This Africa Day, we highlight the gross violations of the right to free expression taking place across the continent. From Cape to Cairo we continue to witness attempts by the powerful to clamp down...
The South Gauteng High Court today hears the case of the SABC’s banning of Project Spear, a documentary by filmmaker Sylvia van Vollenhoven about massive corruption in the run-up to the 1994 elections. Despite...
The Cape Town Amadiba Solidarity Committee, is calling on you to join us in action to show our solidarity to the Amadiba community and the Amadiba Crisis Committee. JOIN US IN PROTEST: Wednesday 25 May, MRC (the...
R2K joins in solidarity today at 2pm at the South Gauteng High Court, as Break Free South Africa fights for the right to protest at the Gupta residence. The protest, set for Saturday 14...
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...
Here’s our first tabloid newspaper for 2016 – Your Right2Know – highlighting a range of community stories such as the call to Stop Mining in the Wild Coast, the newly launched Social Justice TV Channel, Glebelands Crisis...
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...
The Right2Know Campaign has struggled against government and private sector secrecy since our formation. Openness and transparency are fundamental Constitutional values of our democracy. South Africa is a founding member of the Open Government...
