Sanef welcomes court’s decision to postpone case against e-TV reporter and editor
Sanef’s press statement of 25 January, 2010, regarding the court’s decision to postpone the case… Read more…
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Sanef calls for police and prosecuting authorities to withdraw Section 205 subpoenas
Sanef’s press statement of 24 January, 2010, urging police and prosecuting authorities to withdraw Section… Read more…
Sanef appalled that Section 205 of the Criminal Procedures Act has been invoked against journalists
Sanef’s press statement of 19 January, 2010, regarding Section 205 of the Criminal Procedures Act… Read more…
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Members’ Blogs
Lessons from the eTV subpoena saga
Anton Harber – The Harbinger
Fortunately, good sense has prevailed in the sage of the subpoena to force eTV to identify the criminals they recently interviewed. The police have reportedly agreed to follow the path of consultation and conflict-avoidance set out in the 1999 agreement between government and editors....
Good tidings for African journalists
Guy Berger – Thought Leader
“We needed it [this fund] back in 2002,” said Gugulethu Moyo, new director of the Media Legal Defence Initiative, referring to the Mugabe government’s suppression of the Daily News eight years back. The company owning the paper still sat with legal bills of 0 000 dollars (US — not Zimbawean!) dollars...
