MMA head of programmes Wellington Radu said 50 media outlets covering the 2014 general elections were analysed and it was found that the ANC received 38% of the coverage, while the DA got 25% and the EFF 13%.
However, comparing the SABC channels against their competitors it appeared that Matthews’s claim had merit, he said.
Genevieve Quintal, ‘Jimi Matthews’s claims of SABC ban on coverage are supported, MMA says’, Business Day, July 5 2016, 13:11