{"id":5786,"date":"2026-04-30T12:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/?p=138"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:43:57","slug":"stellenbosch-captured-retraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/stellenbosch-captured-retraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Stellenbosch Captured: Retraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/stellenbosch-captured-retraction\/#Video\" >Video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/stellenbosch-captured-retraction\/#Contact_Cape_Independent\" >Contact Cape Independent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/stellenbosch-captured-retraction\/#%E2%80%98Advertise_Your_Article_for_free\" >\u2018Advertise\u2019 Your Article for free<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/stellenbosch-captured-retraction\/#NB_THIS_article_is_NOT_free_to_Republish_without_permission_%E2%80%93_please_contact_the_journalist_or_publication_for_permission\" >NB THIS article is NOT free to Republish without permission &#8211; please contact the journalist or publication for permission!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>On the 27th of March we published a story concerning alleged corruption in Stellenbosch Municipality (Stellenbosch captured, facing serious financial risk), and in the previous night\u2019s podcast, we discussed many of the contents of said article. Premised upon the basis of the fact that there were numerous factual inaccuracies contained within the podcast content and the written media article, we have decided to unequivocally withdraw both the podcast and the written article, and we tender an irrevocable and unequivocal apology to Gesie van Deventer, Leon Schreiber, Jeremy Fasser and the Democratic Alliance regarding the unfortunate publication of the problematic journalistic pieces which were published on our web platform.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding those parts of the story which may remain factually accurate\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Full Article:<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/thecapeindependent.com\/stellenbosch-captured-retraction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/thecapeindependent.com\/stellenbosch-captured-retraction\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video\"><\/span><strong>Video:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVY8R1bE7SdIgkSDmhTTi-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVY8R1bE7SdIgkSDmhTTi-A<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contact_Cape_Independent\"><\/span><strong>Contact Cape Independent<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CapeIndy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/x.com\/CapeIndy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1595425131877477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1595425131877477<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capeindynewspaper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capeindynewspaper\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Advertise_Your_Article_for_free\"><\/span><strong>\u2018Advertise\u2019 Your Article for free:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/submit\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> to drop a link and short description to your published work.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NB_THIS_article_is_NOT_free_to_Republish_without_permission_%E2%80%93_please_contact_the_journalist_or_publication_for_permission\"><\/span><strong>NB:<\/strong> THIS article is NOT free to Republish without permission &#8211; please contact the journalist or publication for permission!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/stellenbosch-captured-retraction\/\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to Read the Original Press Release on MyPR Jounalists<\/a>. The &#8216;Journalist&#8217; section of MyPR allows bona fide journalists to submit a short teaser of their article (some people call it an &#8216;advert&#8217;) plus links to that article and Social Media. This is one more way that MyPR gives back to the journalist industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 27th of March we published a story concerning alleged corruption in Stellenbosch Municipality (Stellenbosch captured, facing serious financial risk), and in the previous night\u2019s podcast, we discussed many of the contents of said article. 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