Media exposes South Africa's false image.

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"South Africa's coat of arms, or state emblem, South African flower, representing harmony of the country


My attention was drawn by the Public relations practitioner in the Mail and guardian who sais  in South Africa"you can  never over-communicate in a crisis", but,

as a country that is  democratic  and creates an image of poor service delivery what South Africa stands for as a "harmony country" is false.

 South Africans seem to be  constantly rising to the streets  and  the Marikanna strike is just an example of how the government  fails to meet public demands.

As a Public relations practitioner who strives to maintain a favourable image for the country of South Africa, I still believe that the media constantly communicates about the negative image of South Africa.

 

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Lets look at service delivery in our country:since 2004  media reports express how South Africa has experienced poor  service delivery issues. South Africans are forever on strike, promises by the government such as that of
 Article 6  of workers rightsexpresses that

11) There shall be equal pay for work of equal value, and equal access to employment, training and advancement is mere talk
 issues such as poverty, unemployment and equality seem to be unchanging.

Democracy in our country as according to the media  means no exclusion,  no segregation and no  oppression of the majority. So why is it that  South Africans are oppressed and killed when they communicate about issues? 

The questions South Africans should answer  are:

1.  Is the media working for or against the image of South Africa?
2. is the  R12 500 that mine workers are requesting realistic?.