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Stop these thugs from stealing our freedom
09 July 2017 - 00:04
Media freedom scored a victory this week when the High Court in Johannesburg granted an interdict against the Black First Land First to stop harassing, intimidating and assaulting journalists.
It is alarming that journalists in democratic South Africa have to seek the protection of a court in order to work and live in safety.
After the interdict was served, members of the BLF, including their leader Andile Mngxitama, vowed to continue protests against journalists who push "white interests".
"White people are going to die with you!" was one of the insults hurled at leaders of the South African National Editors' Forum as they left court on Friday...
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