Gupta-owned media coverage 'reckless journalism' - ANC
Pretoria - The ANC national executive committee (NEC) has described Gupta-owned media's coverage of the party this week as "reckless journalism".
"The NEC expressed its utmost disgust at the arrogance, disrespect and reckless journalism displayed by the New Age newspaper [March 18, 19 2016], ANN7 news channel [March 16-18 2016] and representatives of the Gupta-family," secretary general Gwede Mantashe told reporters in Pretoria on Sunday.
"They have characterised the ANC as a group of factions for and against President [Jacob] Zuma."
The New Age and ANN7 reported about an alleged plot involving high level ANC members to topple President Jacob Zuma.
In reports that news station ANN7 and newspaper, The New Age, have been carrying since Thursday on the #ZumaMustFallBrigade, it was claimed that there were two factions in the party, one involving the “generals” and the other called “the rebels” (see below).