Daily paper suspends two senior staffers

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A Cape Town daily newspaper has allegedly suspended two senior staff members, pending an internal investigation. While the Cape Argus editor, Ivan Fynn, confirmed the suspension on Monday, he refused to name the two staff members. Die Burger newspaper has, however, reported that the staff members political editor Joseph Aranes, and senior political writer Ashley Smith. According to the report, they are alleged to have been on the payroll of western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool.