Black Tuesday

I don't know how much I am allowed to say without risking being incarcerated for up to 25 years.


Today, 22 November 2011, the Secrecy Bill was passed in South Africa... Here is something shocking:




October 19 1977 - South Africa's Apartheid government bans several
local newspapers for publishing news articles about the beating 
and murder of Steve Biko at the hands of the police... the ANC protested this violently.

Fast Forward...
November 22 2011 - South Africa's ANC government passes the Protection of Information Bill allowing the incarceration (for up to 25 years) and banning of any journalist or entity that makes public information about the corrupt nature or actions of members of government.


This is so sad. It's amazing how badly people want power and how long they will try absolutely everything to remain in power.


Nelson Mandela made South Africa a promise- a promise that has now been broken... Not by his own faults but by the actions and 
decisions made by the party he was once an integral part of.


"Press freedom will never be under threat as long as ANC is the majority party" -Nelson "Madiba" Mandela

Is it possible to appeal to the government now to rethink their decision? And perhaps justify it... I don't want another version of Apartheid to take place. Please, Lord I beg and pray NO.

Please pray for South Africa.

As my school prays every Thursday at the end of assembly:

The Prayer for South Africa.

"God bless South Africa, GUIDE her leaders, GUARD her children and give her PEACE... And let that peace begin with ME. Amen."

Use the hash tag #blacktuesday on Twitter to find out what other people are saying and be informed about the actions the government has made. 

South Africa has been overcome a lot of things in the past... Perhaps this is something we can add to the list.

We will not be CENSORED... This country is too beautiful and has been through way too much to be silenced.

--J.