Media freedom
[Source: BusinessTech.]
The State Security Agency (SSA) wants the controversial Protection of State Information Bill – commonly referred to as the ‘secrecy bill’ – to be reintroduced. Read more
[Source: Daily Maverick by Heidi Swart.]
Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision has sold thousands of security cameras in South Africa and soon Joburg’s suburbs will see an unprecedented increase of Hikvision’s presence. Read more
[Source: Politicsweb by Brand SA.]
South Africa ranks 31 out of 180 countries in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index. Read more
[Source: Daily Maverick by Rebecca Davis.]
The SABC board says a ‘communication blackout’ at the state broadcaster is ‘imminent’. With its debt building insurmountably, the SABC joins the queue of state-owned entities with begging bowls out to National Treasury. Read more