Gordhan, Booysen submit Press Council complaints against Sunday Times
Durban - The Sunday Times will have to face two fresh complaints to the Press Ombudsman, lodged by KZN Hawks head Johan Booysen and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan.
It is understood that Booysen has lodged a complaint regarding the paper's coverage of the so-called 'Cato Manor Death Squad' and that Gordhan's complaint was in respect of an SA Revenue Services (Sars) 'rogue unit'.
Press Council Public Advocate Latiefa Mobara on Friday confirmed that both Gordhan and Booysen had submitted complaints.
"We cannot supply further details because we consider the process to be confidential. I can confirm that [Gordhan and Booysen] have submitted complaints against the Sunday Times and that they are in the evaluation phase," she said.
An explosive affidavit by former Sunday Times journalist Pearlie Joubert was read out in a Press Ombudsman hearing on Tuesday as part of a bid to discredit the newspaper's reports on the Sars 'rogue unit'.