11-01-28: CCT 06-11: Application for Condonation (NoM + F.Affid)

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IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA In the matter between: RADICAL HONESTY – SA LARA JOHNSTONE

Case No. CCT #06-11 1st Applicant 2nd Applicant

And SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL EDITORS FORUM (SANEF) MONDLI MAKHANYA SA PRESS OMBUDSMAN: JOE THLOLOE SA PRESS APPEALS PANEL: JUDGE RALPH ZULMAN SA DEP. PRESS OMBUDSMAN: JOHAN RETIEF SOUTH AFRICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION (SAPA) MARK VAN DER VELDEN BUSINESS DAY PETER BRUCE BUSINESS REPORT JABULANI SIKHAKHANE CAPE ARGUS CHRIS WITFIELD CAPE TIMES ALIDE DASNOIS CITY PRESS FERIAL HAFFAJEE THE CITIZEN MARTIN WILLIAMS DAILY DISPATCH ANDREW TRENCH DAILY MAVERICK BRKIC BRANKO DAILY NEWS ALAN DUNN EAST COAST RADIO DIANE MACPHERSON EYEWITNESS NEWS KATY KATAPODIS INDEPENDENT ONLINE ADRIAN EPHRAM MAIL AND GUARDIAN NIC DAWES THE MERCURY ANGELA QUINTAL NEWS 24 JANNIE MOMBERG PRETORIA NEWS ZINGISA MKHUMA SA STAR MOEGSIEN WILLIAMS SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

1st Respondent 2nd Respondent 3rd Respondent 4th Respondent 5th Respondent 6th Respondent 7th Respondent 8th Respondent 9th Respondent 10th Respondent 11th Respondent 12th Respondent 13th Respondent 14th Respondent 15th Respondent 16th Respondent 17th Respondent 18th Respondent 19th Respondent 20th Respondent 21st Respondent 22nd Respondent 23rd Respondent 24th Respondent 25th Respondent 26th Respondent 27th Respondent 28th Respondent 29th Respondent 30th Respondent 31st Respondent 32nd Respondent 33rd Respondent 34th Respondent 35th Respondent 36th Respondent 37th Respondent 38th Respondent 39th Respondent 40th Respondent 41st Respondent 42nd Respondent


MAKHUDU SEFARA SUNDAY TRIBUNE PHILANI MGWABA TIMES LIVE RAY HARTLEY 3rd DEGREE DEBORA PATTA BEELD TIM DU PLESSIS DAILY SUN THEMBA KHUMALO DIE BURGER HENRY JEFFERY BUN BOOYSEN E-NEWS PATRICK CONROY FINANCIAL MAIL BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI FINWEEK COLLEEN NAUDE THE GEORGE HERALD MANDI BOTHA INDEPENDENT ON SATURDAY TREVOR BRUCE 702 RADIO PHELADI GWANGWA RAPPORT LISA ALBRECHT THE SATURDAY STAR BRENDAN SEERY SOWETAN BONGANI KESWA THE HERALD JEREMY MCCABE VOLKSBLAD AINSLEY MOOS ROD AMNER ROBERT BRAND GUY BERGER HARRY DUGMORE HAROLD GESS JANE DUNCAN ANTON HARBER FRANZ KRUGER WILLIAM BIRD PROJOURN STEERING COMMITTEE

43rd Respondent 44th Respondent 45th Respondent 46th Respondent 47th Respondent 48th Respondent 49th Respondent 50th Respondent 51st Respondent 52nd Respondent 53rd Respondent 54th Respondent 55th Respondent 56th Respondent 57th Respondent 58th Respondent 59th Respondent 60th Respondent 61st Respondent 62nd Respondent 63rd Respondent 64th Respondent 65th Respondent 66th Respondent 67th Respondent 68th Respondent 69th Respondent 70th Respondent 71st Respondent 72nd Respondent 73rd Respondent 74th Respondent 75th Respondent 76th Respondent 77th Respondent 78th Respondent 79th Respondent 80th Respondent 81st Respondent 82nd Respondent 83rd Respondent 84th Respondent 85th Respondent 86th Respondent 87th Respondent 88th Respondent

NOTICE OF MOTION: CONDONATION


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Lara Johnstone and Radical Honesty SA hereby make application to the Constitutional Court of South Africa for an order in the following terms:

[I] Approving the Applicants for In Forma Pauperis Representation, for Assistance of Counsel, in filing and serving of documentation, to court standard rule requirements; or [II] Alternatively condoning Lara Johnstone to act as the Pauperis Propria Persona / Litigant in Person (Pro Se), representing the Applicants; including amendment of rules to allow for email serving of documentation, to the court and respondents, a service address in George, and as considered appropriate by the Justices during proceedings. TAKE NOTICE FURTHER that the accompanying affidavit of Lara Johnstone, Member of the Radical Honesty Culture and Religion, filed herewith will be used in support of this application. KINDLY TAKE NOTICE FURTHER that due to the number of respondents, to serve, this Condonation Notice of Motion, and the original Application Notice of Motion shall be considered as being officially served on all respondents as of Friday 28 January 2011; whereupon the Notice of Motion Application to Proceed dates shall effectively start from, for Respondents response. KINDLY place this matter before the Chief Justice to be dealt with in terms of Rule 32(1) of the Rules of the Constitutional Court. DATED AT GEORGE, ON THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY 2011.

