Press freedom in South Africa and why self-regulation is best

[Dr Julie Reid] Forget all the emotive arguments for and against self-regulation of the media. The numbers alone paint a clear picture: 70% of the top 50 countries in the Reporters Without Borders and Freedom House press-freedom rankings practice self-regulation. 27 Jan 2012 12:03

Press Freedom Index 2010 released

Reporters without Borders has released its Press Freedom Index for 2010. The Horn of Africa is still the region on the continent with the least press freedom and Eritrea is at the bottom of the world ranking for the fourth consecutive year, with Sudan and Rwanda not far ahead. South Africa is slipping, too. 20 Oct 2010 12:08

Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2008: close-up on Africa

Some African leaders have understood the advantages their countries could derive from press freedom. Others have behaved like despots again this year. The continent's best-placed countries continue by and large to be the same, with Namibia (23rd), Mali (31st), Cape Verde (36th), South Africa (38th) and Mauritius (47th) coming in the top 50 of the annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2008. 22 Oct 2008 11:08

SA is 43rd in World Press Freedom Index

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] South Africa has been ranked 43rd in the Worldwide Press Freedom Index published this week by Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), performing slightly better than the so-called world's top guardian of freedoms and rights, the United States, which is ranked a distant 48th. 22 Oct 2007 10:49