Current And Possible Future Human Rights Concerns Raised
Wits journalism professor Anton Harber calls the proposed amendment to the Film and Publications Act a “gross mistake”. Supposedly the amendments would remove the exemption news publications and broadcasts had from the Film and Publication Board (i.e. the censors). It should be noted that this exemption was even honored by the nationalist apartheid government.
News organisations will either have to submit articles before publication/broadcast or apply for individual exemption. The former is unworkable, the latter most probably unconstitutional. This ANC government has a habit of passing stupid laws before sheepishly redrafting them so be prepared for this to actually get through parliament before being quietly redrafted in two years time.
Meanwhile Human Rights Watch has released a report critical of government for it’s treatment of Zimbabwean immigrants.
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