What's Trending: ANC To Submit Formal Complaint To BCCSA And SAHRC Over ENCA Racism Saga.


By Phumzile Mavimbela

The African National Congress (ANC) plans on submitting a formal complaint to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) following claims of racism acts by ENCA  Journalist Lindsay Dentlinger after the State of The Nation Address.

Members of the ANC picketed outside ENCA's Head office in Hydepark. They are calling on the news channel to account for the actions of it's senior journalist Dentlinger. 

According to EWN ANC's Jessie Duarte has also urged Icasa to investigate whether eNCA's conduct was inconsistent with its licence conditions.

"It must not be understood that we are here today because we do not believe in freedom of the media. We do and we will be the first to fight anyone who does not agree that we must have a free media in this country. Our people died for that goal."

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