"In both meetings, we agreed that the incident between the deputy secretary-general of the ANC, Ms Jessie Duarte, and the eNCA reporter, Mr Samkele Maseko, was unfortunate and not in the spirit of a professional and mutually beneficial relationship.
"The ANC acknowledges that healthy tension between political parties and the media is inherent in a democracy. Mutual respect, professional ethics and appreciation of each other's roles is central to managing this tension," Legoete said.
"The ANC reiterated its commitment to media freedom, and assured both eNCA and Sanef that it would continue to defend and champion the media’s right to report without fear or favour," he added.
Legoete said the party would continue to hold regular engagements with Sanef and media houses.