000 PLACE: Community House, 41 Salt River Rd, Salt River,...
