‘This is not harassment’: Sunday Times journalist fights NYDA chair’s gag order (opens original article in a new tab)

A journalist challenges a gag order from the NYDA chair, arguing it misuses harassment laws to suppress legitimate media coverage on public interest issues.

• Sunday Times journalist Sisanda Mbolekwa filed an affidavit arguing that NYDA chair Sunshine Myende misused the Protection from Harassment Act to silence media coverage on public interest matters.
• The interim order obtained by Myende prohibited Mbolekwa from reporting on Myende, sending her questions, or using her photograph.
• Mbolekwa claimed the order hindered her journalistic duties and that the allegations against her did not constitute harassment under the law.