Mondli Gungubele has joined SANEF in condemning criminal attacks on journalists, noting that communities suffer when journalists are unable to perform and give people a voice.
The presidency issued a statement on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, informing that Minister Mondli Gungubele joined the South African Editor’s Forum (SANEF) in condemning criminal attacks on journalists who visit communities as part of being out on assignment. The minister is said to have noted with concern, reports on Monday, 18 October 2021, of journalists who had been robbed outside of Khayelitsha Primary School while covering the build-up to the local government elections on 1 November 2021.
In response to the reports of the robbery, Gungubele stated, “It is particularly deplorable and noteworthy that this incident occurred in a week in which the country observes 19 October as Black Wednesday – the day in 1977 on which the apartheid state cracked down on the media and freedom of expression. Criminals who victimise journalists are victimising communities for whom access to information is a right and empowerment.”
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Presidency joins Sanef in condemning criminal attacks on journalists https://t.co/6CLDfx9u1m
— The Presidency 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) October 20, 2021
