What the editors said

Abraham Motsokono, The Midweek Sun: We shall not submit to any intimidation. Assuming Edgar had indeed written a factually incorrect story, why should government raid the Sunday Standard newsroom? The whole thing is being used as pretext for something else. It’s a wake up call to the media to stand up for freedom of expression. And we shall not submit to intimidation tactics.

Tshireletso Motlogelwa, Press Council Chairperson: I will speak in my capacity as Press Council chairperson. We met with the board yesterday to discuss Mokone’s arrest. We have realised that there is an attack meant to intimidate the media. This is a serious matter. It was meant to send a message to editors and their sources. It was to say; “Look we can use our resources to get you.” As media, we play a major role towards the development of our country. We inform the public on things that happen around them so that they could be able to decide who leads them.