On Monday, News24 specialist legal journalist karynmaughan and State advocate Billy Downer appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. This week on The Story, Maughan speaks about the case for the first time.
Zuma alleges that Maughan colluded with the State to publish his medical records without permission. We also speak to News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson.
Maughan, who switched her seat on the press bench for the dock, described it as a moment"designed to be an exercise in humiliation. I was in my 20s when I started this job, and I never thought for one minute that I would ever be in that position".
"Billy Downer will be there to prosecute the case, and I will be there to report on it, and so we're going to keep doing our jobs, despite the efforts to stop us."News24’s politics team takes you to the inner workings of the governing party, into the underbelly of its factions to give you exclusive insights into the horsetrading that has gripped the ANC.
"The fact that Zuma feels confident that he can ask a court to imprison Karyn for writing about court papers is a danger to society because it tells his supporters and people sympathetic to his case that journalists are fair game and they are criminals for doing their job."In the meantime, Maughan will be back in court to cover Zuma's corruption trial.
"We believe this is an absolute nonsense case. We support her and are confident that our readers and subscribers will see through this attempt to silence her," he said.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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