The South African Civil Society Information Service
A nonprofit news agency promoting social justice. Seeking answers to the question:
How do we make democracy work for the poor?
A nonprofit news agency promoting social justice. Seeking answers to the question:
How do we make democracy work for the poor?
6 Nov 2010
"Don't Shoot" is a short film that takes an idiosyncratic look at Afrikaans newsreader, Riaan Cruywagen, who's been reading the news since 1976, and even holds the world record for being the longest serving Afrikaans newsreader in the world.
It's an offbeat take of a worldview that takes us on a journey from the heyday of apartheid to the dawn of democracy -- and must be viewed as much for its historic value as for its tragic-comic assessment.
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Immortal Riaan
Heh heh... the living dead! An indicting blast from the past on the notion that the MEDIUM IS the message!
