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Stealing a song is like stealing a car – Let’s treat music rights as real property

IP Law

Stealing a song is like stealing a car – Let’s treat music rights as real property

Nicholas Maweni, Issued by SAMRO 17 Mar 2025

World Health Day emphasises human rights' crucial role in cancer risk reduction

Public Health

World Health Day emphasises human rights' crucial role in cancer risk reduction

Issued by CANSA 3 Apr 2024

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Youth Employment

Why youth unemployment is a human rights issue

20 Mar 2024

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

Media Freedom

Unesco/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to 3 imprisoned Iranian women journalists

3 May 2023

Media

From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya's journalists are under attack - but they must also regain public trust

George Ogola 17 Apr 2023

The Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival returns

Events

The Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival returns

15 Mar 2023

Source: © IOL eSwatini has recently been rocked by pro-democracy protests which have steadily intensified

Media Freedom

Media freedom in Esawtini declines further as Swaziland News and editor announced as terrorists

Aphiwe Kunene 25 Jul 2022

Pandemic reflections: The paradox of human rights and your right to health

Covid-19

Pandemic reflections: The paradox of human rights and your right to health

Issued by Regent Business School 11 Apr 2022

How companies can embed human rights in their organisations

Employee Wellness

How companies can embed human rights in their organisations

Issued by Trialogue 5 Apr 2022

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Health & Safety

Human rights should be central to the extractive industry's Covid-19 recovery plans

10 Dec 2020

Ethical and legal guidelines for telemedicine

Ethics & Medicolegal

Ethical and legal guidelines for telemedicine

Vanessa Rogers 25 Nov 2020

New technologies are helping people to choose when and how to have children. MidoSemSem/Shutterstock

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

New technologies mean states must reconsider what 'reproductive rights' are

Bonginkosi Shozi 23 Jul 2020

South Africans will know the terms of the IMF loan at the end of July.

Economy

South Africans should accept that the IMF is neither their worst enemy nor their saviour

Danny Bradlow 23 Jul 2020

Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during a ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 16, 2018. A recent thawing of relations between the two countries did not lead to improved conditions for the media in Eritrea. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.

Media Freedom

10 most censored countries

13 Sep 2019

Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: the challenges that await the UN

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: the challenges that await the UN

Olivier de Frouville 16 Apr 2019

Africa and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity for all

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Africa and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity for all

Franck Kuwonu 9 Apr 2019

BetterBond extends Khaya Lam support, helping SA's poor secure title deeds

Residential Property

BetterBond extends Khaya Lam support, helping SA's poor secure title deeds

22 Mar 2019

Seventy years of international human rights

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Seventy years of international human rights

Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann 11 Dec 2018

Vuyiseka Dubula-Majola recognised with international prize for human rights

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Vuyiseka Dubula-Majola recognised with international prize for human rights

26 Nov 2018

Members of Stop Funding Hate were invited to the United Nations in Geneva to talk about the role of business in tackling xenophobia. © .

ESG

190 countries agree to proposal to stop funding hate against migrants

23 Jul 2018

#WorldPressFreedomDay: Freedom to do journalism

Media Freedom

#WorldPressFreedomDay: Freedom to do journalism

Guy Berger 3 May 2018

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Agriculture

Land expropriation without compensation a threat to food security, investment

2 Mar 2018

Tributes paid to Burkina Faso filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo

Film & Cinematography

Tributes paid to Burkina Faso filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo

27 Feb 2018

Land - not simply for the taking

Agriculture

Land - not simply for the taking

6 Feb 2018

AU called on to intervene in Cameroon internet shutdown

Media

AU called on to intervene in Cameroon internet shutdown

20 Apr 2017

Constitution protects expats of their SA citizenship

Legislation & Regulation

Constitution protects expats of their SA citizenship

Stefanie de Saude 6 Jan 2016

For climate talks, Paris site must be greener than green

Climate Change

For climate talks, Paris site must be greener than green

4 Nov 2015

Why the new SDGs won't make the world a fairer place

ESG & Sustainability

Why the new SDGs won't make the world a fairer place

Jason Hickel 24 Aug 2015

SAHRC called on to investigate denial of human rights around mine

Energy & Mining

SAHRC called on to investigate denial of human rights around mine

9 Jun 2015

World's Press calls on China to release journalist Gao Yu

Media Freedom

World's Press calls on China to release journalist Gao Yu

22 Apr 2015

Mauritania: Call to release Mohamed Mkhaïtir, blogger sentenced to death for apostasy

Media Freedom

Mauritania: Call to release Mohamed Mkhaïtir, blogger sentenced to death for apostasy

25 Mar 2015

[Mobile360] Enhance African mobile skills or miss the global digital citizenship wave

Mobile

[Mobile360] Enhance African mobile skills or miss the global digital citizenship wave

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2014

POPI Act should prompt mobile security rethink for SA companies

Telecoms & Networks

POPI Act should prompt mobile security rethink for SA companies

Nader Henein 24 Jul 2014

Kholwane says press freedom in SA is protected by law

Media

Kholwane says press freedom in SA is protected by law

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 8 May 2014

Celebrating World Press Freedom Day and 20 years of media freedom and diversity

Media

Celebrating World Press Freedom Day and 20 years of media freedom and diversity

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 2 May 2014

Press Freedom in Africa slowed down by legislative stalling

Media Freedom

Press Freedom in Africa slowed down by legislative stalling

Katie Ebner-Landy 9 Aug 2013

Media

Address by chairperson of the Portfolio Committee of Communications, Hon. S.E Kholwane

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 13 May 2013

Media

World Press Freedom speech at the joint MDDA and DUT event

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 6 May 2013

Celebrating World Press Freedom Day

Media

Celebrating World Press Freedom Day

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 3 May 2013

Online Media

Pist off by Pistorius tweets

Peter Mann 14 Feb 2013

Secrecy bill: R2K to march in Pretoria

Media Freedom

Secrecy bill: R2K to march in Pretoria

27 Sep 2012

Zapiro wins 2012 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize

Media Freedom

Zapiro wins 2012 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize

12 Jun 2012

MISA-Malawi wants repeal of media laws

Media Freedom

MISA-Malawi wants repeal of media laws

Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi 4 May 2012

Malawian journalists bemoan lack of NGO support

Media

Malawian journalists bemoan lack of NGO support

Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi 30 Apr 2012

Media Freedom

MISA stresses need for access to information in Africa

20 Apr 2012

Picket Gauteng legislature over Intelligence Amendment Bill

Media Freedom

Picket Gauteng legislature over Intelligence Amendment Bill

26 Mar 2012

World's press calls for release of Saudi Arabian journalist

Media Freedom

World's press calls for release of Saudi Arabian journalist

24 Feb 2012

HIV-positive journalist challenges his dismissal, deportation

Labour Law

HIV-positive journalist challenges his dismissal, deportation

23 Feb 2012

World's press condemns judgment against Ukrainian newspaper

Media Freedom

World's press condemns judgment against Ukrainian newspaper

13 Feb 2012