EFF condemns the South African presidency for granting eNCA exclusive and monopoly control over the broadcasting feed of an address of the nation
29 October 2023
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns, in the strongest terms, the suspicious and dangerous decision by the South African Presidency to grant exclusive control to private broadcaster eNCA to an address to the nation, by Cyril Ramaphosa.
In a decision that simply represents the capture of the Presidency of South Africa, of Cyril Ramaphosa as a person and a President, and a nefarious relationship between eNCA and the state, the Presidency Spokesperson announced this afternoon that the entire media fraternity in South Africa will be provided a feed to the address scheduled for tomorrow, by eNCA.
This decision is callous, arrogant and representative of reciprocal capture between eNCA and Cyril Ramaphosa. The EFF is of the firm belief that this is a reward and promotion of a private broadcaster that is embedded, and is backed by the funders of Cyril Ramaphosa.
The people of South Africa ought to ask themselves the question as to why eNCA would be granted monopoly control of the feed of such an address? The nation must also ask, will eNCA derive any active or passive commercial gain from being the sole supplier of a feed to an address that will be viewed by millions of South Africans?