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Zodidi Mhlana

Zodidi Mhlana

Zodidi Mhlana is a former Mail & Guardian trainee reporter. In her spare time she likes reading, following current affairs and watching sports.

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Media freedom — on the verge of extinction?

Zodidi Mhlana by Zodidi Mhlana 1 November 20072 November 2007

After 1994, many people thought South African media would be free at last, following many years of censorship under apartheid regime. But that did not happen as we thought it would. In 1996, former president Nelson Mandela castigated black journalists for being critical of him and his government. My question is: Were these journalists being […]

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