South Africa: SABC Steps Up Pressure in 'Leak' Probe

Johannesburg — STAFF of the SABC's investigative unit, Special Assignment, are being subjected to office raids and demands for lie detector tests, as the public broadcaster continues its hunt for the person who leaked a programme on political satire it refused to air.

The programme related to President Jacob Zuma and was leaked to the Mail & Guardian website after it was set down to be aired on the SABC and then shelved twice. It included the Lady Justice cartoon by satirist Zapiro (Jonathan Shapiro).

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