The South African National Editors’ Forum condemned Lieutenant-General Mkhwanazi’s comments attacking press freedom, calling for journalist imprisonment. They warned such actions threaten democracy and obstruct public-interest journalism.
Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, KwaZulu-Natal police chief, says he was aware that his 6 July press conference exposing alleged criminality and political interference would put him in the crosshairs – but…