In Print Media South Africa & another v Minister of Home Affairs and Film and Publication Board (2012), the Constitutional Court declared certain sections of the Films and Publications Act unconstitutional. Discuss the case, focusing on the exemptions under sections 16 and 24a(2)(a) and explain why prior classification was found to violate freedom of expression.
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