LARA JOHNSTONE Litigant in Person, Pro Se Per: 16 Taaibos Ave George, 6539 Tel: (044) 870 7239 Cel: (071) 170 1954 Email: jmcswan@mweb.co.za


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CONCOURT REGISTRAR: Registrar of the Constitutional Court: Tel: (011) 359-7400 || Fax: (011) 339-5098 Email: louw@concourt.org.za

& TO: SA NATIONAL EDITORS FORUM (SANEF)

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& TO: MR. MONDLI MAKHANYA (First & Second Respondents) Mr. Mondli Makhanya, Chairman South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) 2nd Floor, 7 St David’s Office Park St David’s Place, Parktown Tel 011 484 3630 / 3617 | Fax 011 484 3593 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: SANEF Admin (admin@sanef.org.za), SANEF Executive Director: Ms Femida Mehtar: (director@sanef.org.za), SANEF Chair: Mr. Mondli Makhanya (makhanyam@avusa.co.za), Ms. Makhubele (makhubelem@avusa.co.za)

& TO: SA PRESS COUNCIL: OMBUDSMAN THLOLOE

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Third Respondent Ombudsman Joe Thloloe SA PRESS COUNCIL 2nd Floor, 7 St. Davids's Park St Davids Place, Parktown, 2193 Tel: (011) 484 3612/8 | Fx: (011) 484 3619 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Press Ombudsman Thloloe (Pressombudsman@ombudsman.org.za); Khanyi Mndaweni (khanyim@ombudsman.org.za)

& TO: SA PRESS APPEALS PANEL JUDGE RALPH ZULMAN Fourth Respondent Judge Ralph Zulman SA PRESS APPEALS PANNEL 2nd Floor, 7 St. Davids's Park St Davids Place, Parktown, 2193 Tel: (011) 484 3612/8 | Fx: (011) 484 3619 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Judge Ralph Zulman (ralphzulman@hotmail.com)

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& TO: SA PRESS COUNCIL: DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN RETIEF

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Fifth Respondent Deputy Ombudsman Johan Retief SA PRESS COUNCIL 2nd Floor, 7 St. Davids's Park St Davids Place, Parktown, 2193 Tel: (011) 484 3612/8 | Fx: (011) 484 3619 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Deputy Ombudsman Johan Retief (JohanR@ombudsman.org.za),

& TO: SA PRESS ASSOCIATION (SAPA)

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& TO: MARK VAN DER VELDEN Sixth and Seventh Respondents Mark van der Velden, Editor SA Press Association (SAPA) P O Box 7766, Johannesburg, 2000 South Africa Tel: (011) 782 1600 | Fx: (011) 782 1587 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: News room (news@sapa.org.za), Editor Mark van der Velden: (mark@sapa.org.za), Sub Editor Hannes de Wet (hannesd@sapa.org.za), CapeNews (capenews@sapa.org.za), Cape Editor Ben Maclennon (ben@sapa.org.za), Russell Norton (russell@sapa.org.za)

& TO: BUSINESS DAY

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& TO: PETER BRUCE Eighth and Ninth Respondents Mr. Peter Bruce, Editor Business Day P O Box 1746, Saxonwold, 2132 Tel: (011) 280 3091 | Fx: (011) 280 5501 SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Peter Bruce (brucep@bdfm.co.za), News Desk (lathamd@avusa.co.za), Editor Sam Mkokelis (mkokelis@bdfm.co.za)

& TO: BUSINESS REPORT & TO: JABULANI SIKHAKHANE Tenth and Eleventh Respondent Mr. Jabulani Sikhakhane, Editor Business Report 4 5 6 7

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& TO: CAPE ARGUS

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& TO: CHRIS WITFIELD Twelfth and Thirteenth Respondents Mr. Chris Witfield, Editor Cape Argus P O Box 56, Capetown, 8000 Tel: (021) 488 4911 | Fx: (021) 488 4156 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Chris Witfield (chris.whitfield@inl.co.za), Lindiz Van Zilla (lindiz.vanzilla@inl.co.za), Lyntina Aimes (lyntina.aimes@inl.co.za) , Gasant Abarder (gasant.abarder@inl.co.za), Andisiwe Makinana (andisiwe.makinana@inl.co.za), Sue Visser (sue.visser@inl.co.za),

& TO: CAPE TIMES

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& TO: ALIDE DASNOIS Fourteenth and Fifteenth Respondents Ms. Alide Dasnois, Editor Cape Times Newspaper House, 4th Floor 122 St. Georges Mall, Capetown Tel: (021) 488 4911 | Fx: (021) 488 4717 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Alide Dasnois (alide.dasnois@inl.co.za), Ella Smook (ella.smook@inl.co.za), Di Caelers (di.caelers@inl.co.za), Nina Talliard (nina.talliard@inl.co.za)

& TO: THE MEDIA 24 RESPONDENTS CITY PRESS (16); FERIAL HAFFAJEE (17) ANDREW TRENCH (21); NEWS 24 (36), JANNIE MOMBERG (37); BEELD (50); TIM DU PLESSIS (51); DAILY SUN (52); THEMBA KHUMALO (53); DIE BURGER (54); HENRY JEFFERY (55); BUN BOOYSEN (56); FINWEEK (61); COLLEEN NAUDE (62); RAPPORT (69); LISA ALBRECHT (70); VOLKSBLAD (77); AINSLEY MOOS (78).

