ANCYL Slammed for Intimidating Whistleblowers

The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) has rejected the African National Congress Youth League's semi-retraction of statements issued to intimidate whistleblowers.

The ANCYL in Mpumalanga changed a threatening statement they issued, in which they warned whistle-blowers to ‘book an early grave’.

Provincial secretary of the league, Isaac Mahlangu, points out that, "When we said machine gun, we were talking about the same tool that these campaigners use to attack us - the media."

Meanwhile, SANEF says the change of tone is a deception. SANEF media freedom chairperson, Thabo Leshilo, argues that, "They are also giving a false impression that media can be used to settle personal scores.”

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