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Source: © Unesco The 2023 Unesco / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian women journalists

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Source: United Nations The Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards spotlight the continent and African journalists

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George Ogola 17 Apr 2023

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Lucien Libert, Elizabeth Pineau, John Irish, GV De Clercq and Kevin Liffey 22 Mar 2023

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Former Chief Operating Officer of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), Phillemon Letwaba has been ordered to pay punitive legal costs to veteran freelance journalist Raymond Joseph (pictured above) / GroundUp

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Tania Broughton 1 Mar 2023

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Aidan Lewis, Marguerita Choy 1 Mar 2023

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The Daily Maverick has reported that Daily News editor, Ayanda Mdluli, and Independent Online editor Lance Witten have unconditionally retract the article and apologise to Daily Maverick and its editor Branko Brkic for the harm that was occasioned through the publication of Mr Modiba’s unlawful and defamatory allegations”

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Karabo Ledwaba 18 Jan 2023

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Lamine Chikhi 3 Jan 2023

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Sanef announces science journalism internship programme

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