DA to PAIA Multichoice-Newzroom Afrika contract
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has submitted an application to Multichoice in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) to request access to the full terms of agreement between Multichoice and its new 24-hour news channel, Newzroom Afrika.
We welcome that the channel is 100% black and 50% female-owned. The DA is of the view that transformation in the media is crucial in solidifying press freedom and strengthening our democracy.
The DA has always been a proponent of new competitors entering the media space as it provides viewers with a diversity of voices and opinions.
That being said, the same fervour with which we hold the public broadcaster to account, is the same we use to hold private-owned companies to account.