[MEDIA FREEDOM FESTIVAL RECAP] Building trust ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections, tackling bots and disinformation, and protecting the information ecosystem were among the key conversations at the 2026 Media Freedom Festival. #MFF2026 #MediaFreedom #Elections2026

Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=KWbvPUJe…

[WATCH] CFE Executive Director Nicole Fritz spoke to Stephen Grootes on @Newzroom405 about the North Gauteng High Court ruling granting the media and public access to the corruption trial of former State Security Agency officials. #MediaFreedom

[CFE SUBMISSION] Campaign for Free Expression has made a submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. Full statement: freeexpression.org.za/wp-con…

[MEDIA STATEMENT] In a victory for media applicants – Media24, @amaBhungane and @dailymaverick – and CFE, the Pretoria High Court today granted the public and media access to the ongoing trial of former State Security Agency officials. Read here: freeexpression.org.za/wp-con…

[WEBINAR] CFE is hosting a webinar titled: What to Do When Faced with a Legal Threat - A Guide for Journalists and Media Houses on 29 October 2026. Follow the proceedings live on YouTube: [youtube.com/watch?v=yxMDY5JG…] #SpeakUpSA #MediaFreedom #FreedomOfExpression

[WEBINAR] What to Do When Faced with a Legal Threat: A Guide for Journalists and Media Houses CFE is hosting a webinar featuring journalists Khaya Koko, Edwin Naidu and Sisanda Mbolekwa, alongside CFE Legal Researcher Nkanyiso Ngqlunga. #SpeakUpSA #MediaFreedom #Freedom

[MEDIA STATEMENT] CFE, together with media applicants – Media 24, @amaBhungane, and @dailymaverick – challenge secret trial of senior SSA officials. freeexpression.org.za/media-…

[WATCH] “We have to look at our institutional capacity,” said CFE Executive Director Nicole Fritz, reflecting on how South Africa could draw lessons from the EU’s Digital Services Act. Click the link to read the full Study: freeexpression.org.za/wp-con… #CFEAtMFF2026 #MFF2026

[WATCH] Hendrik Sittig, Director of the @KAS_SouthAfrica Media Programme Sub-Saharan Africa, reflects on the research paper released by KAS and CFE, titled “A South African Legal Framework to Govern Online Harm: What Might We Learn from the EU’s Digital Services Act?” #MFF2026

[WATCH] CFE Executive Director Nicole Fritz reflects on the research study she co-authored with Justine Limpitlaw, titled “A South African Legal Framework to Govern Online Harm: What Might We Learn from the EU’s Digital Services Act?” Read the full Study: freeexpression.org.za/wp-con…