State-run television stations won't cover launch of opposition party
Nic Dawes, Mail & Guardian
The election manifesto launch this weekend of the Congress of the People will not be televised live by the SABC, the public broadcaster has told Cope.
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Extensive live coverage of Cope's national convention and subsequent Bloemfontein conference on December 16 drew intense criticism from the ANC, which accused the broadcaster of bias in favour of the breakaway party, hinting that the coverage was the fruit of loyalty at the SABC to former president Thabo Mbeki, many of whose allies are senior figures in Cope. Zikalala is reviled among supporters of Jacob Zuma for his perceived backing of Mbeki.
A source close to Zikalala told the Mail & Guardian he had been instructed by chief executive Gab Mampone to reduce coverage of Cope, following pressure from ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.
SABC television would cross live "for five minutes" to the launch, to speak to its reporter there, Xundu told Ngwema.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
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