The South African National Editors Forum Sanef has cleared former chair and Sunday Times editor Makhudu Sefara of any wrongdoing under the organisations constitution and code of conduct following an independent legal investigation into allegations linked to the alleged misappropriation of National Lotteries funding.
The findings, announced on Friday ahead of Sanefs elective AGM this weekend, follow an inquiry commissioned after the Special Investigating Unit SIU issued a media statement that linked Sefara to the allegations.
Sanef said it had appointed independent legal counsel to determine whether Sefara had acted in breach of its constitution, code of conduct or organisational values, while making it clear that the process was not intended to duplicate or interfere with the SIUs own investigation.