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Media 24 Respondents Attorneys P O Box 84162, Greenside, 2034 Tel: (011) 486 4505 Fax: (011) 486 4506 Email: wdeklerk@telkomsa.net C/O GARRATT MBUYISA NEALE 15 6th Street Parkhurst JOHANNESBURG Ref: W de Klerk & TO: THE CITIZEN

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& TO: MARTIN WILLIAMS Eighteenth and Nineteenth Respondents Mr. Martin Williams, Editor The Citizen P O Box 43069, Industria, Jhb, 2042 Tel: (011) 248 6000 | Fx: (011) 248 6213 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Martin Williams (martinw@citizen.co.za), Deputy Editor Michael Coetzee (michaelc@citizen.co.za), (citizensub@gmail.com), Puleng M (pulengm@citizen.co.za), Citizen News Bureau (news@citizen.co.za)

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Twentieth Editor The Daily Dispatch P O Box 131, East London, 5200 Tel: (043) 702 2000 | Fx: (043) 743 5155 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Ed. Coordinator - Samantha (news@dispatch.co.za), Investigations Editor Mr. Eddie Botha (eddieb@dispatch.co.za), Robin Ross-Thompson (robinrt@dispatch.co.za), Theodore Jephta (theodorej@dispatch.co.za), Thanduxolo Jika: (thanduxoloj@dispatch.co.za)

& TO: DAILY MAVERICK & TO: BRKIC BRANKO Twenty-Second and Twenty-Third Respondents Brkic Branko, Editor The Daily Maverick 11 12 13

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1st Floor, Building 3, Albury Park Corner Jan Smuts & Albury Rd, Hyde Park Cell: (084) 444 8700 | (083) 414 2983 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Brkic Branko (Branko@thedailymaverick.co.za), Deputy Editor Philip de Wet (phillip@thedailymaverick.co.za); Transparency Mandy de Waal (mandy@dailymaverick.co.za); Brendah Nyakudya (brendah@dailymaverick.co.za); Jacques Rosseau (jacques@dailymaverick.co.za); Ivo Veger (ivo@dailymaverick.co.za); Stephen Grootes (stephen@dailymaverick.co.za); Brooks Spector (brooks@dailymaverick.com), Newsroom: (news@thedailymaverick.co.za).

& TO: DAILY NEWS

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& TO: ALAN DUNN Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Respondents Alan Dunn, Editor The Daily News Independent Newspapers 18 Osborne Street, Greyville, Dbn Tel: (031) 308 2911 | Fx: (031) 308 2111 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor Alan Dunn (alan.dunn@inl.co.za), Editor Secretary Debbie Yunnie (Debbie.yunnie@inl.co.za)

& TO: EAST COAST RADIO

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& TO: DIANE MACPHERSON Twenty-Sixth and Twenty-Seventh Respondents Diane Macpherson, Editor East Coast Radio 313-315 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, Umhlanga Rocks, Durban Tel: (031) 570 9495 | Fx: (086) 679 4951 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: News Editor Diane Macpherson (diane@ecr.co.za), Online Editor Charis Apelgren (charis@ecr.co.za)

& TO: EYEWITNESS NEWS & TO KATY KATAPODIS Twenty-Eighth and Twenty-Ninth Respondents

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Katy Katapodis, Editor Eyewitness News Primedia House, 2nd Floor 5 Gwen Lane (cnr Gwen Lane & Fredman Dr) Sandown Tel: (011) 506 3702 | Fx (086) 501 2014 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Eyewitness News Editor Katy Katapodis (katy@702.co.za), (editor@ewn.co.za), Eyewitness News (news@ewn.co.za), Webmaster (webmaster@ewn.co.za)

& TO: INDEPENDENT ONLINE

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& TO: ADRIAN EPHRAIM Thirtieth and Thirty-First Respondents Adrian Ephraim, Editor Independent Online The Star Building 47 Sauer Street, Jhb, 2001 Tel: (011) 633 9111 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor Adrian Ephraim (adrian.ephraim@inl.co.za), Aeysha Kassiem (aeysha.kassiem@inl.co.za), Karen Breytenbach (karen.breytenbach@inl.co.za), Jason Warner (jason.warner@inl.co.za), Anel Powell (anel.powell@inl.co.za), Sharika Regchand (sharika.regchand@inl.co.za),

& TO: MAIL AND GUARDIAN

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& TO: NIC DAWES Thirty-Second and Thirty-Third Respondents Nic Dawes, Editor Mail and Guardian P O Box 91667, Auckland Park, Jhb 2006 Tel: (011) 250 7300 | Fx: (011) 250 7502 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor Matthew Burbidge (matthewb@mg.co.za), Editor Keith Nichols (keithn@mg.co.za), Editor Nic Dawes (nicd@mg.co.za), News Desk (newsdesk@mg.co.za), Stefaans Brummer (stefaansb@mg.co.za), Verashni Pillay (verashnip@mg.co.za), Newsdesk: Drew Forrest (drewf@mg.co.za), Features: Tanya Pamplone (tanyap@mg.co.za), Dep. Editor: Rapule Tabane (rapulet@mg.co.za), Editor Pers. Asst. Wendy Mosetlhi (wendym@mg.co.za)

