LETTER: Act now or the SABC will die
The government must help the public broadcaster on its road to recovery
18 September 2019 - 17:05
In 2010 Zapiro published a cartoon with a couple on the couch watching the news. The headlines shouted: “Financial crisis … board collapsing … CEO suspended,” causing the woman to comment: “I’m tired of all the repeats on SABC.”
Then, a few years later when the SABC found itself in a similar situation, it was republished, unchanged. And now in 2019 Zapiro might be able to take the day off and use it almost word for word yet again. It’s Groundhog Day at the SABC...
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