ANA reports that Parliament’s ad hoc committee conducting an inquiry into the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has written to Police Minister Nathi Nhleko asking that he advise them on what kind of protection would be available to witnesses testifying in the inquiry.  

In a statement issued on Thursday, the committee said it condemned in the strongest possible terms acts of intimidation directed at SABC journalists (the so-called SABC 8).  Seven of the eight journalists, who were sacked earlier this year for speaking out about censorship at the broadcaster, were reinstated after they approached the Labour Court.  They are among the witnesses to be called to testify in the inquiry.

• Read this report by Chantall Presence in full at IOL News
• Read the parliamentary committee’s press statement at Parliament online

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