The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism will get legal advice on what to do next following a disruption of the amaBhungane town hall event on Thursday by Black First Land First (BLF). Andile Mngxitama led the BLF disrupters into the venue on Thursday evening where a discussion entitled "Inside the #GuptaLeaks" was held in Johannesburg. "We are discussing next steps with our lawyers, as Mngxitama’s actions and the disruption may contravene a high court order barring him and the BLF from intimidating, harassing, assaulting, threatening or ‘acting in any manner that would constitute an infringement on [the] personal liberty’ of a number of journalists," amaBhungane said in a statement. The High Court in Johannesburg granted the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) an interdict against Mngxitama and the BLF after Sanef had asked the court to stop the group from harassing, intimidating and threatening journalists and editors over their reporting on state capture alle...
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