Your article, �Maele in land drama� was deliberately scandalous

Attention is brought to your April 14 frontpage headline, ‘Maele in land drama’, whose sole purpose is clearly to impute and insinuate corruption and underhand dealings by myself, Simbi Ashan Phiri and the minister responsible for Lands, Hon Prince Maele.

I note that your article had broken and breached every journalistic ethic to go all out to defame me, even without according me any opportunity to defend myself. I have proven to be adequately open enough to your stable of newspapers where one of your title editors has run several articles about myself and my companies. You could have easily approached me without any difficulty.

One would have thought you would use such channels to give me not only the right of reply but to give your reputable Friday Mmegi a respectable piece of news. I am still wondering whether your actions were deliberate and calculated or just sheer carelessness with the pen by an easily excitable reporter.

Editor's Comment
Prosecutors deserve better

These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...

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