Blue-light in the spotlight
NEWSWATCH: Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille wants Jacob Zuma to rein in the blue-light brigade now, reports IOL, which also reports that a group of journalists lodged a complaint against ANCYL spokesman Floyd Shivambu after he allegedly threatened to reveal private information about them; Shivambu in turn won't apologise and says he will leak private details of journalists' activities.
President Zuma's bodyguard screams at Stephen Grootes. Photo: Michel Bega/The Citizen, republished courtesy of The Daily Maverick.
For more:
- IOL: Zille: Zuma must rein in his bullies… Zille says the bullying tactics used by the blue-light brigade hark back to the darkest days of apartheid.
- IOL: Journos fight ANCYL man's 'intimidation'… A group of journalists says that Shivambu's behaviour attacks media freedom and other freedoms as well.
- IOL: ANCYL adamant to expose journalists… Shivambu says he won't apologise for his threat to reveal personal details of reporters' activities and will carry on doing just that.