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Bheki Makhubu

Posted inMedia, News/Politics

Under fire SADC media must build alliances with citizens

Levi Kabwato by Levi Kabwato 24 July 2015

The recent release of veteran journalist and editor Bheki Makhubu from a Swaziland jail should have been a momentous occasion for media freedom and freedom of expression activists in southern Africa. Instead, it has turned out to be a missed opportunity to inspire confidence, re-energise practitioners and consumers alike, and call the bluff on repressive […]

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What’s with the heavy-handed crackdown on free speech in Swaziland?

Southern Africa Litigation Centre by Southern Africa Litigation Centre 18 March 201518 March 2015

By Caroline James Remembering Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu — one year on… Can you remember what you were doing 365 days ago? It was the day after St Patrick’s Day, so that might jog some memories, but for most of us, it was just another day. For Thulani Maseko, Bheki Makhubu and their families, […]

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