This research highlights the key media laws that impact the media and the work of journalists and media organisations in Kenya, South Africa and Zambia. The overview of the legal and regulatory frameworks offers a focus on key issues of constitutional protections for freedom of the media and freedom of expression, broadcast and other licensing regimes, ownership requirements (including media and competition law requirements), defamation laws, and related case law summaries.
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