Mpofu accuses SABC of promoting government narrative on ‘GNU’ – SABC News [Video]

‘No breach of editorial code’

Meanwhile, Senior Counsel for the SABC Advocate Terry Motau has argued that the public broadcaster has not breached its editorial code in using the term “government of national unity”.

This as the MKParty has hauled the SABC before the High Court in Johannesburg, challenging the use of the term – GNU. The MK Party has argued that the use of the term promotes a false and inaccurate depiction of the current government.

Motau explains, “Even assuming they’re correct on everything, the remedy is to say the SABC has breached its editorial code and these provisions, et cetera, and it has breached the conditions of the Broadcasting Act in these sections. There isn’t such a case, my Lady. And because there isn’t, if you’ve asked for the wrong remedy in breach of the principle of subsidiarity, the court unfortunately cannot come to your assistance.”

‘Procedures not followed’

Head of Programmes at Media Monitoring Africa, …