Freedom of Expression

United Civil Society in Action sues GroundUp and the National Lotteries Commission

Case brought after GroundUp exposed dodgy grants and looting of funds

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News | 17 June 2020

Case brought by Aussie miners is “an abuse of legal process” say defendants

Plaintiffs warn of “dangerous” development of the law if defendants’ pleas upheld

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News | 11 June 2020

Defamation case aims to censor activists, says Budlender

Case has begun in Cape High Court involving three environmental lawyers and three activists who were critical of mines in Xolobeni and Lutzville

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Law | 10 June 2020

R14m defamation case between Australian miners and critics will make legal history

Defendants argue this is a ‘SLAPP’ suit

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Law | 8 June 2020

Landmark ruling for science journalists

Appeal committee of press council frees media from having to create false balance

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GroundView | 20 March 2020

Concourt rules apartheid intimidation legislation unconstitutional

1982 law criminalised free speech

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Law | 22 October 2019

Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

SLAPP suit adversaries to fight it out in Cape High Court

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News | 29 May 2019

Here are the arguments for and against banning the old South African flag

The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Afriforum are opposing each other in the Johannesburg Equality Court

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Law | 29 April 2019

President Ramaphosa should sign Copyright Amendment bill

Freedom of Panorama provision will help put more South African related content onto Wikipedia

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Opinion | 25 April 2019