ANC says media complicit in the ‘evils of apartheid’ and must have its own TRC
Jackson Mthembu says the media, in not going before the original TRC, ’showed the people of SA the middle finger and said ‘go to hell’’
ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu says the South African media should hold its own Truth and Reconciliatory Commission (TRC) and apologise to South Africans for the role it played during apartheid.Mthembu also called for a parliamentary inquiry to establish whether a media tribunal should be established. He was speaking on a panel with the DA’s Phumzile van Damme and the EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi at the Daily Maverick event, The Gathering.Mthembu said the majority of South African media houses had refused to make submissions to the TRC and this refusal led to the "suspicion" and "mistrust" that existed between the media and those who fought for freedom. "The media was complicit in the evils that took place in this country and, like PW Botha‚ did not appear before the TRC. They showed the people of SA the middle finger and said ‘go to hell’."He also questioned whether the media had the "moral and political authority" to continue to regulate itself, saying it was not the ANC’s desire to "sw...
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