At Index on Censorship we have collected significant articles from our archive that trace the history of the apartheid struggle, and some of the great writers who have commented, argued and analysed it for our magazine, including Nadine Gordimer and Albie Sachs.
Guest Post: Bribery, corruption and media illiteracy blight the country on its 50th anniversary, says Duke Mangera
The government’s stance on homosexuality is considered among the harshest in the world, Edward Ronald Sekyewa writes
The African Union Convention on Cybersecurity could be amended after suggestions it will limit freedom of expression online
As the Ugandan government moves to impeach the lord mayor of the capital, journalists are being threatened for reporting on the process. Edward Ronald Sekyewa reports
An Angolan teen has been detained for almost two months for “insulting the President” via t-shirts. This is not the only time and place tees have landed someone in serious trouble
Internet access is on the rise, but digital freedom is stifled by regime restrictions. Edward Ronald Sekyewa reports
African journalists face more than deadlines in the race to report the news. Justine Limpitlaw and Christian Echle of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s Media Programme write how media laws interfere
Sudan has widespread and affordable internet access – the problem is the oppressive regime, writes Dalia Haj-Omar
With a long history of combating official censorship, artists have a large role in Ugandan society, writes Edward Ronald Sekyewa
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.