Pieter-Louis Myburgh condemned the V&A Waterfront for cancelling Thursday's launch of his book 'Gangster State', Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s book about ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, has been cancelled over safety concerns.Myburgh said on Thursday the event had been cancelled by the V&A Waterfront.
Exclusive Books, which was due to host the launch, confirmed the cancellation to TimesLIVE but later tweeted:"Please note that Myburgh's statement is incorrect. Due to security concerns we were in the process of discussing the possibility of either a postponement or change of venue but no cancellation was discussed & no official decision has been made."
V&A spokesperson Donald Kau said the decision to cancel the launch had been made in consultation with the police. "It was not a lightly made decision," he said, and V&A management was aware of the negative reaction it had caused among supporters of freedom of speech. "Our primary consideration was that we have businesses, staff and visitors around the precinct whose safety we need to consider," he said., especially the ANC Youth League demonstration at Exclusive Books in Sandton on Tuesday.
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