SABC prevented from censoring violent protests

20 July 2016 - 14:54
By TMG Digital

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has effectively been barred by the High Court in Pretoria from enforcing its policy of not screening images of violent protests in South Africa. The state broadcaster‚ widely condemned for its controversial editorial policy‚ was taken to court by the Helen Suzman Foundation.

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