[YCLSA Discussion] Malema supporter Miyeni fired by Sowetan

[Dominic Tweedie]

Miyeni loses column in Sowetan for 'condoning' violence     Times LIVE, 1 August 2011   Sowetan columnist and actor Eric Miyeni has lost his column after writing a controversial take on the City Press unearthing the Julius Malema trust fund scandal.   Sowetan acting editor, Len Maseko, said Miyeni’s column has been discontinued with immediate effect.   "Avusa Media and the Sowetan newspaper are committed to free, fair and robust debate.   Eric Miyeni expresses robust views shared by many South Africans. This is why he has continued writing a column in the Sowetan newspaper.   "However, the _expression_ of these views should not be accompanied by the promotion or condonation of violence against those who hold differing views. In his latest column Miyeni crossed the line between robust debate and the condonation of violence," said Maseko.   The offending column which stated that City Press editor Ferial Haffajee would have been burnt necklace-style if this were  the 80s. Haffafee tweeted that she would take legal action against Miyeni and donate the money to charity.   The column has since been removed from the Sowetan website.   From: http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2011/08/01/miyeni-loses-column-in-sowetan-for-condoning-violence     -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to yclsa-eom-forum@googlegroups.com or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email yclsa-eom-forum-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): yclsa-eom-forum-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com .