Thulani Ndlovu

Thulani Ndlovu worked as intern journalist with Zimbabwe's state daily Chronicle, and is currently studying law at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Blog | South Africa

In South Africa, threats to press cloud Human Rights Day

By Thulani Ndlovu/CPJ Guest Blogger

As South Africa celebrated Human Rights Day on March 21, the country was beset by uncertainty on the fate of media freedom and the ability of the press to report without state interference.

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Blog | South Africa, Zimbabwe

ANC plans taint Southern Africa's press freedom leader

By Thulani Ndlovu/CPJ Guest Blogger

Presidents Mugabe and Zuma at this month's SADC summit. (EPA)

As heads of state gathered last week at the summit of the Southern African Development Community, or SADC, in Namibia, their discussions were dominated by the progress of Zimbabwe's precarious power-sharing political agreement, which includes pledges to address a repressive media environment. Leading the mediation in the Zimbabwean crisis has been neighboring South Africa, which has been seen as a one-eyed man among the blind in terms of democracy and press freedom in Southern Africa. Yet the moral authority of South African president Jacob Zuma in Zimbabwe's situation is undermined by proposals of his African National Congress-led government to restrict the vibrant press in South Africa.

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