President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the nation to stand against any attempts to silence and intimidate journalists, ahead of Black Wednesday. 📽️✍️ BlackWednesday
“Both government and the private sector are called upon to play their part in supporting the free press by ensuring its sustainability through advertising, content partnerships and other models.”The President pointed out that the spread of false information online was disturbing and harmful to society.
“We witnessed first-hand the devastating impact of this during the 2021 July unrest in several parts of the country, when false information disguised as reportage inflamed tensions between communities and was used to mobilise people to commit criminal acts and even to incite violence,” he said. Ramaphosa lauded the country’s journalists, editors and other media workers who continue to fulfil their roles in the service of democracy.
“The only counter to the proliferation of disinformation is the growth and expansion of credible news media outlets. The only counter to bad journalism rife with political agendas and ‘purging crusades’ is credible, well-trained journalists whose only interest is educating and informing the public,” he said.
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