Communique from Sekunjalo Investments Limited, the JSE Public Listed Company
Sekunjalo has decided to pursue its complaints about the conduct of journalists of the Sunday Times and the Cape Times with the Press Ombudsman rather than in the courts. The details of the action the company proposes to take in this regard are below:
Withdrawal of criminal charges against the Sunday Times newspaper & complaint to Press Ombudsman
Sekunjalo has notified the SAPS that it does not persist with its criminal complaint against the Sunday Times which was lodged with the SAPS on 3 December 2013.
The company has decided to pursue the complaint of the contravention of section 7(2) of the Public Protector Act 23 of 1994 with the Press Ombudsman rather than by way of a criminal complaint.
To recap, the Sunday Times had published reports of the Public Protector in contravention of the express prohibition in section 7 of the Public Protector Act.