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South Africa’s press muzzling through laws and acts
A London Times summary notes South Africa uses a broad legal arsenal to curb journalism. The Gandar trial under the Prisons Act risks editors publishing prison news, while the Interior Minister seeks wider censorship via the Publications and Entertainments Act. Additional measures include Official Secrets, Defence Amendment, Riotous Assemblies, Public Safety, Native Administration, Criminal Law Amendment, and Suppression of Communism Acts. The regime can ban papers, require ministerial approval, and jail editors, stifling coverage of race, security, or political topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Gandar
Rand Daily Mail
South Africa
Gandar
8. L. Muller
United Kingdom
Defence
London