Anything less would make it guilty of censorship and sully its otherwise commendable stance on freedom of speech.
It states that the move by the DA against the reporter flies in the face of the its founding liberal values, including commitment to press freedom, which is incongruous with its stated support for media freedom, as shown by its vocal opposition to the proposed statutory Media Appeals Tribunal and attempts to stem the free flow of information through the Protection of Information Bill.
It also adds that by calling into question Majavu's credibility as a journalist, simply because she used to work for a trade union, preposterous as this is the same tactic used by the ANC in an attempt to delegitimise the Press Ombudsman, arguing that he can't be impartial because he is a journalist by training.
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