Journos nabbed for Cwele visit

TWO SUNDAY Times journalists arrested after allegedly claiming to be relatives of an inmate were visiting convicted drug trafficker Sheryl Cwele. Taschica Pillay and Suthentira Govender were arrested at Durban’s Westville Prison last weekend after they claimed to be relatives of an inmate, Correctional Services said. “The journalists… pretended to be relatives of the inmate and were caught conducting interviews with an offender,” the department said. The Sunday Times said the two journalists were “arrested and harassed by prison officials who were miffed by a breach of protocol” after they visited Cwele. The journalists were released on R500 police bail each and ordered to appear in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday. – Sapa