As we launch into the New Year, there are some positive developments to consider as we ponder the plight of over-indebted consumers, the push-back against entitlement politicians, and the message trickling across the Limpopo from Zimbabwe as it confronts a brighter future.
R2K slams Film and Publication Board's attempt to censor the internet
In a move eerily reminiscent of apartheid-era censorship, the Film and Publication Board published a draft online regulation policy earlier this month that would give it the right to police everything on the internet, including blogs, personal websites and Facebook pages.
Journalists' right to protect sources upheld
The Constitutional Court has upheld an important principle of press freedom - the right to protect confidential sources. This, after a case of defamation was brought against Mail & Guardian by Bosasa Operation back in 2009.
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