Civic society activists and the media have threatened to ratchet up protests as dissatisfaction over South Africa's controversial Protection of Information Bill escalates.
The bill was adopted in the country's Parliament last week.
The National Press Club has called for yet another "Black Tuesday" in protest.
"The press club has decided to declare Tuesday, 29 November, Black Tuesday again to keep the momentum going and to create awareness," Yusuf Abramjee, of the Press Club said.
Last week, thousands of South Africans donned black in opposition to the bill. The front pages of newspapers were also covered in black and some radio and television stations used bleeps to show support for "Black Tuesday".
Abramjee said the "Press Club also wanted to send a loud and clear message to the government that there was widespread dissatisfaction about the bill".
The bill was adopted with 229 to 107 votes, and two abstentions, by the 400-member chamber parliament, despite strong protests from media and civil society bodies.
It is feared that the bill will curtail media freedom in the country and those brave enough to publish information from whistleblowers would also face stiff sentences.
Human Rights Watch describes the Bill as a "a blow to freedom of expression and democratic accountability".
a blow to freedom of expression and democratic accountability
South Africa's largest trade union movement, the Congress of South African Trade Union, Cosatu and several opposition parties have vowed to fight the contentious bill, warning that it will go all the way to the Constitutional Court to challenge it.
Several South African academics and even the legal society have also expressed their outrage.
According to the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) the bill in its present form will "silence the general public."
"The courts, to a large extent, remain the preserve of the wealthy and most ordinary citizens who become aware of corruption and maladministration will be silenced for life if the bill goes unchallenged," LSSA said.
Meanwhile, photographer David Goldblatt is refusing to accept a national order in protest against the Protection of State Information Bill passed by parliament according to the Mail & Guardian.
"I decline the award in protest against what has been done to the spirit in which the award was created," Goldblatt told President Jacob Zuma in a letter explaining why he was renouncing the Order of the Ikhamanga Silver award, the newspaper reported.
The Order of Ikhamanga is awarded to South African citizens who have excelled in the arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport.
The Protection of State Information Bill still has a long way to go before it becomes law.
The bill now moves to the country's lower house, the National Council of Provinces but it is only likely to be debated sometime next year.
