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Meddling with Constitutional Court powers a threat to all

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Raymond Louw is a South African journalist, editor, and media commentator in South Africa. In 2010, he was named a World Press Freedom Hero by the Vienna-based International Press Institute. The award cited his “commitment to press freedom and his outspoken defence of journalists’ rights”.

Below is the speech he delivered to the 2012 Rhodes Graduation.

Meddling with Constitutional Court powers a threat to all

By Raymond Louw

How does one thank this great institution for the singular honour that it has bestowed on me? It is indeed an overwhelming honour and I am very proud to receive it. I’ll start by extending an extremely warm and appreciative thank you to you, Vice-Chancellor Badat, and to your colleagues who chose me. In doing so I am humbled to be joining the exceptional people you have honoured in the past. Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Talk addresses rotten journalism

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Video by Kayla Roux

Rhodes alumnus and City Press journalist Natasha Joseph gave a talk at Rhodes University about the ethics around journalism. Her talk addressed issue including ‘freebies’ and sponsorships, opening up the discussion about journalist codes of conduct and ethics.

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The Passing of the “Secrecy Bill”

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By Sibulele Mabusela

The controversial Protection of Information Bill, (also known as the Secrecy Bill) has been passed this Tuesday by the National Assembly despite nationwide protests and opposition that claimed the bill was “unconstitutional”.

The National Assembly passed the Bill after the subject was put to a vote and adopted by the majority who won the ballot by 229 votes in favour of the Bill to 107 in opposition to it in the house of 400 seats.

According to News24, all opposition parties present voted against the Bill while the ANC used its majority to pass it.
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