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10 February 2012
Polity Focus
 
 
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01 Jul 2011
 
 
Number of press freedom alerts in Africa increased in 2010
Media Law
The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) notes in its ‘Press Freedom in Africa 2010’ report that Africa recorded some 322 press freedom alerts in 2010, which is an increase of about 43.16%...
 
 
PPI Bill will affect how the media deals with sources
Media Law
The newly drafted Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Bill, which will be promulgated in September, will affect the way in which the media deals with its sources and may increase the...
 
 
Protection of Information Bill threatens democracy
Media Law
The success of South Africa’s Constitution and the right of citizens to demand justification for government’s actions are being threatened by the disputed Protection of Information Bill (POIB),...
 
 
 
 
South Africa’s judiciary favourable towards media freedom
Media Law
South Africa’s judicial branch has been favourable toward media freedom, if previous judgments from recent court cases involving the media are anything to go by; however, there is concern with...
 
 
03 Jun 2011
 
 
 
Compliance needs more encouragement than enforcement
Environmental Law
The best way to achieve the intended aims of the environmental regulation is to focus more on promoting compliance with environmental laws before enforcement, says University of Witwatersrand...
 
 
Duality, legal uncertainty in environmental legal framework challenging
Environmental Law
South Africa’s current legal system for environmental management in mines are creating duality and friction between the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) and the Department of Environmental...
 
 
Legitimate environmental consultants necessary for good practice
Environmental Law
Companies undertaking environmental-impact assessments (EIAs) need to ensure that the environmental specialists employed or hired are adequately skilled and experienced in their assigned field of...
 
 
Priority areas under the Air Quality Act
Environmental Law
The instrument through which the South African government seeks to tackle air quality management issues is the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (NEM:AQA), No 39 of 2004, which...
 
 
 
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