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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Roy Greenslade

Concern over South Africa censorship proposal

Print and broadcast media in South Africa could be censored if proposed changes to the Film and Publications Act become law, according media freedom watchdogs. The current Act exempts news media from its censorship provisions. The South African National Editors' Forum, the local chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa and the Freedom of Expression Institute have all called on the government to restore the exemption. (Via business.co.za)

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