12 December 2007
It has come to our attention that attempts are under way to publish contents
of a six year old report of the inquest into the death of Ms Kate Zuma, the
deceased wife of the Deputy President of the ruling party. Our assessment is
that this is the work of peddlers who were linked to the 'browser report' who
are desperately trying to implicate, discredit and cast aspersions on
government institutions.
Government states categorically that none of the state institutions are
involved in any way in the publication of the contents of the inquest. We view
the publication of this information at this stage as malicious, tasteless in
the extreme and can only be aimed at sowing confusion and mistrust among
members of the public. We call upon media houses to refuse to be used as
platforms for any disinformation campaigns.
Government will continue to investigate and expose the motives any
disinformation campaign which pose risks to the national security. The public
is advised not to fall for the 'dirty tricks' of the peddlers whose main
objective is to destabilise our young democracy.
Enquiries:
Themba Maseko
Government Spokesperson
Cell: 083 645 0810
Issued by: Government Communication (GCIS)
12 December 2007
