Sanef shocked by allegations Mantashe paid reporters for sex story to 'go away'

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Sanef urges Mantashe to apologise after journos forced to take lie detector tests

Cape Town - The South African National Editors Forum has called on Mineral Affairs Minister Gwede Mantashe to apologise for falsely claiming that he paid R70 000 in bribes to Sunday World journalists.

This comes after the editor of the Sunday World Makhudu Sefara was forced to subject his staff to lie-detector tests.

Sanef met with Mantashe on Thursday to discuss the allegations. After the meeting, Mantashe confirmed that he had stated that he had bribed journalists, but denied bribing them. He insists there was never a meeting with the paper’s journalists and an exchange of money.

Mantashe also said that he will subject himself to the full processes of the Kathy Satchwell Inquiry into Media Ethics and Credibility to explain the circumstances that led to him making the statement.

More at : https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics...os-forced-to-take-lie-detector-tests-36403363

 

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This doesn't make sense. So he lied about paying the bribe but also released a statement denying paying the bribe after initially admitting doing so? And the WhatsApp messages? Was he lying to the bird?