Mandela’s vision of a diverse media remains a pipe dream
The concentrated nature and lack of transformation of South Africa's media compromises the democratic ideals it is intended to uphold
14 January 2024 - 00:00
On the eve of the 1994 democratic breakthrough, Nelson Mandela addressed the International Press Institute general assembly in Cape Town and lamented the lack of diversity and the concentrated nature of South Africa’s media...
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