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Media houses seek to overturn a ruling against publishing proceedings of the Zandile Gumede trial.

to overturn a court order which prohibits them from publishing recordings and visuals of the fraud and corruption trial of former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede and 21 other accused.In July, Judge Sharmaine Balton made this order when the state raised concerns about the safety of witnesses.The media houses’ attorney, Daniel Rosengarten, explains why they are arguing that the order is unconstitutional.

“The constitution protects freedom of speech which includes not only the right of the media to impart information but also the right of the public to know information. So, what we are saying is by putting this order which in essence is a gaging order on the media broadcast live making the information available, now it totally limits those rights.”

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