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eventREF E-0012382Revised

19 April 1979

The IPI appoints Joel Mervis

Updated
30 Sep 2019
The IPI appoints Joel Mervis

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.

How we know this

  1. 01O'Malley, P., '1979', from Nelson Mandela Centre for Memory, [online], Available at www.nelsonmandela.org [Accesssed: 22 May 2014]
  2. 02Kalley, 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.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The IPI appoints Joel Mervis. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012382

South African History Online (2011) 'The IPI appoints Joel Mervis', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012382 (Accessed: 31 October 2026).

South African History Online, The IPI appoints Joel Mervis [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012382, (accessed 31 October 2026).

"The IPI appoints Joel Mervis." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012382. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "The IPI appoints Joel Mervis." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012382.

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