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The crackdown on freedom of expression comes despite pledges of change from the new leadership.
BLACKLISTINGS

Is your personality creditworthy?

Blacklisted? No banking history? A new kind of test could qualify you for a loan.

  • Thalia Holmes
6 min read
Chief executive of the National Credit Regulator Nomsa Motshegare said the regulator was ­initially wary of a credit information amnesty but had since reconsidered.
BLACKLISTINGS

Talk of credit amnesty raises alarm

An amnesty for blacklisted consumers might be on the cards early next year but if implemented poorly, it could be bad for borrowers and lenders alike.

  • Staff Reporter
7 min read
BLACKLISTINGS

FXI: DA blacklisting of journo ‘outrageous’

The DA’s blacklisting of a <em>Sowetan</em> journalist is "outrageous", the Freedom of Expression Institution (FXI) said on Friday.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
BLACKLISTINGS

FXI takes issue with finding on SABC ‘blacklisting’

Icasa’s complaints committee erred in finding it has no jurisdiction on a complaint about the SABC’s ”blacklist”, the FXI said on Tuesday.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
BLACKLISTINGS

SABC off the hook on ‘blacklist’ complaint

The SABC is off the hook following a complaint by the Freedom of Expression Institute to Icasa over the SABC’s ”blacklisting” controversy.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
BLACKLISTINGS

EU blacklists Mugabe cronies

Controversial Zimbabwean businessman John Bredenkamp, who has been linked to South Africa’s arms deal scandal, has been blacklisted by the EU.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read