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  • Black Wednesday - Media Freedom Day

    • 12h00, Friday
      9th October
      2009

    Sowetan, SANEF, MISA-SA, IAJ , FXI, and PMSA will be commemorating October 19th - also known as Black Wednesday, when several media organisations were banned on October 19 1977. This was a  huge setback for freedom of expression in the then apartheid SA.

    We have come a long way since then and will be celebrating some of our democratic institutions on this day.

    Date:19 October 2009
    Time:12h30 to 16h00
    Venue:Wits University (Downstairs theatre at Wits Theatre, East Campus)
    Reserved parking has been arranged at the Planetarium - Enter via Yale rd, off Empire rd. Enclosed is
    a map of Wits University - East Campus. (Closest street to the venue is Jorissen str.)


    To join us, please RSVP by 12 October 2009 with the SANEF national office on 011 484 3630 / 011 484 3617 / 084 784 2006 or send an email to admin@sanef.org.za