Peter Bruce begrudgingly ‘apologises’ for his unsubstantiated slander
2 June 2019
I have noted the disgruntled ‘apology’ issued by Peter Bruce in his editorial piece in last weeks Sunday Times.
On Sunday 19 May 2019, Peter Bruce wrote an opinion piece in which he stated “He [Mashaba] has allowed the EFF to influence contracts and appointments…”
While I hold a deep respect for members of the media and the role they play in our democracy, I took exception to this comment.
South Africa desperately needs political leaders of integrity that can be trusted. To state that I would allow the EFF to influence contracts flies in the face of my commitment to serve the residents of Johannesburg and erodes their trust in me as their Mayor. It also flies in the face of this multi-party government’s zero tolerance approach to corruption and undermines the very real work this government has done in exposing and rooting out corruption.