ANA reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Thursday said it was concerned about the latest death threats directed at its journalists who were covering various issues across the country, including instances of alleged corruption.  

According to SABC spokesperson Vuyo Mthembu, the public broadcaster had also noted, and was disturbed by recent instances of political and corporate bullying directed at its news service staff, with some of these happening on social media platforms.  Group executive news and current affairs, Phathiswa Magopeni, said:  “The SABC takes the threats seriously, and wants to put on record that these acts go against its constitutionally guaranteed freedom to perform its duties without hindrance.”  She added that the continuing intimidation of journalists who were committed to delivering untrammeled news and current affairs content to the public, was in itself a threat to the public mandate.  The broadcaster appealed to the public to give its journalists a safe space to do their work, in a manner that guaranteed transparency, accountability and inclusiveness.

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