Clarification and apology

On 3 July 2023, The Citizen published an article about the resumption of a trial involving two alleged Gupta associates and the Estina dairy project.

The article was mistakenly published together with a photograph thought to depict Mr Logandesian Pillay next to the two accused persons in the Estina matter. After receiving a complaint about the photograph, The Citizen subsequently retracted the photograph and indicated in the retraction that Mr Pillay been pictured alongside the accused in the Estina matter, although he was not an accused in the matter.

It has since come to our attention that the photograph used was in fact taken during a separate court matter entirely, and that none of the persons depicted in the photograph are accused in the Estina matter. The Citizen wishes to clarify that Mr Pillay is not an accused in the Estina matter.

The Citizen apologises to Mr Pillay for the error. We have retracted the photograph, as well as the previous retraction.