Online news site apologises to Dockrat family
Online publication The Daily Maverick has issued an apology to a South African family and the country's Muslim community for insinuating that members of the family have links to al-Qaeda, says a report on the News24 site.
The apology follows a 13 May 2013 article by De Wet Potgieter which included inaccuracies around Farhad and Junaid Dockrat's placement on the US Sanction List and the UN al-Qaeda Sanctions List. 'Our article suggested these links and also that there is a strong al-Qaeda presence in SA. We unequivocally and unconditionally apologise to Farhad and Junaid Dockrat and the Muslim community of SA and retract this allegation. We regret the inconvenience and distress it has caused to Farhad and Junaid Dockrat and the Dockrat family,' the apology read. Full report on the News24 site The apology