Public invited to join SABC picket at Luthuli House
JOBURG – Protesters to picket outside Luthuli house.
Civil society organisations, media workers and the public will protest at the ANC’s headquarters, Luthuli House, today in an effort to demand an end to political interference at the SABC.
WATCH: SABC Censorship Protest – Black Friday
From midday, civil society organisations, media workers and members of the public are encouraged to be part of the protest which forms a series of pickets against the censorship of news at the public broadcaster.
On 18 July, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) ruled that the SABC must immediately reverse their editorial decision to not televise violent protests and destruction of public property during a protest.
However, the SABC has vowed to keep their policy as it believes it’s the right decision. Chief operations officer of the SABC, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, said they were not going to change anything.
In new developments, EWN reports that SABC has told Icasa that they don’t believe that Icasa’s ruling on the broadcaster’s decision not to air images of destructive protests, actually constitutes an order. According to EWN, a formal letter has been sent to Icasa, claiming that the judgment it has been given appears to only be a recommendation and not a ruling.
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Icasa orders SABC to withdraw their censorship on protests
