29 Apr 2015

BCCSA orders SABC News to apologise to EFF

Thinus Ferreira

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Eben Jansen on The Newsroom (YouTube)

Cape Town – The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) has ordered the SABC to apologise to the EFF political party on-air before Thursday afternoon following the live, on-air outburst by the now-removed SABC News (DStv 404) anchor and "Grand Inquisitor" Eben Jansen.

The SABC already apologised in writing earlier this month and already made an earlier on-air apology for the interview incident the SABC called "completely uncalled for and unprofessional" and which happened on The Newsroom on 9 April on the SABC's 24-hour TV news channel.

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