News24 reports that senior journalists at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Tuesday threatened to down tools following the resignation of acting CEO Jimi Matthews from the public broadcaster.  

Matthews resigned from the SABC on Monday, saying recent changes at the broadcaster were “wrong” and that he had compromised his values under the current leadership.  The Times reported on Tuesday that senior managers and journalists warned of a strike if a meeting with COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng and the board did not materialise following Matthews’s resignation.  The journalists, who chose to remain anonymous, reportedly said Motsoeneng "ruled like a dictator" and anyone who objected was fired.  The staff said that, if the meeting did not go ahead, they would come to work, but would not produce any news, effecting a "news blackout".

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• See too, SABC implosion: Staff threaten 'blackout' over censorship, at RDM

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