There is an extinction-event asteroid hurtling towards South Africa’s democracy and we’re far from paying enough attention to it.
It took coming within an inch of World War 3 to pry our national focus from the build-up to the most important political event of 2022. Albeit temporarily.
The lives and livelihoods of media practitioners are in the crosshairs of the RET faction should they come to power. Analysts can afford to be optimistic yet possibly wrong. We, what’s left of the news media, don’t have that luxury.There is enough evidence that moves from Putin’s Playbook will probably be employed and that like all sequels, State Capture Two will be far worse than the original, when the media was still not seen as a fair wartime target.
These extreme measures by Putin should reinforce why independent journalism is so important in any society, no matter how dysfunctional. However bad things are, they are always much worse without the light that intelligent, independent, investigative journalism brings to the world. Consider the Films and Publications Amendment Act 11 of 2019, which came into effect on 1 March. This piece of legislation was proposed in the Zuma years and requiresNews publishers and social media platforms are now required to submit every video for classification or apply for a self-classification licence that could cost up to R2-million. The only way to describe this is “complete lunacy”.
If we are lucky the weapons and ammunition will remain legal in nature. But there are worrying trends worldwide that this won’t be the case.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Look! Cape Town’s ‘pursuer of light’ captures lightning“A lover of nature and pursuer of light” is certainly one way to describe local photographer Jon Kerrin who managed to capture the magical light show that lit up the Mother City’s skies in the early hours of this morning. Wondering what all the fuss was about? Here’s a peek!
Read more »
A look at the R16bn Pretoria plant that will build the new Ford RangerFord has unveiled its newly upgraded Silverton plant and showcased its next-generation Ranger and Everest vehicles that will be manufactured at the facility.
Read more »
PHOTOS | A look inside K Naomi and Tshepo Phakathi's wedding celebrations | ChannelTV personality K Naomi (Keitumetse Naomi Noinyane) and Tshepo Phakathi are married.
Read more »
Kaizer Chiefs Could Look At Reducing The Average Age In Their Squad For Next SeasonWith Kaizer Chiefs believed to be looking to reduce the average age in the side, the club will have some big decisions to make in the coming months with experienced campaigners in the team. SLSiya Read more:
Read more »