We won't give up hard-won civil liberties South Africa's media is among the freest in the world, and has been for the past 11 years. This right to freedom of expression was hard won indeed, and the unprecedented freedom with which the South African media now operate followed an intense period of censorship and state intervention in what South Africans were allowed to say, write, read, see or hear. [Full Story...]
If Mbeki adds real substance to his new, improved style, he'll be a winner President Thabo Mbeki has undergone a political faclift in a fresh bid to rescue his legacy and avoid ending up sitting out the remainder of his term as a lame duck. Judging from his state of the nation address, the old authority is not yet entirely back - but the political adrenaline is pumping again and there is a visible attempt to inject a new bounce into his step. [Full Story...]
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