ANC condemns protest at Peter Bruce's house, Zuma praises SA's media freedom
The president's remarks at the ANC policy conference ignored the death of the SABC's Suna Venter
Hours after the ANC condemned protests outside journalist Peter Bruce’s house by members of the Black First Land First (BLF) movement, President Jacob Zuma praised media freedom in SA, saying his party advocated the promotion of journalists’ rights. Members of Gupta-linked Black First Land First formation staged a provocation outside the home of editor-at-large of Tiso Blackstar, Peter Bruce, on Thursday. Business Day editor Tim Cohen was also caught up in the fray after one BLF protester assaulted him. The ANC said on Friday morning that it "condemned" in the "strongest possible terms" the intimidation of Bruce and his family. Zuma said during his opening address to the ANC policy conference that freedom of the press was “enshrined in the Constitution”. He made no mention of the death of senior SABC producer Suna Venter, who was a target of sustained attacks for in the months prior to her death for being part of the SABC Eight, a group of journalists who fought for fairness at th...
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