Trevor Noah’s final Grammys moment sparked outrage from Trump, highlighting the uneasy relationship between satire, politics and contro
From banned books to political activism, Marcus de Jong’s life was a testament to the power of ideas and the human spirit
The colouring book, designed to be both educational and engaging for children, aims to introduce young readers to Palestine’s history, culture and notable figures through an…
Decisions about what music to ban at the SABC were inconsistent, and – what’s worse – random This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account…
Researcher delves into SABC censors’ logic – and lack thereof – during apartheid
Authoritarian systems reject challenges to themselves – yet just that is happening in Ukraine and Russia, China and Iran
Showmax’s ‘Sex in Afrikaans’ explores the continued taboo of representing sex in the Afrikaans language
The telecommunications giant has donated a further R800 000 to help the independent media stay afloat
Governments’ interruption of social media is censorship is a way to control the flow of information online and amounts to censorship
But some countries – such as Egypt – have cracked down on the social media app, which grew apace with the pandemic
The Films and Publications Amendment Act aims to protect citizens, but new technology requires that the regulations and guidelines are updated
The impacts of these infringements could last well beyond the life of the Covid-19 pandemic
If the coronavirus outbreak has taught us anything beyond the necessity of washing our hands, it is that its victim has been leadership
During the lockdown, artists must rethink their place in the system. Now is the chance to advocate and appreciate the human condition of being constantly and chaotically in flux
Only by demonstrating that it would perform better in office while building trust within the wider population can the opposition force improvements in the electoral system while…
From the US to Cameroon, from SA to South Sudan to Spain. Tracking down the people trying to take our site down took us all over the internet
The public, not private companies or governments, should limit dangerous digital deception
The case against Eduard Nikitin is part of a wider trend that has seen Russian authorities bring charges against people for innocuous posts
In the 1980s, the apartheid state imposed successive states of emergency, including censorship of the media
Google is crafting a search engine that would meet China’s draconian censorship rules
