By Tiso Black Star Group DIGITAL
The SA Communist Party’s protest outside the SABC headquarters in Auckland Park has been hijacked by local musicians. Confusion reigns as people protest for competing interests or don’t know why they are attending.
The SACP is officially protesting against embattled COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s attempt to censor journalists and ban news on violent protests.
The artists have placards telling former head of news Jimi Matthews to “Voetsek”. They say “Hlaudi Motsoeneng is simply the best“.
“You touch Hlaudi‚ you touch SA artists” read their placards.
The SACP has asked the artists not to disrupt their protest which two suspended journalists are attending. The artists and SACP are facing each other trying to sing the loudest. Police are standing between the two groups who remain peaceful.
Artists believe Motsoeneng’s decision to have 90% content is in their interest. The SACP agree with local content‚ but say censorship is similar to apartheid. The SACP is displeased at having their protest interrupted. One said he wants to ”baklei” (fight) with artists and “maak hulle dood” (and kill them).
However‚ some members don’t seem sure of what the protest is about. One SACP member told Tiso Black Star Group Digital he supported Motsoeneng but didn’t like the SABC board.
Another SACP member said she was there because the news keeps predicting the Democratic Alliance could win important municipalities at the local election. When told this was an eNCA polling programme‚ she said “ordinary people view eNCA and SABC as the same“.
The SOS coalition is also in attendance with a few members protesting against Motsoeneng. The coalition bussed in protestors from Ivory Park who were unable to answer why they had come to the SACP protest. They held posters with the names of a Financial Mail journalist and academics who have criticised the SABC. But the Ivory Park protestors‚ one who appeared stoned‚ said the posters were depicting the names of “arrested” SABC journalists.
Tiso Black Star Group Digital/The Times
SACP protest outside SABC hijacked by local musicians
The SA Communist Party’s protest outside the SABC headquarters in Auckland Park has been hijacked by local musicians. Confusion reigns as people protest for competing interests or don’t know why they are attending.
The SACP is officially protesting against embattled COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s attempt to censor journalists and ban news on violent protests.
The artists have placards telling former head of news Jimi Matthews to “Voetsek”. They say “Hlaudi Motsoeneng is simply the best“.
“You touch Hlaudi‚ you touch SA artists” read their placards.
The SACP has asked the artists not to disrupt their protest which two suspended journalists are attending. The artists and SACP are facing each other trying to sing the loudest. Police are standing between the two groups who remain peaceful.
Artists believe Motsoeneng’s decision to have 90% content is in their interest. The SACP agree with local content‚ but say censorship is similar to apartheid. The SACP is displeased at having their protest interrupted. One said he wants to ”baklei” (fight) with artists and “maak hulle dood” (and kill them).
However‚ some members don’t seem sure of what the protest is about. One SACP member told Tiso Black Star Group Digital he supported Motsoeneng but didn’t like the SABC board.
Another SACP member said she was there because the news keeps predicting the Democratic Alliance could win important municipalities at the local election. When told this was an eNCA polling programme‚ she said “ordinary people view eNCA and SABC as the same“.
The SOS coalition is also in attendance with a few members protesting against Motsoeneng. The coalition bussed in protestors from Ivory Park who were unable to answer why they had come to the SACP protest. They held posters with the names of a Financial Mail journalist and academics who have criticised the SABC. But the Ivory Park protestors‚ one who appeared stoned‚ said the posters were depicting the names of “arrested” SABC journalists.
Tiso Black Star Group Digital/The Times
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