Play your part to secure free press
19 October 2020 - 07:48
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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