Mailula, D.Nemusunda, Pfunzo2022-11-242022-11-242022-11-10Nemusunda, P. (2022) A critical analysis of freedom of the press under the state of national disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic in South Africa. University of Venda. South Africa.<http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2374>.http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2374LLM in Human RightsIsmail Mahomed Centre for Human and People's RightsThe protection of the right to freedom of the press is vitally important in a democratic state. The purpose of this study is to critically analyse the right to freedom of the press in South Africa under the national state of disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic. The aim is to establish how the right to freedom of the press in South Africa can be promoted and protected under the national state of disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic. This study focuses on determining the approaches that maybe utilised to improve the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of the press in South Africa under the national state of disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic. The method that is going to be utilised is the doctrinal research method as it is the appropriate method to answer the research question. The right to free press is embraced by international, regional and sub-regional human rights instruments. Prior to 1994, there was a lot of government oversight and rules to make sure that the right to free press is excised in a mode that the government of South Africa at that time wanted. In the current democratic South Africa, the right to free press is constitutionally protected. However, this does not mean that the right to free press is an unlimited right. As it is the case with any other right in the Constitution, it can also be limited. Regulation 14(2) of the Disaster Management Act under the national state of disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic can potentially violate the right to free press in South Africa by criminalising the publication or broadcasting of fake news relating to corona virus pandemic. This study makes some recommendations to the South African government on how it can deal with fake news relating to the corona virus pandemic under the national state of disaster without affecting the enjoyment of the right to free press.1 online resource (xiv, 102 leaves)enUniversity of VendaRight to freedom of the pressUCTDDemocratic stateNational state of disaster RegulationsFake newsCorona virus pandemic342.085368Freedom of press -- South AfricaBroadcasting -- Law and Legislation -- South AfricaCOVID 19 (Disease) -- South AfricaThesisNemusunda P. A critical analysis of freedom of the press under the state of national disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic in South Africa. []. , 2022 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2374Nemusunda, P. (2022). <i>A critical analysis of freedom of the press under the state of national disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic in South Africa</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2374Nemusunda, Pfunzo. <i>"A critical analysis of freedom of the press under the state of national disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic in South Africa."</i> ., , 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2374TY - Thesis AU - Nemusunda, Pfunzo AB - The protection of the right to freedom of the press is vitally important in a democratic state. The purpose of this study is to critically analyse the right to freedom of the press in South Africa under the national state of disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic. The aim is to establish how the right to freedom of the press in South Africa can be promoted and protected under the national state of disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic. This study focuses on determining the approaches that maybe utilised to improve the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of the press in South Africa under the national state of disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic. The method that is going to be utilised is the doctrinal research method as it is the appropriate method to answer the research question. The right to free press is embraced by international, regional and sub-regional human rights instruments. Prior to 1994, there was a lot of government oversight and rules to make sure that the right to free press is excised in a mode that the government of South Africa at that time wanted. In the current democratic South Africa, the right to free press is constitutionally protected. However, this does not mean that the right to free press is an unlimited right. As it is the case with any other right in the Constitution, it can also be limited. Regulation 14(2) of the Disaster Management Act under the national state of disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic can potentially violate the right to free press in South Africa by criminalising the publication or broadcasting of fake news relating to corona virus pandemic. This study makes some recommendations to the South African government on how it can deal with fake news relating to the corona virus pandemic under the national state of disaster without affecting the enjoyment of the right to free press. DA - 2022-11-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Right to freedom of the press KW - Democratic state KW - National state of disaster Regulations KW - Fake news KW - Corona virus pandemic LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - A critical analysis of freedom of the press under the state of national disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic in South Africa TI - A critical analysis of freedom of the press under the state of national disaster relating to the corona virus pandemic in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2374 ER -