Play your part to secure free press
On this day 43 years ago, the then corrupt and violent apartheid government banned newspapers, journalists and political formations, which represented the voices of dissent .
Editors were arrested and detained for lengthy periods as the regime sought to strengthen its hold on information meant for the public domain...
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