Regret the Error

In a report on a murder trial in the Cape Town High Court carried by the Cape Times late last year, it was incorrectly stated that the name of Limpopo Premier Sello Moloto had been mentioned during proceedings.
The trial concerned the death of five-year-old Aakifah Salie who was killed by her stepfather, George Mugalula.
Mugalula told the court he believed his wife, Faiza Salie, had been seeing a man named “Paul Sello Moloto”, whom he identified as a “member of parliament”.
The Cape Time incorrectly described this man as premier of Limpopo, Sello Moloto.
In a statement issued by the Limpopo premier’s office which has only recently been seen by the newspaper, Moloto denied any involvement with Salie and said the error in reporting had cast “aspersions on the good name of the Limpopo premier.
“It must be known that the woman in question is completely unknown to the premier and had never enjoyed any kind of special relations with him, whatsoever.”
The statement continued: “The information at our disposal has it that the lady visited Polokwane on September 2, 2006 to meet the Moloto in question.
“During this weekend, the premier had work commitments outside Polokwane.”
The Cape Times regrets the error and apologises for any embarrassment caused.