Cosatu welcomes SABC inquiry 06- 28 - 06

 

COSATU welcomes SABC inquiry

The Congress of South African Trade Unions welcomes the announcement that the SABC is to hold an official inquiry into allegations that certain commentators have been banned from its programmes. We look forward to hearing the outcome.

COSATU is urging that the inquiry should be broadened to investigate media reports of remarks allegedly made at an ANC media briefing by "a senior SABC personality" about the need to 'isolate and neutralise' the COSATU General Secretary. Should the inquiry find that any person from the SABC did make those comments, we will continue to insist that she or he resign his or her position.

COSATU believes passionately in the need for a truly independent public broadcaster. The SABC must never be allowed to play a partisan role and form part of factions in our movement. If there is any truth in either of these serious allegations, it will mean that the Corporation is departing from these principles, and undermining our democracy.