& TO: THE MERCURY 17 18 19

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& TO: ANGELA QUINTAL Thirty-Fourth and Thirty-Fifth Respondents Angela Quintal, Editor The Mercury Independent Newspapers, 18 Osborne St., Greyville, Durban Tel: (031) 308 2911 | Fx: (031) 308 2333 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Angela Quintal (angela.quintal@inl.co.za), Mercury News (mercnews@inl.co.za)

& TO: PRETORIA NEWS

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& TO: ZINGISA MKHUMA Thirty-Eighth and Thirty-Ninth Respondents Zingisa Mkhuman, Editor Pretoria Newspapers Holdings Ltd 216 Vermeulen Street, Pretoria Tel: (012) 300 2000 | Fx: (012) 328 7166 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Zingisa Mkhuma (zingisa.mkhuma@inl.co.za), Graeme Hosken (graeme.hosken@inl.co.za),

& TO: SA STAR

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& TO: MOEGSIEN WILLIAMS Fortieth and Forty-First Respondents Moegsien Williams, Editor SA Star 47 Sauer Street, Johannesburg Tel: (011) 633 2410 / 9111 | Fax: (011) 836 6186 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Moegsien Williams (moegsien.williams@inl.co.za), Deputy Editor Jovial Rantao (jovial.rantao@inl.co.za), Admin Vidette Aslett (vidette.aslett@inl.co.za), StarNews (starnews@inl.co.za)

& TO: SUNDAY INDEPENDENT & TO: MAKHUDU SEFARA Forty-Second and Forty-Third Respondents Makhudu Sefara, Editor Sunday Independent 47 Sauer Street, Johannesburg Tel: (011) 633 9111 | Fx: (011) 834 7520 20 21 22

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ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Makhudu Sefara (makhudu.sefara@inl.co.za); Editor Makhudu Sefara Secretary Jennifer Johnson (jennifer.johnson@inl.co.za), Deputy Editor Andrew Walker (andrew.walker@inl.co.za), Tony Carnie (carnie@nn.independent.co.za), Venilla Yoganatha (venilla@nn.independent.co.za)

& TO: SUNDAY TRIBUNE

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& TO: PHILANI MGWABA Forty-Fourth and Forty-Fifth Respondents Philani Mgwaba, Editor Sunday Tribune P O Box 47549 Greyville, 4023 Tel: (031) 308 2771 | Fx: (031) 308 2357 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Philani Mgwaba (philani.mgwaba@inl.co.za), News Editor Liz Clarke (liz.clarke@inl.co.za), Tribune News (tribunenews@inl.co.za)

& TO: TIMES LIVE (SUNDAY TIMES)

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& TO: RAY HARTLEY Fourty-Sixth and Forty-Seventh Respondents Avusa House, 4 Bierman Avenue Rosebank, Johannesburg Tel: (011) 280 3000 | Fx: (011) 280 5150 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Editor: Ray Hartley (hartleyr@sundatimes.co.za), News Editor Jessica Bezuidenhout (bezuidenhoutj@sundaytimes.co.za), News Editor Heather Robertson (robertsonh@sundaytimes.co.za), Sunday Times (suntimes@sundaytimes.co.za), Justice Malala (malalaj@sundatimes.co.za), Kim Hawkeye (hawkeyk@sundaytimes.co.za)

& TO: 3RD DEGREE & TO: DEBORAH PATTA Forty-Eighth and Forty-Ninth Respondents Ms Debora Patta 3RD Degree: Executive Producer PO Box 12124, Mill Street Gardens, CAPE TOWN, 8010 Tel: (021) 481 4500 | Fax: (021) 481 4630 23 24 25

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ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: News Room (newsroom@etv.co.za), Ms. Deborah Patta (deborap@etv.co.za), ETV (info@etv.co.za), 3rd Degree (3rddegree@etv.co.za), Kirsty Blackford (kirstyb@etv.co.za), info@etv.co.za, etvnewsP@iafrica.com, etvnewsJ@iafrica.com, webmaster@etv.co.za,

& TO: E-NEWS

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& TO: PATRICK CONROY Fifty-Seventh and Fifty-Eight Respondents Mr. Patrick Conroy ETV: Head of E-News PO Box 12124, Mill Street Gardens, CAPE TOWN, 8010 Tel: (021) 481 4500 Fax: (021) 481 4630 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: News room: (newsroom@etv.co.za), Patrick Conroy (Patrick.Conroy@etv.co.za), Zanile Madikane (Zanele.Madikane@etv.co.za), Bongi Potelwa (bongi.potelwa@etv.co.za), Gill Scholtz (Gill.Scholtz@etv.co.za)

& TO: FINANCIAL MAIL

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& TO: BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI Fifty-Ninth and Sixtieth Respondents Mr Barney Mthombothi Editor: Financial Mail P O Box 1744 Saxonwold, 2132 Tel: (011) 280 5808 Fax: (011) 280 5800 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Barney Mthombothi (mthombothib@fm.co.za), David Furlonger (furlongerd@fm.co.za), Financial Mail (fmmail@fm.co.za), FM Mad Focus (fmadfocus@fm.co.za), Rob Rose (RoseR@fm.co.za), Onica Buthelezi (buthelezio@fm.co.za), Financial Mail (fmdidu@fm.co.za)

