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NEWSWATCH: Contrary to what many of us may believe, media freedom in South Africa is apparently not the best on the continent, reports IOL, which also reports that a former government minister has urged the SA media to ask more questions as to why charges against Zuma were dropped.

21 Oct 2009

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IOL: What is the role of media? The head of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, Professor Guy Berger, says that SA media freedom is not the best in Africa.
IOL: Media must question more - Asmal… The media needs to find out more about the circumstances leading to the charges against Zuma being dropped.

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