Black Land First leader Andile Mngxitama lashed out at journalists on Thursday after being denied entry to the Daily Maverick's conference in Cape Town.
What the f*ck are you damn here for? F*ck off man, get someone with authorityAndile Mngxitama
Watch here:
#BLF Andile Mngxitama hurls insults at journalist Richard Poplak outside #DMNandosGathering at CTICC. pic.twitter.com/7hsNyngTq9
— Times LIVE (@TimesLIVE) August 3, 2017
Police had to be called in as the situation escalated.
Police have arrived to oversee the situation here at CTICC where #BLF has been prevented from entering #DMNandosGathering pic.twitter.com/svNmY26ETj
— Times LIVE (@TimesLIVE) August 3, 2017
BLF members were angry as they believed they were not being treated fairly by being denied entry.
How can you have media creating an event but saying certain voices are allowed in, but others cant. Is that media freedom?BLF
Watch the video here:
#NandosDMGathering Members of the #BLF says they have been denied access to the event pic.twitter.com/C3x8F1YwFs
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) August 3, 2017
Daily Maverick's conference called The Gathering: Media Edition was aimed at addressing fake news, government regulation, media sustainability as well as GuptaLeaks.
Various politicians and media personalities were in attendance including former Finance minister Pravin Gordhan, his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas , Economic Freedom Fighters spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and HuffPost SA editor-at-large Ferial Haffajee.
Get Captured at #NandosDMGathering pic.twitter.com/TqJG5udbR8
— Branko Brkic (@brankobrkic) August 3, 2017
#NandosDMGathering is off. John Vlismas Browned off with Lynne. @brankobrkic briefing. Packed out. Events are future of media. pic.twitter.com/Zl4UJ2Wc6y
— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) August 3, 2017
#BLF say they will leave if they get their money back for the ticket they bought for #DMNandosGathering pic.twitter.com/sOA8vrKT2S
— Times LIVE (@TimesLIVE) August 3, 2017
#DMNandosGathering @StyliChara says good journalism should combat readers' fatigue. But tough stories must be told, regardless
— CapeTalk on 567AM (@CapeTalk) August 3, 2017
Pityana: "Business must do whatever it can to get to the bottom of State Capture." #DMNandosGathering @vocfm
— Anti-ignorance (@RafiekaWilliams) August 3, 2017
Pityana says BLF is a threat not only to the media but to business, faith based organisations and citizens. @vocfm #DMNandosGathering
— Anti-ignorance (@RafiekaWilliams) August 3, 2017
Sipho Pityana: "Who is funding BLF?"@vocfm #DMNandosGathering
— Anti-ignorance (@RafiekaWilliams) August 3, 2017
Wendy Appelbaum scathing about @Vodacom charges and its treatment of poor consumers in particular #DMNandosGathering
— CapeTalk on 567AM (@CapeTalk) August 3, 2017
Society rots from the head, just like a fish #WendyAppelbaum #DMNandosGathering
— Lize Sadie (@lizesadie) August 3, 2017
