SOUTH AFRICA
In South Africa, Press freedom is guaranteed, but fragile. The Rainbow Nation maintained its 4th and 31st position in Africa and the world respectively with a 22.41 score.
An investigative journalism culture is well established but apartheid-era legislation and terrorism laws are used to limit coverage of government institutions when “national interest” is supposedly at stake, according to the report.
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“The state security agency spies on some journalists and taps their phones. Others are harassed and subjected to intimidation campaigns if they try to cover certain subjects involving the ruling ANC, government finances, the redistribution of land to the black population or corruption”, the report cited.
