Should freedom of speech be unlimited or should it be circumscribed to limit harm – a debate in a park
Campaign for Free Expression hosted debates about free speech on a Saturday in a park. It was a festival of music, debates and all round fun. The venue was the Kingston Frost Park in Brixton, Johannesburg. It was a family affair – kids were running around having a ball. Adults were lazying about on the grass drinking quality coffee and food set up for sale.
Terence Corrigan spoke in favour of unlimited speech and this was his address.
Podcast – Free Speech Matters Episode 7: Stifling debate critical about ‘gender affirming care’
Sara Gon interviews Dr. Janet Giddy, of First Do No Harm Southern Africa (FDNHSA), who discusses the difficulties faced by those who subscribe to evidence-based treatment of gender dysphoria, rather than transgender activists who promote ‘gender affirming care’.
Press release: Government, don’t touch us on our podcasters, even if they are vulgar, crass and childish
The extremely popular podcaster MacG asked some very vulgar and crass questions to a celebrity in an interview. Government wants to step in and protect us from such dross. FSU SA says society can handle this stuff; government must not circumscribe our vibrant podcasting industry. Government can easily decide that podcasts by serious analysts criticising government policy should receive its attentions.
Free Speech Union South Africa (FSU SA) is now an independent entity
FSU SA became an independent entity on 1 May 2025 and Sara Gon will remain managing director.
Free Speech Matters Episode 6: Australia’s online safety tzar exposed cheating with Dr. Reuben Kirkham
Sara Gon interviews Dr. Reuben Kirkham, a director of Free Speech Union Australia, which won a case against the eSafety [online] Commissioner of Australia. The Commissioner was found to have been illegally taking down social media posts!
Press release: Proposal to ban foreign funding of NGOs a red herring – FSU SA
Repeated attempts have been made to restrict the activities and views of NGOs by, inter alia, interfering with their funding. Why is the African Transformation Movement introducing a private member’s bill to ban foreign funding for NGOs? It’s neither necessary nor desirable.
Welcome to 2025 and the year of “The Donald”, like him or loathe him
FSU SA welcomes you to 2025 and right up will be President Donald Trump’s first executive order today which is called “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological
Truth to the Federal Government.” Who’d have thought that a 14-word title could be clickbait?
Interview: Subduing free speech in Britain – a Daily Friend Show Special with Simon Lincoln Reader
In this Daily Friend Show Special, done in association with the FSU SA, Sara Gon talks to Simon Lincoln Reader about the bizarre and chilling clampdown on free speech in Britain.
Free Speech Matters Episode 5: Cancelled by a poetry group for being a zionist
Sara Gon interviews Associate Professor of Philosophy about being cancelled by a poetry group for being a zionist & talks about what it’s like to be a classical liberal academic at UCT currently.
INVITATION: Should hate speech be against the law? A lecture by Adv. Mark Oppenheimer
The 45TH HOERNLÉ MEMORIAL LECTURE presented by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), in association with the Free Speech Union of South Africa, will be given by the Chairman of the IRR, Advocate Mark Oppenheimer. Please see details for responding to this invitation.