CPJ welcomes South Africa’s abolition of criminal defamation, calls for further reforms

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On April 3, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, seen here addressing the Cape Town Press Club in February, signed the Judicial Matters Amendment Act (2023), which includes a provision repealing “the common law relating to the crime of defamation." (Photo: Reuters/Esa Alexander)

On April 3, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, seen here addressing the Cape Town Press Club in February, signed the Judicial Matters Amendment Act (2023), which includes a provision repealing “the common law relating to the crime of defamation." (Photo: Reuters/Esa Alexander)

South Africa’s parliament voted to abolish the common law crime of defamation, which is based on Roman-Dutch Law and court precedents

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