Report Child Pornography

News

Independent Electoral Commission & Film and Publication Board Annual Reports: Deputy Minister and Department's briefings

30 Aug 2008

The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs addressed the Committee, congratulating both the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and Film and Publications Board (FPB) on their performance. He noted that the period covered by the Annual Report had included local government elections, and that the IEC was preparing itself for the 2008 elections. Work would be done on the abolition of floor crossing. He highlighted some of the research done by the FPB into issues of child pornography and noted that a conference would be convened in this year to further research and discuss the issue. He commented that FPB was hindered by an inadequate budget.

Full story...

 

Back to News...

Bookmark and Share

Latest News

  1. INHOPE 10th Anniversary Celebration

    09 November 2009
    INHOPE 10th Anniversary Celebration and General Assembly, Brussels, 4th November 2009.

  2. Barbie fugitive nabbed
    14 June 2009
    Dirk Prinsloo, one of South Africa's most wanted criminals, has been arrested in Belarus in Eastern Europe following an attempted bank robbery.

  3. Alleged paedophile’s bail conditions amended
    11 June 2009
    The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Thursday amended the bail conditions of a man accused of sexually abusing several children at his wife’s nursery school in Pretoria’s Moot area.

  4. Crime Line hails service by The Citizen
    09 June 2009
    At a luncheon held yesterday to celebrate Primedia Crime Line’s second birthday The Citizen was recognised for its outstanding service and support for the initiative.

  5. New international affiliation in the fight against child pornography for South Africa
    13 May 2009
    South Africa has become the first African country to join a global umbrella body of internet hotlines fighting against child pornography. The Film and Publication Board (FPB) was granted full membership of the International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE), in Luxemburg on 13 May 2009, making South Africa the 32nd country to gain international recognition in the global fight to combat child pornography.