SAA gagging order heads back to court

A dispute between SAA and Moneyweb, Business Day and Media24 seems to be heading to court, possibly within two weeks. According to a report on the Moneyweb site, this follows SAA indicating yesterday it was not prepared to abandon the interdict it obtained against the three news outlets to prevent the publication of a leaked internal report. In a letter to attorney Willem de Klerk, representing the three media groups, SAA legal representative Elton Anderson, of Tshisevhe Gwina Ratshimbilani Inc, said his client ‘will not abandon its interdict and reserves its rights to apply for final relief’. He also states SAA reserves its rights to claim damages it may have suffered as a result of any breach of the court order by the media companies. De Klerk reportedly told Moneyweb his clients would approach the court to have the interdict set aside.