South Africa becoming very dangerous place for journalists

A journalist and camera operator were robbed by armed men outside a primary school while covering the build-up to the local elections.

A recent attack on a journalist and camera operator outside a Khayelitsha primary school while covering the build-up to the local government elections has been widely condemned.

BARELY A MONTH AGO, A NEWS CREW WERE ROBBED IN THE SAME TOWNSHIP

In the latest incident, a news reporter and camera operator from ETV were robbed at gunpoint, by armed robbers, at Khayelitsha, Cape Town.

TV journalist Natalie Malgas told the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) that it was one of the “scariest days” in her entire career.

She and cameraman Lance Manjoro had finished interviewing community leaders in the township on Monday, as part of the service delivery election coverage, when they were robbed outside a local primary school.

By Corné van Zyl.

Full story at The South African.