The fight between the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has escalated‚ with the head of the party’s communications subcommittee‚ Jackson Mthembu‚ accusing the broadcaster’s chairman‚ Mbulaheni Maguvhe‚ of "insulting" the governing party.
The skirmish began earlier in the week‚ with Mthembu calling on the SABC to reverse its decision to ban footage of violent protests.
Maguvhe took exception‚ saying that the comments by the ANC were “misleading”‚ and denying that the ban was a policy position‚ calling it an “editorial decision”.
Mthembu on Thursday said the chairman’s comments were unfortunate‚ and insisted that the ANC was not changing its stance on the questionable editorial decisions‚ calling it censorship‚ Business Day reported on Friday.
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