2005-11-04,+SACP+statement+in+response+to+M+and+G+sensationalism


 * Friday, December 02, 2005**

= SACP STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE MAIL & GUARDIAN’S SENSATIONAL REPORTING =

The South African Communist Party (SACP) is disturbed and disgusted by the speculative and extremely sensational reporting by the Mail & Guardian today in an article titled: “There was sex but no rape, Zuma tells unionists”.

We condemn this big lie as the SACP by this paper, that our General Secretary Cde Blade Nzimande met with Comrade Jacob Zuma in Nkandla together with COSATU General Secretary Cde Zwelinzima Vavi and the Federation President Cde Willie Madisha.

The reported meeting neither took place nor was it ever planned by the mentioned leadership. As the SACP we are getting worried about the manner in which the media is reporting on issues affecting our Alliance and particularly the Alliance leadership. The manner in which this reporting is done is very consistent with what we have been saying, that the media in our country seems to be playing cheap, factional and divisive politics on our Alliance.

We view this kind of reporting in a very serious light, more over given the current situation facing our movement. We have noted with equal seriousness the fact that the Mail and Guardian did not interview nor communicate with us in the SACP to verify the factuality of their story and this on its own reflect poor and subjective reporting on the part of the paper.

Issued by: SACP

CONTACT:

Kaizer Mohau

Media Liaison Officer

South African Communist Party (SACP)

Tel: 011 339 3621/2 - Fax: 011 339 4244/6880

Mobile: 076 573 7764

Email: kaizer@sacp.org.za , Web portal: www.sacp.org.za 