SABC inquiry: EFF says it was a victim of editorial interference
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) claim they have been direct victims of editorial interference and marginalisation at the SABC, a commission of inquiry into the public broadcaster heard on Monday.
The commission, chaired by the Press Council's executive director Joe Thloloe, is looking into political and editorial interference at the state broadcaster.
In May, the SABC announced that the commission would investigate the veracity of interference in the newsroom and probe "personal favours" in the workplace.
Making his submissions on Monday morning before the inquiry, EFF spokesperson Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi claimed that the party was "marginalised as a new player and opposition political party, particularly before and during the general elections of 2014".
Ndlozi claimed that, when other media platforms invited the party during its launch, Morning Live refused to do so.