The measure of a journalist is‚ the country’s communications minister said on Friday‚ in “how ruthless their reporting can be about” the African National Congress (ANC) government.

Faith Muthambi’s comment came during the presentation of her department’s budget vote in the National Assembly‚ in which she also said “there is a huge disconnect between the expectations of both government and media on what exactly the role of the media should be”.

“To some media houses their main mission is simply to paint this government as corrupt‚ hapless and inept‚” said Muthambi‚ before adding that “it could also be argued that racist tendencies also play a role in the unrelenting attempts aimed at stigmatising a black government led by the ANC”.

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