Presidency joins SANEF in condemning criminal attacks on journalists
20 October 2021
Minister in The Presidency Mondli Gungubele joins the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) in condemning criminal attacks on journalists who visit communities as part of being out on assignment.
Minister Gungubele has noted with concern reports of an attack on Monday, 18 October 2021, on eTV journalist Natalie Malgas and camera operator Lance Manjoro who were robbed outside a Khayelitsha primary school while covering the build-up to the 1 November local government elections.
The Minister wishes the eTV crew a speedy recovery from the traumatic incident in which they were physically unscathed but were robbed at gunpoint of personal possessions and professional equipment.
Minister Gungubele said: “It is particularly deplorable and noteworthy that this incident occurred in a week in which our country observes 19 October Black Wednesday – the day in 1977 on which the apartheid state cracked down on the media and freedom of expression.