Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday
Protesters are calling it "Black Tuesday", the darkest day for South African democracy since the end of apartheid in 1994. These are just some of the things that people are saying about black Monday and the passing of the secrecy bill. Black Tuesday is the protest against the signing of the secrecy bill, which in some cases could potentially shut down industries and silence so many people. Could you imagine what the passing of this bill could do to someone like a journalist who relies so heavily upon the freedom of speech and the ability to voice opinions and beliefs?
The common question which people are asking is “will this be the end to democracy in south Africa?” the main cause which people have is that they are afraid that if the bill is passed and TV, newspapers and social networks to name a few become censored and only certain information is said, then how do we know if the information which we are receiving is true or false. The passing of this bill could potentially outcast us from the rest of the world as we just won’t hear or see the correct things. They named the campaign "Black Tuesday", based on what became known as "Black Wednesday" after October 1977, when the apartheid government banned The World, the Sunday World and a Christian publication Pro Veritas, as well almost 20 people and organisations associated with the black consciousness movement. How would the county continue to operate if Protection of State Information was passed, essentially it is taking away our rights and they are going against what the country has tried so hard to promote which is our rights as a human being. In a country where democracy is the stronghold something as serve as “Black Tuesday” could devastate and cripple the whole country, living in the dark to other countries is wrong is not how a human should live their life. In an age where reading and media is ripe censoring it or scrapping it completely would put the country into reverse, it would put
Protesters are calling it "Black Tuesday", the darkest day for South African democracy since the end of apartheid in 1994. These are just some of the things that people are saying about black Monday and the passing of the secrecy bill. Black Tuesday is the protest against the signing of the secrecy bill, which in some cases could potentially shut down industries and silence so many people. Could you imagine what the passing of this bill could do to someone like a journalist who relies so heavily upon the freedom of speech and the ability to voice opinions and beliefs?
The common question which people are asking is “will this be the end to democracy in south Africa?” the main cause which people have is that they are afraid that if the bill is passed and TV, newspapers and social networks to name a few become censored and only certain information is said, then how do we know if the information which we are receiving is true or false. The passing of this bill could potentially outcast us from the rest of the world as we just won’t hear or see the correct things. They named the campaign "Black Tuesday", based on what became known as "Black Wednesday" after October 1977, when the apartheid government banned The World, the Sunday World and a Christian publication Pro Veritas, as well almost 20 people and organisations associated with the black consciousness movement. How would the county continue to operate if Protection of State Information was passed, essentially it is taking away our rights and they are going against what the country has tried so hard to promote which is our rights as a human being. In a country where democracy is the stronghold something as serve as “Black Tuesday” could devastate and cripple the whole country, living in the dark to other countries is wrong is not how a human should live their life. In an age where reading and media is ripe censoring it or scrapping it completely would put the country into reverse, it would put