U.D.M. launches a complaint against SABC

By Mandisi Tyulu
05 November 2008


The United Democratic Movement has laid a complaint to ICASA against the national broadcaster the SABC saying that the SABC is a serial offender when it comes to bias in favour of the ANC.


U.D.M leader Bantu Holomisa says We were busy with a panel discussion and I had just made the point that the public broadcaster won't give any political party other than the ruling party as much as 4 minutes in order to launch our election manifestoes but the ruling party will be given hours of live coverage to launch their manifesto, election campaign and closing rallies.


‘’ We were unceremoniously interrupted in the middle of our discussion and then the SABC crossed live to the ANC rally addressed by Mr Jacob Zuma, where they gave him uninterrupted coverage to pillory the national convention, promote racism with references to 'white' parties and 'black' parties, promote ethnicity and tribalism and to spout hate-speech by referring among other things to political opponents as 'snakes.”


Holomisa says the playing fields is not level when it comes to earring other views of other political parties which is something that has never been done even by National Party of old.

“The ANC is always given an exclusive slot even to launch their manifesto and this is a blatant abuse of state resources.”