Empowering Online Voices: A CYRILLA Policy Brief on Freedom of Expression in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Country
- Source
- The CYRILLA Collaborative
- Date added
- Sep 23, 2024
Analysis
S v Loots 2022
- Country
- Decision Date
- Mar 12, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment or/and Fine)
- Keywords
- Child Pornography
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2024
Case Law
Films and Publications Act 1996
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Child Pornography
- Consumer Protection
- Content Moderation
- Freedom of Expression
- Media/Press
- Adoption Date
- Jun 1, 1998
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- IV Sectoral Laws
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2024
Law
South Africa's National Policy on Data and Cloud 2024
- Country
- Source
- datalaw.africa
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://www.datalaw.africa/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/South-Africas-National-Cloud-and-Data-Policy-20240531.pdf
- Source URL
- datalaw.africa
- Date added
- Jul 24, 2024
Analysis
Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd v. Reddell; Mineral Commodities Limited v. Dlamini; Mineral Commodities Limited v. Clarke
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 14, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Declaratory Relief
- Keywords
- Defamation / Reputation
- Digital Rights
- Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Jul 23, 2024
Case Law
Schultz v Butt 1986 (3) SA 677
- Country
- Decision Date
- May 16, 1986
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissibile
- Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Jul 6, 2024
Case Law
Plascon-Evams Paints Ltd v Van Riebeeck Paints (Pty) Ltd 1984 3 SA 623
- Country
- Decision Date
- May 21, 1984
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
- Keywords
- Trademark
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Jul 6, 2024
Case Law
Copyright Act 98 of 1978, South Africa
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Copyright
- Adoption Date
- Jun 20, 1978
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Date added
- Jul 6, 2024
Law
Electoral Act 73 of 1998, South Africa
Translation
Privacy and Freedom of Expression
- Country
- Source
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Privacy-and-Freedom-of-Expression-4.pdf
- Date added
- Jun 28, 2024
Analysis
How are courts responding to SLAPPS? Analysis of selected court decisions from across the globe
- Country
- Source
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GFoE_SLAPPs-paper.pdf
- Date added
- Jun 28, 2024
Analysis
amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism v. Minister of Justice and Minister of Police
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 4, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Mar 8, 2024
Case Law
Maughan v. Zuma
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 7, 2023
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
- Keywords
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Press
- Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Oct 29, 2023
Case Law
E.TV (Pty) Limited and Others v. Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies and 11 Others
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 28, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissibile
- Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Administrative or Provisional Measures Restricting FoE
- Keywords
- Media/Press
- Telecommunication
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Apr 26, 2023
Case Law
South Africa Copyright Regulations 1978 (as amended by GN 1375 in GG 9807 of June 28, 1985)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Civil Code
- Copyright
- Oversight Bodies
- Regulatory Body
- Adoption Date
- Jun 7, 1985
- Type of Law
- Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Counterfeit Goods Act 1997 (Act No. 37 of 1997)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Copyright
- Intellectual Property
- Trademark
- Adoption Date
- Sep 19, 1997
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- IV Sectoral Laws
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
South Africa Counterfeit Goods Act (as amended by the Counterfeit Goods Amendment Act 25 of 2001) 1997
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Intellectual Property
- Adoption Date
- Sep 19, 1997
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill, 2015
- Status of Law
- Draft
- Country
- Keywords
- Cyber Security
- Cybercrime
- Information Security
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Designs Regulations, 1999
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Intellectual Property
- Adoption Date
- Jul 2, 1999
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Electronic Communications Act 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Advertising
- Consumer Protection
- Content Moderation
- Electronic Communications
- Electronic Media
- Private Network Regulation
- Protection of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- Telecommunication
- Adoption Date
- Apr 18, 2006
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Electronic Communications Amendment Act 2014
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Budget
- Electronic Communications
- Protection of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- Telecommunication
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Films and Publications Amendment Act 2009 (Act No. 3 of 2009)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Intellectual Property
- Adoption Date
- Aug 28, 2009
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- V Other Laws
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Genetically Modified Organisms 1997 Act (Act No. 15 of 1997)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Medical Ethics
- Adoption Date
- Jun 1, 2002
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Genetically Modified Organisms Amendment Act 2006
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Medical Ethics
- Adoption Date
- Apr 17, 2007
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Human Sciences Research Council Act 2008 (Act No. 17 of 2008)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Intellectual Property
- Adoption Date
- Sep 30, 2008
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Act, 2014
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Budget
- E-Transactions
- Electronic Communications
- Telecommunication
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act 2008 (Act No. 51 of 2008)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Intellectual Property
- Adoption Date
- Dec 22, 2008
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Intellectual Property Laws Rationalisation Act 1996 (Act No. 107 of 1996)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Copyright
- Intellectual Property
- Trademark
- Adoption Date
- Jan 1, 1998
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Methylated Spirits Regulations, 2004
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Medical Ethics
- Adoption Date
- Aug 17, 2004
- Type of Law
- Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
- Research Category
- IV Sectoral Laws
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law
Liquor Products Act 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989, as amended by Liquor Products Amendment Act 1993)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Advertising
- Adoption Date
- Jul 1, 1990
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Law