& TO: THE GEORGE HERALD & TO: MANDI BOTHA

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Sixty-Third and Sixty-Fourth Respondents Ms. Mandi Botha Editor: George Herald PO Box 806, George, 6539 Tel: (044) 874 2424 Fax: (044) 874 1393 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Mandi Botha (mandi@groupeditors.co.za), George News (grjnews@ctpmail.co.za), Pauline Lourens (paulinel@groupeditors.co.za), Lindie Joubert (lindie@groupeditors.co.za), Shirley Coetzee (shirley@groupeditors.co.za), Lo-An Nel Breytenbach (loannel@groupeditors.co.za), Suzette Herrer (mba@groupeditors.co.za), Lucinda Viljoen (lucinda@ctpmail.co.za), Melissa Hulls (melissa@groupeditors.co.za), Lizette da Silva (lizette@groupeditors.co.za), Michelle Pienaar (michelle@groupeditors.co.za), Ilse Schoonraad (ilse@groupeditors.co.za), Jannie Meyer (jannie@groupeditors.co.za), Anica Kruger (anica@groupeditors.co.za), Yvonne Botha (yvonne@groupeditors.co.za) , Mr. Steyn (mielies@ctpmail.co.za)

& TO: INDEPENDENT ON SATURDAY

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& TO: TREVOR BRUCE Sixty-Fifth and Sixty-Sixth Respondents Mr. Trevor Bruce News Editor: Independent on Saturday PO Box 47549, Greyville, 4023 Tel: (031) 308 2934 / 2381 Fax: (031) 308 2111 / 2185 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Trevor Bruce (trevor.bruce@inl.co.za), Luvoyo Mjekula (luvuyo.mjekula@inl.co.za) Philani Mgwaba (philani.mgwaba@inl.co.za), Quinton Mtyala (quinton.mtyala@inl.co.za) , Greg Arde (greg.arde@inl.co.za)

& TO: RADIO 702 & TO: PHELADI GWANGWA Sixty-Seventh and Sixty-Eighty Respondents Ms Pheladi Gwangwa Station Manager: 702 Radio PO Box 5572, Rivonia, 2128 29 30

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Tel: (011) 506 3702 | Fax: (011) 506 3670 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Pheladi Gwangwa (pheladi@702.co.za), (pheladi@primedia.co.za), News (news@702.co.za), 702 Eyewitness News (news@ewn.co.za), Bruce Whitfield (brucew@702.co.za), Kieno Kammies (kieno@702.co.za), Robin Clark (robin@capetalk.co.za), John Robbie (johnr@702.co.za), Lynne O’Connor (lynne@702.co.za), David O’Sullivan (david@702.co.za)

& TO: SATURDAY STAR

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& TO: BRENDAN SEERY Seventy-First and Seventy-Second Respondents Mr. Brendan Seery Executive Editor: Saturday Star PO Box 1014, Johannesburg, 2000 Tel: (011) 633 2792 | Fax: (011) 633 2794 / 838 3019 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Star News (starnews@inl.co.za), Brendan Seery (brendan.seery@inl.co.za), Thandi Mabuza (Thandi.Mabuza@inl.co.za), Anel Lewis (anel.lewis@inl.co.za), Quinton Mtyala (Quinton.mtyala@inl.co.za), Mthunzi Mbatha (mthunzi.mbatha@inl.co.za)

& TO: SOWETAN

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& TO: BONGANI KESWA Seventy-Third and Seventy-Fourth Respondents Mr. Bongani Keswa Editor In Chief: Sowetan PO Box 6663, Johannesburg, 2000 Tel: (011) 471 4000 | Fax: (011) 474 8834 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Bongani Keswa (keswab@sowetan.co.za), Editor – Sowetan (editor@sowetan.co.za), Lorraine Mofokeng (lorrainem@sowetan.co.za), Thuli Zungu (zungut@sowetan.co.za), Edward Tsumele (Tsumelee@sowetan.co.za)

& TO: THE HERALD & TO: JEREMY MCCABE Seventy-Fifth and Seventy-Sixth Respondents Mr Jeremy McCabe 31 32 33

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Editor in Chief: The Herald Private Bag X 6071, Port Elizabeth, 6000 Tel: (041) 504 7911 Fax: (041) 585 4966 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAILl: Jeremy McCabe (McCabej@avusa.co.za), The Herald (theherald@avusa.co.za), L Makungan (makungan@avusa.co.za), Avusa (care@avusa.co.za), Estelle Kerrane (kerranee@avusa.co.za), Shawn M (shawnm@avusa.co.za), Circulation Manager (circmanager@avusa.co.za), Avusa Group Secretary Joanne Matisonn (matisonnj@avusa.co.za)

& TO: ROD AMNER

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Seventy-Ninth Respondent Prof. Rod Amner Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies Africa Media Matrix building Upper Prince Alfred Street Grahamstown, 6139 Tel: 046 603 7100 Fax: 046 603 7101 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Email: Rod Amner (r.amner@ru.ac.za), Rhodes Journalism (journqueries@ru.ac.za), (registrar@ru.ac.za), Prof. Anthea Garman (a.garman@ru.ac.za), Nicky Cocroft (n.cockcroft@ru.ac.za), Simon Pamphilon (s.pamphilon@ru.ac.za), Simwogerere Kyazze (s.kyazze@ru.ac.za)

