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Trust, cred ibility sacrosanct for the survival of the med ia

TOMORROW marks an important day in the global calendar with the celebration and commemoration of one of the important pillars in a democracy – freedom of the press.

On May 3 1991, the UN Education, Scientific Organisation (Unesco) declared World Press Freedom Day at its conference in Windhoek, Namibia. It is befitting that this year’s 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day under the theme “Information As A Public Good”, takes place in Namibia.

Although there are countries in the world and continents where journalists don’t operate freely, it is worth it to pause and remind ourselves about the important role of the media, despite its

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