South African police shoot journalist reporting on protests

South African journalist Thobile Mlangeni sustained injuries on 26 November 2020 when police allegedly fired rubber bullets indiscriminately in Mbombela, Mpumalanga Province.

The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) reported that Mlangeni was reporting on a protest in Mbombela. The police ordered the protesters to disperse, an order they refused to comply with, saying they wanted to be addressed by a Member of the Executive Council.

In an effort to disperse the crowds, the police fired rubber bullets.

In the melee, Mlangeni said, she hid behind a truck that was being used as a stage, but she was still struck by the rubber bullet. She has since filed a report with the police.

In a similar incident in June, the South African police shot a NewzroomAfrika journalist, Mweli Masilela, who was covering taxi riots in KaNyamazane.

Masilela was shot in the cheek.

Source: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe

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