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EFF deputy Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has been criticized for defending party members caught on video pressuring a journalist who was trying to cover the party’s Clicks shutdown this week.
In a video shared by eNCA, journalist Nobesuthu Hejana was seen being harassed by EFF protesters outside a Clicks store in Plumstead, Cape Town.
The news channel said Hejana was also pushed and chased away by EFF protesters at a different Clicks store on Monday.
The South African National Publishers Forum (Sanef) condemned the harassment of the journalist, saying it was “appalling” and “misogynistic”.
The forum asked the Gender Commission and parliament to investigate.
“It is ironic that the incident occurred during an EFF protest, fighting for the dignity of black women and harassed a black woman themselves,” the forum said in a statement.
“Sanef has been highlighting the plight of women journalists over the years, as they are often vulnerable at protests, rallies and other multi-party political events.”
However, Ndlozi responded to the video, denying that the EFF members harassed the reporter.
He said that his party members “just” touched Hejana.
