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Deadline for the Protection of Information Bill extended

The Johannesburg Press Club welcomed the ANC’s decision to extend the deadline for the Protection of Information Bill until 23 September 2011 as well as the proposed amendments to the bill announced by ANC MP, Luwellyn Landers. “The committee’s intention to spend more time considering the bill and the proposed amendments go some way towards… read more

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The media has paid too high a price in areas of conflict

Members of the Johannesburg Press Club were deeply saddened to learn of the recent death of the South African photographer, Anton Hammerl who was shot and killed by Libyan government forces near Brega in eastern Libya earlier this year. Furthermore, the club’s members are most concerned about the well-being of other journalists and photographers working… read more

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