Media Monitoring Africa provides legal platform for author

Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) today confirmed that it has resolved to establish a legal defence fund for The President's Keepers author Jacques Pauw. 'The fund – which is to be administered by MMA – is a non-profit donation platform set up to receive public, anonymous donations for fees and expenses relating to criminal or civil legal action against Pauw in respect of The President's Keepers,' MMA said in a statement. Since the release of the book by NB Publishers in October 2017, Pauw has been under fire from parties featured in the book, including the State Security Agency and KwaZulu-Natal police. A report on the News24 site notes that the latest legal action came from the SA Revenue Service which said he had contravened privacy laws. There have also been threats of civil suits against Pauw and NB Publishers.