North West - Freelance journalists were told to leave the venue where the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (Amcu) was holding its “state of the mining industry” briefing at a resort in Rustenburg on Thursday.
Before the media briefing started, all journalists in the room were asked to introduce themselves and state the media organisations they worked for.
Amcu national treasurer Jimmy Gama, sitting next to Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa, told a cameraman who had introduced himself as “a freelancer” to leave the premises because “invites had been sent to media houses”.
Two other journalists joined the cameraman as he walked out of the room. - Sapa