Today, amaBhungane appear in the High Court to set aside the Moti Group’s unprecedented gag order against the #MotiFiles.

How did we get here? What is the case all about? Why is investigative journalism under threat if the Moti interdict stands?

To get a sense of the stakes, here are some useful summaries by AmaBhungane’s in-house lawyer Caroline James of the arguments being presented by the various parties:

• amaBhungane’s heads of argument
  
  
• Corruption Watch’s heads of argument
  
  
• South African National Editors Form, Media Monitoring Africa and the Campaign for Free Expression heads of argument
  
  
• Moti’s heads of argument

Watch the court livestream

Letter of support from Defend Our Democracy

Supporting legal documents

• 230606 Notice ito Rule 16A (digital court stamp)
  
  
• 230609_DVR Supplementary Affidavit (signed)
  
  
• 230615_Mazetti Replying Affidavit with Counter Application
  
  
• 230615_Mazetti Rule 16A
  
  
• 230620_Corruption Watch HoA
  
  
• 230620_DVR Affidavit in Response to the ”Counter-Application”
  
  
• 230620_SANEF-MMA-CFE HoA
  
  
• 230623 Respondents’ heads of argument (reconsideration and anticipation)
  
  
• 230623 Respondents’ Heads of Argument on the Counter-Application