Banning free speech – where will it end?

When a church bans a bishop from speaking to the media, you have to wonder what’s next. Blocking the man from addressing his parishioners?
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Inside Invictus: What the story suggests

This isn't a movie for rugby nuts. All you need is a soft spot for letting a classic narrative lead you through an epic and emotional journey.
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Making the 'newsmaker' of 2009

As the silly season arrives, media space gets turned over to the "newsmaker of the year".
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Caviar, Fifa and media corruption

Editors have expressed deep concern over journalists having to sign away rights to get access to Fifa and other sporting events.
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Send broadcast law back to drawing board

There's a lot more in the government's new Bill on broadcasting than whether a tax will replace the TV license.
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Shedding African stereotypes during the World Cup

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was reported as saying that the Cup had “great power” to present “a different story of the African continent".
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Where newspapers thrive, but SMS letters are threatened

At first glance it seemed a rather bizarre story. Namibia's newspapers last week reported on an "Open Day" at the Windhoek crematorium.
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Giving perspective to pieces of SA's digital puzzle

Government is assembling four puzzle pieces around communications, and you're invited to help make them fit together.
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Want SA info? Try the US

Teverse transparency can kick in for information-poor African countries via information that is held by foreign governments, donors and others.
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Press self-regulation makes strides

Acting as a sop to a predatory government should never constitute the motive force or raison d'etre of self-regulation.
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In tough times, journalists should invest in social capital

With digital options increasingly available, why would any journalist attend a conference in person? And especially when budgets are tight?
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