Thandi Modise bars SAPS brigadier who slapped reporter’s cellphone away
The speaker made the directive after the incident involving an accredited parliamentary journalist, who was recording a conversation between DA leader John Steenhuisen and police
06 March 2020 - 16:55
National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise has issued a directive barring police officers accused of harassing journalists and MPs from performing any duties within the precincts of parliament.
This follows a complaint lodged with the speaker by the parliamentary Press Gallery Association (PGA) after an accredited parliamentary correspondent, recording a conversation between DA leader John Steenhuisen and police, had his phone slapped away by a brigadier on February 25...
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