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© the artist | Oct 19, 2011 | Africartoons

Black Wednesday

REMEMBERING BLACK WEDNESDAY: OCTOBER 19, 1977, when the National Party government banned black consciousness organisations, jailed journalists and closed down newspapers. 34 years later, the democratically elected ANC government is also making dangerous threats against media freedoms. [GO HERE to see a cartoon on the subject]