ANC lays complaint against SABC over coverage

[Sneeky]

And just when you thought things could not get any more backward, the ANC is complaining that their official mouthpiece is straying from the party line.

The ANC says it has laid a complaint with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), over what it perceives as biased coverage by the SABC of the weekend's National Convention in Johannesburg.

http://www.sabcnews.com/politics/the_parties/0,2172,179259,00.html

We really have a bunch of clowns in the ruling party, that much is clear.

 

[milomak]

isn't this just politicking? something to be expected?

 

[Abe]

So it was alright when the SABC spent a whole weekend covering the ANC elections but when it's someone else, its a problem?

 

[Q121]

So it was alright when the SABC spent a whole weekend covering the ANC elections but when it's someone else, its a problem?

Haai haai you racist!!!! Racist pig!!!

 

[LazyLion]

LOL... and Bantu Holomisa stormed off an SABC interview because he said the SABC was giving the ANC too much coverage.

What a pathetic farce. Does anybody actually still watch SABC? I don't think I have watched anything on more than a year now.

 

[semiautomatix]

"Where you give coverage to parties, you must give all parties treatment proportionally. The problem is that the SABC covered the entire duration of the convention and in the news on Friday and Saturday, but on Sunday when the ANC had a rally, they covered that for 10 minutes. Then cut it off."

Except, as far as I'm aware, there was no such party (SADC) registered with the IEC until today. As such, the ANC just shot themselves in the foot with that statement.

 

[BUDDH4]

Lol! So the ANC can't even control it's own tv network let alone this country.

 

[kingmonty]

LOL... and Bantu Holomisa stormed off an SABC interview because he said the SABC was giving the ANC too much coverage.

What a pathetic farce. Does anybody actually still watch SABC? I don't think I have watched anything on more than a year now.

Only 80% of the population

 

[rwenzori]

Rwenzori's Law of Elections:

"The nearer the next election, the more childish the behaviour of politicians."

 

[semiautomatix]

More: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20081104120924869C231861

"The SABC screened the convention on Friday and Saturday on both radio and television ... But when the ANC had its Sunday rally, which was five times bigger than the convention, the SABC covered it for ten minutes only."

It was also not acceptable that the ANC had not been given the right of reply when it was publicly trashed by other parties, he said.

When questioned about previous complaints by opposition parties that the SABC was biased in favour of the ANC, most recently when an hour-long interview with ANC President Jacob Zuma was flighted during prime time, Khumalo said giving political parties coverage was not the issue, but rather the balance and fairness of the coverage.

Someone likes their bread buttered on both sides!

 

[Sneeky]

Someone likes their bread buttered on both sides!

Indeed, but that is exactly what the ANC have become accustomed to over the last 14 years and complacency has set in big time. Now a little bit of panic and resentment comes forth.

 

[Albereth]

It was also not acceptable that the ANC had not been given the right of reply when it was publicly trashed by other parties, he said.

AFAIK the ANC were invited to the convention.

SABC were not hosting the convention so why would anyone think that it was a debate that has rules regarding 'right of reply'.

which was five times bigger

How is bigger measured? More people? Longer in duration? Larger venue? I think the ANC Sunday rally in Soweto only scored on the larger venue.

 

[semiautomatix]

AFAIK the ANC were invited to the convention.

SABC were not hosting the convention so why would anyone think that it was a debate that has rules regarding 'right of reply'.

How is bigger measured? More people? Longer in duration? Larger venue? I think the ANC Sunday rally in Soweto only scored on the larger venue.

And they declined. It wasn't even hosted by a political party. My, my they do like to throw their toys out the cot. I think they're a little worried!