South Africa’s media practitioners have been urged to help to promote hope and unity in the country.

President Jacob Zuma has made the call at a meeting with senior journalists, editors and political editors from within the country and
abroad.

The meeting, which was attended by dozens of Cabinet ministers and their deputies, was called to discuss issues of national and
international interest.

President Zuma says the media in South Africa has a responsibility to promote hope, nation building, development and unity.

“We appreciate the role that the media is playing in our country. For instance, the South African Broadcasting Corporation
(SABC) has been running a successful programme called ‘Touching Lives’, this has changed the lives of many people.”
Source: http://www.sabc.co.za