1 April 2024, Daily Maverick, Media Monitoring Africa, the Campaign for Free Expression, the South African National Editors’ Forum, the SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and the Press Council of South Africa
Media organisations including Media Monitoring Africa, the Campaign for Free Expression, the South African National Editors’ Forum, the SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and the Press Council of South Africa have warned that this is a crude, misdirected and potentially dangerous attempt to tackle the problem. They have all called for the immediate withdrawal of the new regulations.