No Fear No Favour No Death Threats..........
Former SABC editor Vuyo Mvoko says police have been alerted to death threats made to reporters after testifying at the inquiry.
Wednesday 14 December 2016 14:23 (SOUTH AFRICA).......
Former SABC editor Vuyo Mvoko says police have been alerted to death threats made to reporters after testifying at the inquiry.
Wednesday 14 December 2016 14:23 (SOUTH AFRICA).......
JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN – Former South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) editor Vuyo Mvoko says the police have been alerted to death threats made to journalists after testifying at this week’s Parliamentary inquiry into the public broadcaster.
Mvoko testified on Monday alongside the so called SABC 8.
He revealed that the broadcaster’s money was used to build Gupta-owned TV channel, ANN7.
He says on Tuesday he received a death threat.
“Around 4pm or just before 5pm in the afternoon on Tuesday something saying; ‘Traitors. Protecting your white friends in parliament who started this, telling lies about your comrades – you are warned. We don’t kill blacks – but sit and watch the blood flow.’”
Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed their outrage at death threats against journalists who this week testified before parliament’s inquiry.
When the hearings resumed on Wednesday, Chairperson Vincent Smith announced that he was informed of the threats late on Tuesday.
United Democratic Movement MP Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, read out to the committee the text message he said had been sent to him by one of the journalists.
MPs now want action to ensure members of the SABC 8 or other witnesses are not threatened further.
The African National Congress’s Makhosi Khoza says, “Anyone who is trying to intimidate our witnesses and people who are trying to assist this country to move forward (are) actually militating a total onslaught.”
While the Democratic Alliance’s Phumzile van Damme says, “It can’t be rocket science to find out where these threats are coming from – they can trace cellphone numbers…”
The committee chairperson did not say who among the group of journalists who gave evidence on Monday were threatened, or whether it was all four of them.
Smith says the threats are an assault against Parliament.
(Edited by Masechaba Sefularo)
EWN
JOURNALISTS WHO TESTIFIED IN SABC INQUIRY RECEIVE DEATH THREATS
The chairperson of the hearings has told MPs he was informed about the threats late on Tuesday.
CAPE TOWN - Journalists who testified before Parliament’s inquiry into the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board's fitness for office on Monday have received death threats since testifying this week.
The chairperson of the hearings, Vincent Smith, has told Members of Parliament (MPs) he was informed about the threats late on Tuesday.
He says it is an assault on Parliament.
“Parliament must with one voice condemn any effort to subvert oversight and to subvert the deepening of democracy.”
United Democratic Movement MP Nqabayomzi Kwankwa read out one of the threatening text messages and condemned the act of intimidation.
“One of the journalists shared a text message with me. I’d like to read it to this meeting and the people of South Africa. It says, ‘Traitors protecting your white friends in Parliament has started this and telling lies about your comrades. You were warned. We don’t kill blacks, but will sit and watch the blood flow.’”
Kwankwa did not reveal which of the four journalists who testified on behalf of the so called SABC 8 received the message.
MPs have strongly condemned the threats and want an update from police on their investigation into previous acts of intimidation and harassment against members of the SABC 8.
To follow day six of the SABC board inquiry, click here.
(Edited by Shimoney Regter)
EWN
COMMENTS BY SONNY
It is evident that South Africa has turned into a lawless state where friends of president Jacob Zuma will kill to protect his tarnished reputation.
IS THIS THE TRUE DEMOCRACY WE ALL FOUGHT FOR?
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/zuma-a-crooked-leader-kasrils-20160421
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