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From: dlush@ingrid.misa.org.na (David Lush - MISA)
Subject: South Africa
Date: Mon Aug 28 11:13:06 1995


SOUTH AFRICA: MEDIA/SABC/26/8/95  Sabanews

CAPE TOWN -- SOUTH AFRICAN Deputy President THABO MBEKI says the
Government fully recognises and accepts the role of the media to
be a critical commentator on government activity.

Addressing a conference of government communicators, Mr. MBEKI
said the concept of freedom of expression will be weakened if a
sizable portion of the SOUTH AFRICAN population remains without
the means and capacity to receive information and to express its
views.

He said, however, the  majority of the SOUTH AFRICAN population
is either illiterate or functionally illiterate, and that the
print media reached only five percent of the population.

The SOUTH AFRICAN Deputy President said radio, therefore,
remains the most viable method to disseminate information to the
majority who really need it./Sabanews/apc/mmk

David Lush
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
Private Bag 13386
Windhoek, Namibia
Tel. +264 61 232975, Fax. 248016
e-mail: dlush@ingrid.misa.org.na



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