& TO: ROBERT BRAND Eightieth Respondent Prof. Robert Brand Pearson Chair of Economics Journalism Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies Africa Media Matrix building Upper Prince Alfred Street Grahamstown, 6139 Tel: 046 603 7100 Fax: 046 603 7101 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Email: Robert Brand (r.brand@ru.ac.za), Rhodes Journalism (journqueries@ru.ac.za), (registrar@ru.ac.za), Prof. Herman Wasserman (h.wasserman@ru.ac.za), Prof. Jeanne Prinsloo (j.prinsloo@ru.ac.za), Prof. Larry Strelitz (l.strelitz@ru.ac.za)

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& TO: GUY BERGER

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Eighty-First Respondent Prof. Guy Berger Head of School Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies Africa Media Matrix building Upper Prince Alfred Street Grahamstown, 6139 Tel: 046 603 7100 Fax: 046 603 7101 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Email: Guy Berger (g.berger@ru.ac.za), Rhodes Journalism (journqueries@ru.ac.za), (registrar@ru.ac.za), Dr. Lynette Steenveld (l.steenveld@ru.ac.za), Reg Rumney (r.rumney@ru.ac.za)

& TO: HARRY DUGMORE

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Eighty-Second Respondent Prof. Harry Dugmore MTN Chair of Media and Mobile Communication Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies Africa Media Matrix building Upper Prince Alfred Street Grahamstown, 6139 Tel: 046 603 7100 Fax: 046 603 7101 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Email: Harry Dugmore (h.dugmore@ru.ac.za), Rhodes Journalism (journqueries@ru.ac.za), (registrar@ru.ac.za); Jude Mathurine (j.mathurine@ru.ac.za), Khaya Thonjeni (k.thonjeni@ru.ac.za)

& TO: HAROLD GESS Eighty-Third Respondent Lecturer Harold Gess Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies Africa Media Matrix building Upper Prince Alfred Street Grahamstown, 6139 Tel: 046 603 7100 Fax: 046 603 7101 ECOLAW SERVICE PER EMAIL: Email: Harold Gess (h.gess@ru.ac.za) , Rhodes Journalism (journqueries@ru.ac.za), (registrar@ru.ac.za), Jenny Gordon (j.gordon@ru.ac.za), Paul

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IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA In the matter between: RADICAL HONESTY – SA LARA JOHNSTONE

Case No. CCT #06-11 1st Applicant 2nd Applicant

And SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL EDITORS FORUM (SANEF) MONDLI MAKHANYA SA PRESS OMBUDSMAN: JOE THLOLOE SA PRESS APPEALS PANEL: JUDGE RALPH ZULMAN SA DEP. PRESS OMBUDSMAN: JOHAN RETIEF SOUTH AFRICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION (SAPA) MARK VAN DER VELDEN BUSINESS DAY PETER BRUCE BUSINESS REPORT JABULANI SIKHAKHANE CAPE ARGUS CHRIS WITFIELD CAPE TIMES ALIDE DASNOIS CITY PRESS FERIAL HAFFAJEE THE CITIZEN MARTIN WILLIAMS DAILY DISPATCH ANDREW TRENCH DAILY MAVERICK BRKIC BRANKO DAILY NEWS ALAN DUNN EAST COAST RADIO DIANE MACPHERSON EYEWITNESS NEWS KATY KATAPODIS INDEPENDENT ONLINE ADRIAN EPHRAM MAIL AND GUARDIAN NIC DAWES THE MERCURY ANGELA QUINTAL NEWS 24 JANNIE MOMBERG PRETORIA NEWS ZINGISA MKHUMA SA STAR MOEGSIEN WILLIAMS SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

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AFFIDAVIT: LARA JOHNSTONE


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The Financial State of Indigence of the Applicants:

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Assistance vs. Representation of Counsel:

I the undersigned, LARA JOHNSTONE

Do hereby state under oath as follows: [1]

I am an adult unemployed paralegal, resident at 16 Taaibos Avenue, Heatherpark, George; where I run a small wormery business, which earns me less than R1,000.00 per month. I pay my rent, accommodation, food and internet in barter trading of compost. I include a bank statement for the past two months (Annex A), and my Community Exchange System (CES) (www.ces.org.za) alternative local currency barter trading account (Annex B).

[2]

Save where appears from the context, the facts contained in this affidavit are within my own personal knowledge and are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, both true and correct.

[3]

I filed an application for direct access as a Pauperis Propria Persona / Litigant in Person; for a [I] writ of Habeus Mentem and [II] writ of Certiorari/Review; on 03 January 2011.

[4]

This is an application for: 1.

Approving the Applicants for In Forma Pauperis Representation, for Assistance of Counsel, in filing and serving of documentation, to court standard rule requirements; or

2.

Alternatively condoning Lara Johnstone to act as the Pauperis Propria Persona / Litigant in Person (Pro Se), representing the Applicants; including amendment of rules to allow for (i) email serving of documentation in this matter, to the court and respondents, (ii) Applicants service address to be in George, and (iii) as considered appropriate by the Justices during proceedings.


[5]

On 03 January 2011, Ms. Martie Stander informed me that I needed to provide the Registrar with a Proof of Service Affidavit that all Respondents had confirmed receipt of the Notice of Motion

[6]

On 14 January 2011, I provided the Registrar with a Proof of Service Affidavit, including an Annexure of all Proof of Service Correspondence, which included email and telephone acknowledgements of receipt.

[7]

Mr. Louw insisted that I was required to file a hardcopy of the documentation with the court, and once so done, a reference number would be issued. I requested Mr. Louw to please (a) either provide written reasons for his refusal; or (b) alternatively he could submit the application to the Justices per email, and “if they approve it for hearing, they can make any relevant instructions, in regards to the conflict of laws and cultural laws, detailed in the argument, which they consider appropriate.”

