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An SABC crew who were covering yesterday's pro-xenophobic march (There's no other name for it) in Attridgeville, Pretoria were robbed by the protestors who were also looting stores mainly owned by foreign nationals.
The reason for the robbery? The protestors said they do not trust the media.
The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) stated that they urged the police to arrest the protestors that robbed the SABC crew of their equipment and cellphones, among other things.
Chriselda Lewis, who was also covering the protests for the SABC, tweeted that they managed to 'negotiate' the tv camera back and the entire crew continued providing comprehensive coverage on the protest action.
[It was really beautiful actually to see how the crew managed the incident: as soon as all was over, they continued excellently covering the event without inserting themselves into the story for a moment to shine]
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