SANEF condemns the ongoing criminal attacks on journalists
19 October 2021
In the latest incident, a news reporter and camera operator from ETV were robbed at gun point, by armed robbers, at Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
TV journalist Natalie Malgas told Sanef that it was one of the “scariest days” in her entire career. She and cameraman Lance Manjoro had finished interviewing community leaders in the township on Monday, as part of the service delivery election coverage, when they were robbed outside a local primary school.
“Two of the robbers had guns and the one who appeared to be the ringleader cocked a weapon in my face. They shouted that we hand over our phones, laptops and camera. They then cleaned out our boot, taking everything insight including our tripod bag and other belongings and fled on foot. One robber came back and grabbed a phone charger”.
The journalists got into their vehicles and stopped a nearby police patrol for help. The matter was reported at the townships Site B police station and officers are following several leads.