The War of The Words - all 6,400 of them (and counting)

NEWSWATCH: Karima Brown and Vukani Mde wore ANC regalia, Marianne Thamm wondered if that was wise (1,400 words), Mde fired a broadside (5,000 words). Then, Ferial Haffajee had a thought or two, and Brown, Mde and Gasant Abarder fired back...

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Daily Maverick: Writing truth to (all forms of) power... Vukani Mde takes issue with Marianne Thamm's column "True Colours Shining Through: Should journalists be draping themselves in party political colours?" and refers to what he calls the "White internet", leading Ferial Haffajee to ask... White Internet? WTF?.
However, there's more... as reported by Politicsweb as Independent Media: the Iqbal-ites strike back when Karima Brown, Vukani Mde and Gasant Abarder respond to criticism of the new editorial guard at the group
"In a series of letters and articles", reports Politicsweb, "the new editorial guard at the Iqbal Survé-owned Independent Media group have struck back at their critics. This follows allegations, from various fronts, of the group's subservience to the African National Congress of President Jacob Zuma".