Tom Thabane. (Reuters)
On September 29, 2016, the Mail & Guardian briefly published online an article dealing with mining rights on land controlled by the Bapedi.
The article carried the headline “Matthews Phosa’s ‘hidden hand’ in royal war reaps rich mineral rewards”.
The headline was in error. The article did not seek to suggest that Phosa had profited from secret dealings.
The article also misattributed, to Phosa, the statement that a deceased king had applied for mining rights on behalf of the Bapedi nation. Phosa made no such assertion.
The Mail & Guardian regrets the errors.