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TimesLive writes that press freedom is being increasingly compromised in southern Africa‚ where journalists and media owners are being targeted for exposing the truth.
Amnesty International‚ in marking World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday‚ said the intimidation of journalists sent a frightening message to their colleagues‚ causing them to self-censor. It cited cases where journalists in southern Africa have been shot‚ intimidated‚ harassed and criminally charged for investigative reporting. SA has witnessed two such high-profile incidents in the past month alone. Sunday Times investigative journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika was threatened for his reporting on lucrative tenders awarded by state power utility Eskom. Katharine Child‚ a journalist for The Times newspaper‚ was bruised after being manhandled by a person who identified himself as a policeman at a religious event hosted by the controversial Gupta family. And last year eight SABC journalists were dismissed for questioning editorial interference by the broadcaster’s executives. Although seven of them were later reinstated after challenging their dismissal‚ some have since received threatening messages.
- Read this report by Shenaaz Jamal in full at TimesLive
- See too, Harber betreur aanvalle op joernaliste, at Netwerk24 (limit on access)
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