DA gives SABC until Wednesday midnight to air land reform video
Phumzile van Damme says the public broadcaster has a duty to give the DA fair coverage after the ANC was allowed to air a video on land expropriation last week
The DA has given the SABC an ultimatum to air a video of party leader Mmusi Maimane expressing the party’s position on land reform. This after the public broadcaster aired a video of President Cyril Ramaphosa‚ in his capacity as leader of the ANC‚ announcing outcomes of the ANC’s lekgotla last week. During the broadcast‚ Ramaphosa announced that the ANC had resolved that the constitution should be amended to make it clear that land expropriation without compensation is permissible. "We will give the SABC until midnight on Wednesday‚ August 8 2018‚ to air this packaged content. This is not just about the content of the broadcast but the principle that the public broadcaster must uphold‚" DA communications spokesperson Phumzile van Damme said. She said it was unacceptable for the public broadcaster to accept a packaged video from a political party‚ to interrupt normal programming to air the recording‚ and then deny opposition parties the opportunity to do the same. The DA said it was ...
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