1.   He has deferred ruling on the issue of journalistic privilege until it comes up in trial.

2.   Journalistic privilege is not absolute.

3.   They rely on constitutional and statutory guarantees of journalistic privilege.

4.   Charges of abusing journalistic privilege by publishing false information carries a fine or up to two years in jail.

5.   Charges of abusing journalistic privilege by publishing falsehoods carry a fine or up to two years in jail.

6.   State prosecutor Thembani Mpofu said Meldrum was charged under Access to Information laws because he abused journalistic privilege by publishing falsehoods.

7.   They are facing charges of abusing journalistic privileges and of fabrication, their lawyer Lawrence Chibwe said.

8.   They were charged on that occasion with abuse of journalistic privilege.