SABC did not comply with its own policies when interviewing the Social Development Minister
The SABC has conceded that it did not comply with its own editorial policies on sponsorship of programmes following a paid interview with beleaguered Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini, which was broadcast in December 2017. It emerged this week that Dlamini’s department was to pay the SABC for an interview that featured the minister and her spokesperson, Lumka Oliphant, on the programme Real Talk with Anele in December 2017. This was seen as an apparent attempt to clean up Dlamini’s battered image following the social grants debacle. In a statement on Friday, SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said the board’s news and editorial committee had met and considered the payment, amounting to R149,000, which is yet to be received by the public broadcaster. He said SABC management had resolved to inform the government communication and information system that the SABC will not invoice for the amount. Kganyago added that the committee had concluded the SABC did not comply with its...
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