New information reveals the SABC knew Ramaphosa’s address was as ANC President
7 August 2018
The Democratic Alliance (DA) can today reveal that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) knew that the statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Land Expropriation without Compensation was in his capacity as ANC President and not as the President of South Africa.
The SABC knew the address was of a party-political nature but still chose to broadcast it as “President Ramaphosa addresses the nation,” creating the impression that he was addressing the South Africa in his capacity as State President and not ANC President.
It was only after public uproar that the SABC changed it to “ANC President makes a special address.”
Furthermore, we have it on good authority that statement by Ramaphosa was prepacked by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and distributed to a number of media houses. This further reveals the ANC’s abuse of a state institution for party-political purposes.