‘We will always regard him as a beacon’: Press Council pays tribute to ‘Oom Ray’
The Press Council mourns the passing of its deputy chair, veteran journalist and campaigner for media freedom, Raymond Louw, and ...
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RIP Raymond Louw: A real lion and national treasure
Raymond Louw, the 93-year-old South African journalist, editor, media commentator and press freedom activist, has died.
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The evolution of South African media over 20 years
In the halcyon days on the eve of South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, the International Press Institute (IPI) ...
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Scrap apartheid-era laws!
Celebrated media veteran and activist Raymond Louw says it is high time apartheid-era laws in conflict with South Africa’s Constitution ...
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Press Council Review pushes for sweeping changes
On Wednesday night, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said: “Ruth First spent her life fighting censorship. She had envisaged a South ...
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Are the industry’s problems overtaking print media?
What are the real issues facing the media? Raymond Louw puts it all into perspective, revealing a particularly worrying picture ...
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