Ruling on journo's sources a victory for media freedom

In his ruling against Bosasa in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Friday morning, Judge Moroa Tsoka established a legal precedent for journalists not revealing their sources.

The case pitted Bosasa against the M&G and investigative reporter Adriaan Basson for allegations of defamation by the former towards Bosasa. This ruling came as part of the pretrial, or interlocutory phase, where Bosasa was asking the newspaper to reveal its sources.