19 April 1979
The International Press Institute (IPI) appointed an official observer in South Africa, Joel Mervis, to report on matters affecting the conduct and freedom of the press. He will observe court actions and Press Council complaints brought against editors, journalists and publishers, and their outcome.
References
O'Malley, P., '1979', from Nelson Mandela Centre for Memory, [online], Available at www.nelsonmandela.org [Accesssed: 22 May 2014]|Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.