(Editor’s Weblog) The African National Congress (ANC) is currently in the process of passing a couple of new pieces of legislation which appear antithetical to freedom of the press. The first being the Protection of Information Bill, in which there are relatively low standards for protecting what journalist are allowed to publish. Information such as commercial governmental contracts, state-owned enterprise and state entities are considered classified under the Protection of information. If the bill passes, journalist who violate the this law could spend up to 25 years in jail. The second is the announcement that a "media tribunal" will oversee the general media to stop "unfair" criticism.