What is the story about: WAR OF WORDS: MK veterans defend Khusta Jack after mayor’s ‘attack’?

uMkhonto weSizwe Veterans League members who fought alongside Khusta Jack to end apartheid have come to his defence after Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe made remarks that Jack says linked him to comrades who disappeared or were jailed during apartheid. Jack is preparing to pursue a defamation case.

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Left-leaning coverage concentrated on systemic impact and public interest questions, placing less emphasis on procedural institutional defense arguments.

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WAR OF WORDS: MK veterans defend Khusta Jack after mayor’s ‘attack’