National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to The Standard Group demanding a retraction and apology over a story he deems defamatory.

• The article, titled 'Broad-Based Family,' allegedly suggested that several public officials owe their positions to family ties with the Speaker.
• Moses Wetang'ula, the Speaker of the National Assembly, is the central figure demanding the retraction.
• The Standard published the controversial story on its front page on July 6.