AFRICAN EYE

INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT: “PUT OFF THE EVIL DAYS” The ongoing briefing and updating on the progress made in resolving the "outstanding issues" by the three main political parties to the facilitation team from South Africa has reduced the media to play a speculative mandate and this truly undermines the core business of the media which includes informing the public even though Article 19 of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) recognizes the importance of the right to freedom of expression and the role of the media in a multi-party democracy. The black out in terms of information on the progress made, undermines democratic peoples' rights such as their right to receive and access information. As provided for in the GPA, the media was supposed to be informing people especially on the marathon of talks which has been the order of the day since the inclusive government came into effect in February 2009. Besides the neglect of the media especially in covering the progress of the

The ongoing briefing and updating on the progress made in resolving the "outstanding issues" by the three main political parties to the facilitation team from South Africa has reduced the media to play a speculative mandate and this truly undermines the core business of the media which includes informing the public even though Article 19 of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) recognizes the importance of the right to freedom of expression and the role of the media in a multi-party democracy. The black out in terms of information on the progress made, undermines democratic peoples' rights such as right and access to information. As provided for in the GPA, the media was supposed to be informing people especially on the marathon of talks which has been the order of the day since the inclusive government came came into effect in February 2009.Besides the neglect of the media especially in covering the progress of the inclusive government, the inclusive government has erred