DStv Channel 403 Thursday, 26 December 2024

Discussion | SABC Bill withdrawal causes a row

JOHANNESBURG - A dispute of the controversial SABC bill has drawn in more players. 

Earlier Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi, wrote to the National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, to inform her he was withdrawing the bill.

His Deputy and the former Minister, Mondli Gungubele, said that was a bad idea and it would have negative consequences.

READ: Discussion | SABC Bill | COSATU condemns withdrawal of Bill from Parliament

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni then said that Malatsi was not able to withdraw the bill.

But Three civil society organizations are disputing that.

One of them is Media Monitoring Africa, the organization’s Thandi Smith spoke to eNCA.

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