ConCourt ruling on SA's spy law is a victory for privacy, but loopholes remain
OPINION: The judgment is a huge advance for privacy and freedom of expression, but spy agencies could use the loopholes to continue their abuses, writes Jane Duncan.
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OPINION: The judgment is a huge advance for privacy and freedom of expression, but spy agencies could use the loopholes to continue their abuses, writes Jane Duncan.
The Constitutional Court judgment is a huge victory, not only for journalists and lawyers who stand to benefit directly and immediately, but for broader society.
South African journalist Sam Sole on landmark court victory: “2008 surveillance was the tip of the iceberg” By Angela Quintal/CPJ Africa Program Coordinator South Africa journalist Sam Sole, of the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, spoke to CPJ about the 2008 surveillance he was subjected to and a recent landmark Constitutional Court ruling. (amaBhungane) Listen to article South Africa’s highest court, the Constitutional Court, handed down a landmark judgment on February 4 that not only protects journalists and their sources from surveillance abuse, but also upheld a low...
South Africa’s state security agencies far, far from the constitution PREMIUM 11 February 2021 The recent judgment of the Constitutional Court as to the constitutionality of SA law regulating the interception of communications begins with soaring words from our constitution: “[N]ational security must reflect the resolve of South Africans, as individuals and as a nation, to live as equals, to live in peace and harmony, to be free from fear and want and to seek a better life.”.. This article is reserved for DispatchLIVE subscribers. Get access to ALL DispatchLIVE content from on...
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