By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
President Cyril Ramaphosa pays tribute to the journalists, editors, publishers and media workers who stood firmly against apartheid as South Africa commemorates Black Wednesday, also known as National Press Freedom Day.
On this day, 19 October 1977, the apartheid regime banned publications, including The World and Weekend World, and detained journalists, including The World editor Percy Qoboza, in an attempt to silence independent voices exposing the injustices and brutality of apartheid.
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