Justice Minister Jeff Radebe defends media

Mluleki Mrwebi
27 January 2012

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe on Thursday said media freedom was vital in fighting corruption and must be protected at all costs.

Radebe would not comment in detail on the proposed Secrecy Bill which has brought clashing opinions.

The Minister was speaking at the launch of Corruption Watch .The Corruption watch is a civil society initiative that the public can use to report any wrongdoing.

Radebe said that the media need to be given credit when exposing corruption in all sectors.