Parliament Committee, Malatsi discuss SABC election coverage funding
Last week, the Department of Communications told MPs, the SABC’s request for election funding was turned down because it was late, and because Minister Solly Malatsi said it did not meet technical compliance requirements.
Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technologies Portfolio Committee has met with Communications Minister Solly Malatsi for an update, on the SABC’s request for R120 million, to fund coverage of the Local Government Elections (LGE).
Committee Chair Khusela Sangoni says they are trying to avoid a situation where political parties, and independent candidates accuse government of not providing funding, thereby denying them equitable coverage.
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