*YCL response to the SABC 2009 Election Coverage Plan* *Thursday 08 January 2009*
The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] notes the SABC 2009 elections coverage plan unveiled by the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of the SABC, Gab Mampone, which states that the public broadcaster is committed in providing coverage that is fair, balanced, accurate and relevant, in order to assist South African voters to make their choice at the polling station; and that the public broadcaster will adhere to the ICASA license conditions which requires the public broadcaster's news or current affairs programmes in respect to the elections to be impartial, objective and fair. The YCLSA has on numerous occasions expressed its deep concerns about the abuse of the SABC News division by Dr Snuki Zikalala and his 1996 class project bosses to fight internal political battles in the movement, and our concerns around the abuse of the SABC News to promote the newly formed party by ANC dissidents, including the non-coverage of critical issues affecting the working class and the poor. Unfortunately these concerns have never been seriously addressed given the imbedded factionalism which reigns supreme at the corridors of the public broadcaster. In a unequal and class society like South Africa, the media establishment including the SABC will use the resources at its disposal to advance and promote the ideas of the ruling elite in order to suppress the ideas of the oppressed class which is the working class and the poor. The YCLSA urges the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer Mampone as the commander-in-chief of the SABC News to be directly involved and take full responsibility of the SABC News Division with a view of eliminating any political biasness and manipulation of news coverage by Dr Zikalala in favour of his political henchman and women. This will go a long in ensuring that the coverage of the elections is impartial, fair and balanced. Issued: Young Communist League 1 – 5 Leyds Street, Braamfontein Contact: *Castro Ngobese – National Spokesperson @ 082 567 3557* --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
