South Africa: Max Du Preez Forced to Remove Posts to Leaked SAA Memo

26 November 2015

Columnist Max du Preez said on Thursday on his Facebook page he was forced to remove the posts directing the public to a leaked South African Airways memorandum - or face legal action.

This follows a gagging order the national carrier obtained against media outlets BDFM, Moneyweb and Media24 on Tuesday to stop them from publishing the contents of an internal memo dated 6 November 2015 to the SAA board from former acting CEO Thuli Mpshe.

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