SACP threatens legal action against Tshabalala over allegation of interference
Former SABC chairperson Ellen Tshabalala says the South African Communist Party was one of many parties that had exerted "gross political interference" in SABC matters
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has threatened possible legal action against former SABC chairperson Ellen Tshabalala for what it calls it calls her baseless allegation of interference by the party in the affairs of the public broadcaster. Tshabalala told a parliamentary ad hoc committee on Friday that the SACP was one of many parties that had exerted "gross political interference" in SABC matters. "Ellen Tshabalala made the allegation‚ which she failed to substantiate‚ while she was under oath. The SACP strictly reserves its rights in law and will take her head on legally‚" the SACP warned on Saturday. It accused her of fabricating the allegation because she "harbours a grudge against the SACP". "The SACP has played a resolute role and remains consistent in exposing and campaigning against corporate capture at the SABC including the transfer of the public broadcaster’s archives and associated programming influence or control to a private company‚ MultiChoice‚ a subsidiary ...
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