Minister apologises for 'altercation' with journalists during ANC EC manifesto launch
Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has issued an apology following an altercation with journalists when they were covering a protest action during the ANC provincial rally in Mount Frere in the Eastern Cape on Saturday.
"I would like to offer my sincere apology for an earlier altercation with some members of the media during the ANC provincial rally in Mount Frere whilst trying to stop the singing comrades," Ndabeni-Abrahams said in a statement posted on her official Twitter account.
"I wish to assure the media and South Africans at large of my unreserved commitment to media freedom. I sincerely regret the incident," she added.
According to the Citizen, a group of people wearing ANC regalia disrupted the party's treasurer Paul Mashatile during his speech at the election manifesto launch.
The publication reported that the group sang struggle songs while raising placards about poor service delivery.