It’s pleasing that the latest World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters without Borders rates the state of press freedom in South Africa as “satisfactory”. The index was released ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. The World Press Freedom Index looks at several factors in ranking countries. This could be one of the reasons why South Africa was put in the category of “satisfactory”. There is an obvious and direct relationship between democracy, freedom of the press, diversity of media, freedom of expression.

Source: News 24 April 25, 2019 14:03 UTC