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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Blogging for Free Speech in the Media #SpeakZa

It has come to the fore that ANCYL is not a promoter of free speech in the media.

Sipho Hlongwane, of the Thought Leader website, wrote:
"It is therefore with great consternation that I observed the ANC Youth League’s latest trend of threats, intimidation, allegations of spying and outright spying on journalists perceived to be “enemies” of the youth league and its president, Julius Malema. Malema and his crony, Floyd Shivambu, seem willing to stop at nothing to protect their political and personal interests. 
"Curtailing media freedom is often one of the first steps despots use in asserting their might and imposing totalitarian rule in their countries. 
"That is why I decided to initiate SpeakZA, a social media protest against the ANCYL’s jackboot tactics against the media and journalists."

It is of the greatest importance that our media remain free from interference of any government influence. We have already seen that the ANC, and ANCYL by extension are simply the wind under the wings of the government.

We simply cannot allow anybody to curb the media in any way, for that is the first step to dismantling democracy.

For those who would like to be involved in this bloggers fight for free speech and media, add your name to the list of bloggers to stand up for free speech at Chris Roper's site.
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