The Saudi Arabian woman, whose name is Salma al-Shehab, will be serving 34 years in prison for criticising her government on Twitter.

Unathi Nkayi: ‘It seems Kaya only wants to value free speech when it is the one controlling who says what, through legal threats.’

Following Unathi Nkayi’s claim that she was silenced by Kaya FM, the radio station has released a statement. Take a look…

Egypt’s ongoing and draconian crackdown on free speech, individual liberties and press freedom has targeted another media outlet after the office of Mada Masr in Cairo was raided and four of its journalists detained.

Even though the SABC interference enquiry could find no clear link proving the ANC influenced the public broadcaster’s editorial decisions.

“Respect your teachers, they are here to build your futures” – Thanks to Debi Dulamo, we’ve all got something in our eyes…

While details regarding resolutions reached during the discussions have been kept under wraps – it’s not unreasonable to presume that Vodacom waved the white flag.

What you can and can’t say in South Africa remains a divisive issue. Hate speech and free speech are two entirely different things.

The already-limited scope for freedom of speech in Saudi Arabia has taken another blow, as this latest “cybercrime” becomes law.

Tumi Morake has been hounded for expressing her views on post-apartheid life in South Africa

The radio host has bravely stuck to her guns after a tumultuous week…

This is election year for several African countries and there’s a need to ensure social media isn’t used to incite violence. But can governments be prevented from restricting citizens’ rights?

Dismissing information we don’t like as fake news compromises our reasoning

Yeah that’s right folks… the national broadcaster is being shown the ropes by a nation that has censored everything from Google to Facebook and who executes civilians for speaking out against the state…

If there’s one person who’s got all the credentials to set the record… hum, straight; it’s Mzanzi’s best-loved tannie. Have a look as she takes a swipe at recent news events.

In light of the farm protests of 2012 and news that more are yet to come, how far are we prepared to stretch the right to freedom of speech in the name of artistic expression?