WEEK FOUR

Lectures began with a drag as always, we had to do a quiz I know it sucks but at least they are better this semester. This week we had to do  research on the mandate that different political parties here in South Africa are against, This new mandate wants to give the state more power of the press they want to remove the transparency that we have as a country. A Media Tribunal which is aimed at giving Government the power of what should be published, And what shouldn't be published. under this Tribunal individuals who go against its regulations could be imprisoned for up to three years and could face heavy fines.This media tribunal could bring back the dark days of apartheid where the media had no rights and could not let the world know what was happening to south Africa. I am for and against this tribunal firstly a media tribunal would ensure that embarrassing stories about our country are not shown to the rest of the world, that is the reason I have for being for the tribunal. But even though our image as a country would appear to be okay, if this tribunal goes through the public would have no way of finding out about the Government and they would not be able to account for their actions. Therefore whether or not this tribunal should take place is a difficult matter to decide.