Former SABC boss Jimi Matthews said that broadcaster made sure the EFF received \u201climited coverage\u201d at the behest of Chief Operating Officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, ENCA reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Matthews resigned last week under a cloud as the furore at the state broadcaster continued.<\/p>\n
In his resignation letter, Matthews said Motsoeneng had fostered a climate of censorship and political pandering at the SABC, resulting in the suspension of several journalists.<\/p>\n
In the interview with Eusebius McKaiser, Matthews said that the EFF had been side-lined by Motsoeneng and certain \u201cindividuals in the ruling party\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Julius Malema started becoming a nuisance in the Youth League [ANC] and when the EFF was launched and a decision that it would not be a good idea to cover Malema and his cohorts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was my decision\u2026it was bigger than me. It was agreeing with the views expressed both inside the SABC and by individuals outside the SABC,\u201d he conceded.<\/p>\n
\u201cCertain individuals in the ruling party including people like Hlaudi were of the view that we should not be giving Julius and his crowd coverage, which is an example where I should have said no, that was ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matthews said the SABC should have given the EFF more coverage than they did.<\/p>\n
He added that the broadcaster would be better off without Motsoeneng at the helm.<\/p>\n
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