NATIONAL NEWS - Journalist Pinky Khoabane has accused the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture of violating her constitutional right to a fair hearing.
Khoabane has requested to cross-examine former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi after he named her as one of the journalists who was paid to write positive stories on the company.
She has submitted a letter to the commission stating she was never informed by the commission prior to the testimony that she would be implicated in Agrizzi’s testimony. Agrizzi, last Friday, testified that money was paid to journalists and mentioned Khoabane’s full name alongside two other journalists identified only as “Bongs” and “Ntuli”.
In her letter, she states the accusations were defamatory, untrue, and damaging to her reputation. “My view is that his mentioning of my name is revenge for me publishing the audio tape where he uses racist language including the k-word against his former African colleagues and [discusses] his relationship with certain journalists.
“The commission has breached my constitutional right to procedural fairness.”
She has demanded an opportunity to cross-examine Agrizzi on the allegations that she was among a group of journalists who pocketed money to glorify Bosasa.
