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A journalist remembers those who died for press freedom in South Africa, as it embraces censorship

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On Tuesday when I read, "259 MPs voted in favor of the protection of state information bill, with 41 no votes and 32 abstentions," I cried. A dream has died.

* Charlene Smith is an award-winning political journalist and biographer of Nelson Mandela. She lives and works in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

 

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Charlene Smith is an award winning journalist and writer. Her authorized biography on Nelson Mandela, "Mandela" is a best seller and "Mandela in America" will be released in 2012. She is presently writing a book, "America the Overmedicated," on (more...)
 
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