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[ICYMI] CFE Executive Director Nicole Fritz spoke to John Maytham on @CapeTalk about CFE and other media organisations’ legal challenge to restrictions on public and media access to the ongoing trial of former State Security Agency officials.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/the-john-mayth…
The court has since ruled in favour of public and media access to the trial, marking an important victory for media freedom and the public’s right to know.
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Wins in the High Court in Pretoria in the AM - alongside our friends at @amaBhungane, @dailymaverick and @_FreeExpression - and in the High Court in Johannesburg in the PM. Both strenghten press freedom, accountability and transparency.
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Media wins as court reopens trial of Zuma-linked spy in R12m fraud case dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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Welldone @amaBhungane @dailymaverick @SamSoleZA @_FreeExpression. The media should never be muzzled. Your victory shows that there is power in standing togather @TabaniMoyo @MISARegional
[MEDIA STATEMENT] In a victory for media applicants – Media24, @amaBhungane and @dailymaverick – and CFE, the Pretoria High Court today granted the public and media access to the ongoing trial of former State Security Agency officials.
Read here: freeexpression.org.za/wp-con…
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Democracy dies behind locked court doors. Kudos to @News24 and @CowansView. Thanks for taking us along on this NB ride with @amaBhungane and @_FreeExpression Shoutout to amazing lawyers dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
BREAKING | SSA capitulates: Media, civil society win access to Dlomo state capture trial
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[MEDIA STATEMENT] In a victory for media applicants – Media24, @amaBhungane and @dailymaverick – and CFE, the Pretoria High Court today granted the public and media access to the ongoing trial of former State Security Agency officials.
Read here: freeexpression.org.za/wp-con…
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A win for open justice and access as the SSA capitulates at the Pretoria High Court. The media and public now have access to a major state capture trial. news24.com/investigations/ss…
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Had it not been for the media and civil society, the public would have had no knowledge that this trial was proceeding or how it is being conducted. Well done to our co-applicants, @News24 @dailymaverick @amaBhungane and our spectacular legal team.
A win for open justice and access as the SSA capitulates at the Pretoria High Court. The media and public now have access to a major state capture trial. news24.com/investigations/ss…
[WEBINAR] CFE is hosting a webinar titled: What to Do When Faced with a Legal Threat - A Guide for Journalists and Media Houses on 29 October 2026.
Follow the proceedings live on YouTube: [youtube.com/watch?v=yxMDY5JG…]
#SpeakUpSA #MediaFreedom #FreedomOfExpression
We are excited to have journalists Khaya Koko, Edwin Naidu, and Sisanda Mbolekwa, alongside CFE Legal Researcher Nkanyiso Ngqulunga, who will share their insights and experiences on navigating legal threats in journalism.
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That is not what is being asked for. We recognise that there may be legitimate national security concerns relating to particular witnesses and evidence. But non-disclosure must be narrowly carved and properly justified. As our highest court has long held.
Together with Media24, Daily Maverick and the Campaign for Free Expression, amaBhungane has launched an urgent court application challenging the exclusion of journalists and the public from the R12-million criminal trial of former State Security Agency (SSA) officials Thulani “Silence” Dlomo and Patrick Mshothola.
The SSA is seeking to exclude the media and public from the proceedings, citing risks to intelligence sources, operational methods and classified information. It also wants to prohibit the publication of information from closed hearings.
We argue that the agency has relied on generalised concerns about potential disclosures, rather than demonstrating the specific harm that would result from particular pieces of evidence.
The case raises important questions about transparency, accountability and the public’s right to know.
Read Daily Maverick’s latest report: dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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More moves to keep the state of the SSA, its conduct and decisions outside of public scrutiny. Of course there are instances where national security considerations may demand non-disclosure. But following Zondo and HLRP, surely the imperative of scrutiny must weigh heaviest.
HAPPENING NOW: Madlanga Commission evidence leaders are applying for testimony about what SA intelligence authorities knew about criminal infiltration of law enforcement to be heard in camera (secret).
@amaBhungane, @dailymaverick and @News24 are opposing this.
🚨 MEDIA FREEDOM UNDER THREAT: In a dramatic turn at the Gauteng High Court, the SSA (State Security Agency) is demanding total secrecy in the R12-million corruption trial of former operative Thulani Dlomo and Patrick Mshothola.
Facing charges of theft, fraud, and forgery, the accused were granted a courtroom blackout by Presiding Judge Mashudu Munzhelele. Now, a coalition including @News24, @dailymaverick, @amaBhungane, and the @_FreeExpression is urgently challenging the ban.
In response, acting SSA DG James Ramabulana has launched an aggressive counter-application to keep proceedings behind closed doors and court documents sealed, citing fears of leaking "trade secrets" and compromising national security.
Is this a legitimate defense of national intelligence, or an attempt to shield high-level corruption from public scrutiny?
#CarteBlanche #MediaFreedom #SouthAfrica #news #crime
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“We know of no case in South Africa’s democratic history in which a criminal trial was sealed from the public.”
BREAKING | SSA now wants total and complete ban on media and public in Dlomo trial news24.com/investigations/ss…
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A fight worth having. Today, the SSA will oppose an application by @News24, @amaBhungane, @dailymaverick, and the Campaign for @_FreeExpression to access the trial of Zuma's superspy. It goes to the heart of constitutionalism. news24.com/investigations/cl… via @news24
[HAPPENING TODAY] This matter will be heard at the North Gauteng High Court this morning. We are challenging the blanket exclusion of the media and public from the criminal trial involving former State Security Agency senior officials.
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The SSA wants the trial of Zuma spy Thulani Dlomo kept secret. News24, alongside @amaBhungane, @dailymaverick and @_FreeExpression will be back in court arguing for public and media access on Wednesday. news24.com/investigations/cl…
[LISTEN] CFE Executive Director Nicole Fritz spoke to @maggsonmedia on @Moneyweb about CFE and other media organisations’ urgent application challenging the secret trial of senior State Security Agency officials. moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-podc…
The matter will be heard at the North Gauteng High Court this morning, and CFE will be present in court.
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