South Africa's private public business

Concerns about the infringement of press freedom in South Africa were being voiced after the arrest of a Sunday Times journalist who uncovered a dodgy property deal signed off by a police official. The documents were forged so the story goes. The police, yet again, felt unfairly stepped on its toes.
The government, especially the president who certainly has not enjoyed being scrutinized in public about his private life and many wives, rather than encouraging a constructive debate, has threatened with 25 years of prison for cheeky members of press.
Observations are made that the current government seems to use censorship rules applied during the apartheid regime. Why would the government of a New South Africa go back to a cruel past? Do the successors of the great Madiba, who sacrified his life for a better future for his family, the nation, are just trying to get a free high on the trust and power he has earned by endurance and education?
The latter values will without a doubt outlast the instant glory of an event like the World Cup. Bad news like punishing the press for acting as a watchdog will easily diminish the reputation of a country which a few months ago was proud to show the world what it can do. Good.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/south-africa/100824/press-freedom-under-threat?page=0,1