By REGINALD KANYANE
8 April 2025- The Democratic Alliance (DA) accused the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) of suddenly stopping airing Afrikaans news bulletin without giving any notice or justification. The DA national spokesperson and Member of Parliament (MP), Willie Aucamp said the sudden disappearance of the Afrikaans news bulletin this past weekend, without any communication from the SABC on the reasons behind this decision, is troubling.
“The DA demands that the SABC provide immediate clarification on why this essential service has been halted. It is crucial that we understand whether this is a permanent change, a once-off incident, or something else entirely.
“We will write to the SABC to request urgent answers regarding this matter, and we call on the SABC to restore the Afrikaans news bulletin as soon as possible, ensuring that all South Africans, regardless of language preference, continue to receive reliable and timely news,” he said.
Aucamp further said for many South Africans, the SABC Nuus on SABC2, which has a devoted audience of over 300 000, has been an essential source of news and information. He added that all of these viewers must pay for their TV licenses, and it is completely unacceptable that the SABC would show such indifference to such a large segment of the population.
“As the public broadcaster, the SABC has a duty to serve all language communities. The DA will hold the SABC accountable and will not tolerate such a lack of transparency in our public broadcaster,” said Aucamp.
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