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News24 reports that two television journalists who were robbed at gunpoint in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, described the experience as one of the scariest days of their entire careers.
Journalist for e.tv, Natalie Malgas and cameraman Lance Manjoro were robbed on Monday after they had finished interviewing community leaders in the township, as part of the channel's municipal election coverage. They were robbed outside a local primary school. Malgas reported: "Two of the robbers had guns and the one who appeared to be the ringleader cocked a weapon in my face. They shouted that we hand over our phones, laptops and camera." She said the robbers cleaned out the boot, taking everything, including their tripod bag and other belongings, and then fled on foot. One robber even came back and grabbed a phone charger. The journalists got into their vehicle and stopped a nearby police patrol to ask for help. The SA National Editors' Forum (Sanef) condemned the act of criminality. It added that it was concerned that, barely a month ago, an eNCA crew had been robbed in the same township, while Newzroom Afrika journalists had been robbed in East London. Noting that attacks were becoming a norm, Saned stated: "South Africa is becoming a very dangerous place for journalists and, apart from attacks on the field, journalists also face cyber-bulling and severe attacks on social media platforms." Sanef added that such attacks place an enormous physical and emotional burden on journalists, who are already exposed to challenging conditions under the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cebelihle Mthethwa at News24
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