SABC betraying its principles - former SABC execs in letter to Zuma
4 July 2016
Cape Town - Seven former SABC executives have written to President Jacob Zuma, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi and SABC chair Mbulaheni Maguvhe, criticising events at the public broadcaster.
The seven include former editor-in-chiefs for TV news Joe Thloloe and Allister Sparks, former news chief executive Barney Mthombothi, and former deputy CEO Govin Reddy.
They had helped transform the SABC into a "true public broadcaster" following the end of apartheid, to reflect a commitment to openness, fairness, and independence, both in its programming and the way it was governed, they wrote.
"We write to express our grave concern at the extent to which the SABC has deviated from the clear principles of good public broadcasting that were laid down at the time of that transformation."