Pap n' Vleis

Tanya Hirst

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“Agliotti unravels” reads the news headline from the Sunday Times retrieved on 16/10/09 at
http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/article145741.ece. The headline already grabs the readers’ attention with its concise yet provocative wording. The article deals with the newly added evidence to the Selebi trial, in the form of a video recording of an interview with druglord and murderer, Glenn Agliotti, who was a former friend of Selebi. The article reveals all the relevant details regarding the trial and those involved, drawing attention to the afore mentioned details in previous articles so that even a new follower is able to catch on without having to backtrack for information. The report is decent in that it provokes the reader to continue following the Selebi trial and the Sunday Times website makes it easy to do so. A similar article found on The Mail and Guardian website, retrieved at http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-10-06-agliotti-takes-stand-at-selebi-trial, on 16/10/09 provide similar analyses of the trial along with information that will allow new readers to follow the case smoothly without having read previous reports. Both articles mentioned are worth reading in that they include direct quotes, important information as to the individual in question as well as ideas that are worth following as the trial progresses instead of providing a bland interpretation of the issue without engaging with the reader.