▁political ▁parties ▁truly ▁represent ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁poor . ▁This ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁" No ▁Land ! ▁No ▁House ! ▁No ▁V ote !" ▁Camp aign ▁which ▁became ▁very ▁prominent ▁during ▁elections . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁kill ings ▁of ▁AN C ▁cor ruption ▁wh ist leb low ers . ▁ ▁Con dem n ation ▁over ▁Sec re cy ▁Bill ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁AN C ▁was ▁heavily ▁critic ised ▁over ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁State ▁Information ▁Bill , ▁which ▁oppon ents ▁claimed ▁would ▁impro per ly ▁restrict ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁the ▁press . ▁O pp osition ▁to ▁the ▁bill ▁included ▁otherwise ▁AN C - aligned ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁C OS AT U . ▁Not ably , ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ▁and ▁other ▁Nobel ▁la ure ates ▁Nad ine ▁G ord imer , ▁Arch bishop ▁Des mond ▁T ut u , ▁and ▁F . ▁W . ▁de ▁K ler k ▁have ▁expressed ▁disappoint ment ▁with ▁the ▁bill ▁for ▁not ▁meeting ▁standards ▁of ▁constitution ality ▁and ▁asp ir ations ▁for ▁freedom ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁expression . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁in ▁the ▁Mar ik ana ▁kill ings ▁ ▁The ▁AN C ▁have ▁been ▁critic ised ▁for ▁its ▁role ▁in ▁failing ▁to ▁prevent ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁mass acre ▁of ▁L on min ▁min ers ▁at ▁Mar ik ana ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁West . ▁Some ▁al lege ▁that ▁Police ▁Commission er ▁R