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Police refute Sunday Times warrants

NEWSWATCH: Western Cape police commissioner Mzwandile Petros yesterday, Tuesday, 16 October 2007, called a press conference in which he denied that there were any pending warrants for the arrest of Sunday Times editor Mondli Makhanya and head of investigations Jocelyn Maker in connection with the alleged theft of health minister Manto Tshabala-Msimang's medical records, reports The Times [see Zoopy videos on our blog]. Meanwhile, the Nelson Mandela Foundation has released a statement supporting press freedom in South Africa, according to Business Day, which also reports on the latest objections in Parliament yesterday by media organisations concerning the controversial Films and Publications Amendment Bill .

By Simone Puterman

17 Oct 2007

Sadly, News24.com reports that Patrick "Kid" Mokoena, the Soul City actor, was shot dead on the weekend at a Johannseburg bar in “what appeared to have been a targeted killing.”

For more:

Bizcommunity blog: [Sunday Times] Police commissioner refutes arrest warrants [Zoopy videos]
The Times: We have no plans to arrest editor ... YET
Business Day: Mandela speaks up for media freedom
Business Day: Parts of media bill are still unconstitutional, say editors
News24.com: TV actor shot dead in Jhb bar

Don't forget to keep tabs on The Times'http://jaiku.com/channel/mondli for blog posts, comments and media articles tracking the Mondli investigation.

Simone Puterman

About Simone Puterman

Simone Puterman (@SimoneAtLarge) is currently editor-at-large at Marklives.com and deputy chair of the Sanef online editors subcommittee. After majoring in psychology and linguistics at Rhodes University, and then completing her honours in psychology, she has been in the world of B2B publishing since 1997, with 7.5 year stints at both WriteStuff Publishing and Bizcommunity.com (March 2006-August 2013). Email her at moc.sevilkram@enomis.