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SANEF Condemns SAPS’ Heavy-Handed Actions Leading to Journalist Injury
['Hopewell Radebe']
SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom
ShareThe South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) strongly condemns the heavy-handed and insensitive actions of the South African Police Service (SAPS) during a protest in Westbury, which resulted in journalist Ms. Julia Evans being wounded by a rubber bullet on Wednesday.
Evans, a reporter for the Daily Maverick, was on the scene documenting the concerns of community members, many of whom were struggling with severe water shortages.
ENDSNote to Editors:The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is a non-profit organisation whose members are editors, senior journalists, and journalism trainers from all areas of South African media.
We are committed to championing South Africa’s hard-won freedom of expression and promoting quality, ethics, and diversity in the South African media.
We promote excellence in journalism by fighting for media freedom, writing policy submissions, conducting research, and providing education and training programmes.
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