And that's only the beginning of CPJ's concerns.
Despite what some may believe, SA doesn't exist in a vacuum. Actions taken here can have reverberations across the continent and the world. And 17 years after the first democratic vote happened, this country still is a beacon for freedom-loving people throughout the world.
This was the message brought to SA by two representatives of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. The chairwoman Sandra Mims-Rowe and the deputy director Robert Mahoney met with several local editors, as well as ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu. to express their concerns about the Protection of State Information Bill.
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