Stop Xenophobic Attacks On Nigerians— FG Tells SouWednesday, April 29, 2026
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has called on the South African government to take urgent measures to protect Nigerian citizens and other black immigrants amid a renewed wave of xenophobic violence in parts of the country. In a statement issued on April 29, 2026, and signed by its C ...
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Two Nigerians Killed In South Africa As Nigeria Govt Calls For CalmMonday, April 27, 2026
Two Nigerians, Amaramiro Emmanuel, and Ekpenyong Andrew, have been killed in the ongoing violence in South Africa. According to Ambassador Ninikanwa Okey-Uche, Consul-General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, they were killed by personnel of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in Port Elizabet ... |
South African Journalists Threatened, Assaulted, Robbed By Municipal WorkersMonday, March 23, 2026
Lusaka, March 20, 2026 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on South African authorities to act swiftly on a criminal case of assault, robbery, intimidation, ... |
Top South African Cop Calls For Spy Probe Into Media, Jailing Of JournalistsFriday, October 10, 2025
New York, October 10, 2025 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi rsquo;s doubling down on his call for lawmakers to endorse the surveilling of journalists by South Africa rsquo;s State Security Agency and for reporter ... |
Rising Discontent Pushes South Africa Toward A Tight PollMonday, May 27, 2024
On 29 May, South Africans will go to the polls to vote in national and provincial elections. The African National Congress (ANC), which has dominated politics for the last three decades and has become almost synonymous with the state, is projected to lose its parliamentary majority for ... |
Journalists Assaulted At MK Election Rally Ahead Of South Africa ElectionsFriday, May 24, 2024
Lusaka, May 24, 2024 mdash; South African authorities must investigate and hold to account those responsible for sexually assaulting a woman journalist as well as physically assaulting and harassing other members of the media during an uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party political rally on May 18, the Com ... |
SABC Editor-in-chief Called For Security Vetting And Polygraph Before South AfriTuesday, May 7, 2024
Lusaka, May 6, 2024 mdash; The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday expressed alarm that South Africa rsquo;s spy agency wants to subject Moshoeshoe Monare, the editor-in-chief of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), to additional security vetting and an invasive lie-dete ... |
CPJ Welcomes South Africa’s Abolition Of Criminal Defamation, Calls For FurtherThursday, April 11, 2024
Lusaka, April 10, 2024 ndash; The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rsquo;s signing into law a bill that abolishes criminal defamation, and urged authorities to reform other problematic laws that threaten press freedom in the country. ... |
South African Court Throws Out Urgent Bid To Gag Media24Friday, August 11, 2023
Lusaka, August 10, 2023 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed a Gauteng High Court ruling on Tuesday
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South African Court Prohibits Former President’s Private Prosecution Of JournaliThursday, June 8, 2023
New York, June 8, 2023 mdash;In response to the Wednesday, June 7,
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