12 November 2024, News24, SABC Radio
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has expressed concern about what appears to be a conflict in the government of national unity regarding the SABC Bill when urgent measures need to be taken to ameliorate the financial position of the public broadcaster.
MMA Director, William Bird says the decision by Communications Minister Solly Malatsi to withdraw the SABC Bill was correct as it was widely considered to be flawed.
Bird says among the problems, were that the Bill sought to get rid of the editor-in-chief at the SABC and make that the role of the CEO as well as allow for gross ministerial interference.