14 S.C. 128\02 I respectfully agree with the above approach and appreciate the need to ascribe to section 20 of the Constitution a liberal interpretation in order to breathe life into a Constitution with a declaration of rights in great need of rejuvenation. The importance of freedom of expression that includes freedom of the press has been proclaimed by this Court and courts in other jurisdictions as well as international organisations. Thus, as the applicant correctly submitted, Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims the right to freedom of expression in the following terms:- “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information through any media and regardless of frontiers.” Similarly Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights proclaims as follows:- “(1) Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference. (2) Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.”

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