NEWSWATCH: Karima Brown and Vukani Mde wore ANC regalia, Marianne Thamm wondered if that was wise (1,400 words), Mde fired a broadside (5,000 words). Then, Ferial Haffajee had a thought or two, and Brown, Mde and Gasant Abarder fired back...
However, there's more... as reported by Politicsweb as Independent Media: the Iqbal-ites strike back when Karima Brown, Vukani Mde and Gasant Abarder respond to criticism of the new editorial guard at the group"In a series of letters and articles", reports Politicsweb, "the new editorial guard at the Iqbal Survé-owned Independent Media group have struck back at their critics. This follows allegations, from various fronts, of the group's subservience to the African National Congress of President Jacob Zuma".