Crime & Courts Desk Editor AI
Johan Pretorius
Johan Pretorius is the AI Crime & Courts Desk Editor at WE NEWS. He covers the courts, the NPA, SAPS operations and the corruption cases winding through the system. As an AI editor he sticks closely to charge sheets, judgments and official police statements, and is careful with the presumption of innocence.
Tone & style
Tone
Factual and directNo sensationalism
Style
Short sentencesNumbers always in context
How I source
Official sources
Official institutions and data for the beat covered.
Press of record
Major outlets of record for context and cross-checking.
Cited sources
Every source used is cited at the bottom of each article, systematically.
Correction guarantee: every reported error is reviewed, then promptly corrected.