[8]

On 19 January 2011 Mr. Louw informed me that my case number is CCT 06/11. I informed him I would submit the Condonation application to him and respondents before the end of the month, as agreed with Ms. Stander.

[9] [10]

The Financial State of Indigence of the Applicants: I herewith confirm that I am indigent, in that, except for household goods, wearing apparel and tools of trade, I do not possess of property to the amount of R10 000 and will not be able within a reasonable time to provide such sum from my earnings, which are currently below R500 per month.

[11]

Radical Honesty is not an incorporated ‘organized religion’ in South Africa, primarily because I am the only person who is a member of Radical Honesty; and consequently there has been no need to incorporate Radical Honesty SA. Consequently Radical Honesty has no non-profit corporate status, nor any funds, nor any bank account.

[12]

Assistance vs. Representation of Counsel:

[13]

When I lived in the United States, I worked as the primary organizing activist for the class action suit: Lyons v. CIA1; with former LAPD investigator Michael C. Ruppert, and attorney’s Katya Komisaruk and Bill Simpich.

1 (i) CIA Sued For Not Reporting Drug Trade: Plaintiffs say failure caused crack epidemic, Benjamin Pimentel, San Francisco Chronicle, Tuesday, March 16, 1999; (ii) Drug crimes allegation leads to CIA, Justice suit: Policy to not report suspicions had role in crack epidemic, lawyer contends, Robert Selna, San Francisco Examiner, Tuesday, March 16, 1999 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/16/MN71513.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/03/16/NEWS2104.dtl


[14]

Katya Komisaruk: An Anarchist Lawyer2: On 2 June 1987, Katya broke in to Vandenberg Air Force Base3, where she destroyed the NAVSTAR military navigation system, a million-dollar mainframe IBM 3031 computer, hacking away at it with crowbar, bolt cutters, hammer and cordless drill, before leaving flowers and cookies, and returning to San Francisco to turn herself in. She was sentenced to five years in prison, served two years at the federal penitentiary in Spokane, Washington and then released on parole. While in jail she studied law with a fellow inmate and helped other inmates file lawsuits. Prior to her release, she applied to several law schools. She received a scholarship to Harvard University. While still on parole, she completed law school and in 1993 was admitted to the California bar—in spite of her arrest record, because the Bar upheld that her political activist crimes did not represent moral failings. Katya studied law for the same reasons she vandalized Vandenberg Air Force Base—to fight what she believes to be injustice.4 “Lawyers,” she explained to the Los Angeles Times, “should be advocates for justice and for social change.” She now runs the non-profit Just Law Collective5. Her activist experience’s inspired her to become a people's lawyer: an "organizer attorney" as describes herself. According to Frances Olsen of UCLA Law School, “Katya is potentially the leading criminal defense attorney in the U.S.”

[15]

Katya was my Charlie Houston civil-rights social action teacher: 'Howard Law School became a living laboratory where civil-rights law was invented by teamwork. The school worked because of the driving purposefulness of one man: Charlie Houston. He kept hammering at us all those years that, as lawyers, we had to be social engineers or else we were parasites. The whole atmosphere of action-oriented learning under Houston was heady, and every scholar was eager to relate classroom work to social action. We all worked on real briefs and real cases and accompanied Houston and other faculty members to court to learn procedure and tactics. Charlie Houston set out to teach us the difference between what the laws said and meant and how they were applied. His avowed aim was to eliminate that difference. He made it clear to us that when we were done, we were expected to go out and do something with our lives. He was a man you either liked intensely or hated.' -- Former Howard Law School student6

[16]

It was during these times that I learnt the difference between what activists referred to as ‘representation of counsel’ and ‘assistance of counsel’. In representation of counsel, the legal representative takes over all matters of strategy for the client; including

2 Legal Righteous: defending indigents, activists, and anarchists, attorney and civil disobedience adviser: katya komisaruk ’78 is a retrovirus within our legal system, Reed Magazine, May 2003 http://web.reed.edu/reed_magazine/may2003/features/legal_righteous/index.html 3 Katya Komisaruk's Revolution: Why a Berkeley MBA Trashed a Multimillion-Dollar Air Force Computer in the Name of Peace; November 11, 1987, Kathleen Hendrix, LA Times http://articles.latimes.com/1987-11-11/news/vw-13507_1/2 4 The Undeterred: Government Throws the Book at Protesters, Creating Lifelong Activists, by Laura Flanders, Common Dreams, August 13, 2001: http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0814-05.htm 5 http://www.lawcollective.org/ 6 Simple Justice: The history of Brown v. Board of Education, by Richard Kluger


representing the individual in court; whereas in the latter, the client is much more involved in the case, whether in terms of strategy and/or representing themselves and the issues during court proceedings, the counsel’s assistance is mainly focussed on aiding the client in terms of legal rules and court procedures. [17]

In Representation of Counsel the relationship is one of Expert as Operator; he does to the client what the client cannot do; the role of the client is passive, and the relational aspects are: Client as object, dominance-submission; the experts skills are forbidden to the client.

[18]

In Assistance of Counsel, the relationship is one of Expert as Co-Learner; he does with the client, what the client can ultimately do for himself; the relationship is one of reciprocity, the client is a colleague, with equality role-exchange; the professional relationship is fully shared and transparent.

[19]

One of the fundamental reasons why Delancey Street Foundation was and remains so successful, is that its ‘experts’, were all former ‘incompetents’ and that its relationships with new ‘incompetents’ are all founded on a relationship of reciprocity, where experts are co-learners.

[20]

The differences of these relationships can be found in any field where any individual considers themselves an expert; such as for example, Psychologists and Criminologists, in the practice of rehabilitation; where experts who have chose to practice as ‘colearners’ have found the greatest amount of success.

[21]

As stated by criminologist, Dr. Richard Korn, paraphrased by myself in my An Essay on Proudly South African Parasite Hypocrisy: Fraudulent 'Rehabilitation' Boomerang: Correctional Services Prison Policies As A Major Intentional Source of New South Africa's 'Kaffirs' AKA 'Criminals'7, submitted to the Dept. of Corrections, Insp. Judge of Prisons, Dir. Of Public Prosecutions, various law societies, Constitutional Court Chief Justice: Arthur Chaskalson, etc; on 11 June 2004: “We are dealing at bottom with the fateful consequences of three different attitudes toward the Other. We can do things to him, in which case he becomes an Object. We can do things for him, in which case he becomes a Dependent. We can do things with him, in which case he has the opportunity to become an Agent. Whatever the content or intent of the action, it is the relationship between the actors that is crucial -- and that defines the difference between domination (to him), dependency (for him) and self-realization (with him) in the political, economic and social realms, as well as in the interpersonal.”

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It is at least an arguable proposition that many of our social problems are excacerbated by the decrease of situations enabling reciprocity on a give-and-get equal basis with our fellow men. It is also arguable that the role of patient, in its passivity, dependency and lack of mutuality, contributes to the perpetuation of the illness. Studies of institutional adjustment, whether in the prison, the hospital or the clinic suggest that situations which limit the possibilities of reciprocity between the cared-for and the caring contribute powerfully to the continuance of the need for care. It may well be that the status of patient is half the disease....�

[22]

If my relationship with American lawyers was inspirational, my relationships with South African lawyers have been nightmare disasters; one after the other.

[23]

The legal aid appointed attorney, to represent me in my bomb-threat trial (SAPS 57202) decided that I should be certified as insane, without having spoken to me; because farmers daughters are meant to grow up and find a farmer, get married and be barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. Any farmers daughter who thinks she can be an activist, and request a lawyer to read a legal document regarding her defence of political necessity8 – of which he is entirely and utterly ignorant – has got to be certified as insane. He refused to resign, and when I fired him, he told me I could not fire him, if he thought I was insane. I only managed to get rid of him, by filing a complaint to the Magistrate and Chief Magistrate demanding he inform the court that his insanity fishing expedition was his own legal strategy and that he was deliberately refusing to follow my instructions. He then withdrew from the case, but refused to inform the Magistrate that his insanity fishing expedition had been his own legal strategy, at the request of the prosecutor. The Prosecutor then proceeded with the attempt to have me certified as insane, even though she had not the foggiest clue what a forensic psychologist does.

[24]

A second attorney offered to represent me pro bono. He instructed me to lie to the court, and he would get me a suspended sentence. I refused, he was furious, and withdrew his offer of pro bono representation.

[25]

Another attorney also lied to the court, in deliberate violation of my instructions; he simply stood in front of the court and made an entire false story up, sucking it out of his thumb. I demanded he inform the court that that was not my representation. He refused.

[26]

I am quite willing to agree that any or all these attorneys sincerely believed their actions of deception were in my best interests. But the problem is that what they think may be in their best interests, projected onto me, is not necessarily what I think is in

8 Civil Disobedience and the Necessity Defense, by John Alan Cohan, Pierce Law Review, 8/20/2007 2:01:00 PM http://issuu.com/js-ror/docs/070820_civil-disobedience-necessity-defense?mode=a_p


my best interests and when they treat me like I am an object and my values and my principles can simply be overruled as irrelevant, by their autocracy; then they violate my values and principles. My actions were motivated by political necessity; and I wanted the court to know that; and to plead to political necessity. Now simply because the court and lawyers were ignorant of the defence of political necessity9, does not mean that the first option should be to lie and pretend that no such defence exists, cause the lawyer is too lazy to read up on it. [27]

These are simply a few of the attorney nightmare’s I have experienced in South Africa, which have taught me the lesson that it is safer to represent myself, no matter how many errors I make, than to have someone represent me, who lies through their teeth and refuses to follow the instructions given to them, or at the very least to listen actively and make an impartial enquiry into the defence I submitted to them.

[28]

If the court and/or respondents prefer me to proceed with legal representation so as to make it less burdensome for them, in regards to my lack of legal expertise, particularly to legal procedural rules and etiquette, I do not object; I simply request that such legal representation is appointed and clearly instructed to proceed in the form of Assistance of Counsel.

Signed and Sworn to at George on this the 21ST day of January 2011, the Deponent acknowledging that she knows and understands the contents of this Affidavit, and that she has no objection to taking the prescribed oath and that the oath is binding on her conscience.

___________________________ LARA JOHNSTONE, Pro Se

9 Civil Disobedience and the Necessity Defense, by John Alan Cohan, Pierce Law Review, 8/20/2007 2:01:00 PM http://issuu.com/js-ror/docs/070820_civil-disobedience-necessity-defense?mode=a_p


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