MKP persists with argument SABC’s use of GNU not in public interest

Counsel for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, Advocate Dali Mpofu insists that the public’s right to freedom of expression has been violated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)’s use of the term “Government of National Unity”.

This forms part of the party’s bid to appeal their case against the public broadcaster that was dismissed in January this year by the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.

The MK Party disputes the court’s finding that Section 16 of the South African constitution is not relevant to the case and that as such, the court had no jurisdiction to pronounce on it.

However, Judge Denise Fisher says that the essentially, the party is asking the court to mediate on the issue which the MK Party deems controversial which she believes is not the court’s role.

“The SABC must give accurate, neutral, and pluralistic information. If it’s bizarre, then it’s the Parliament that’s bizarre. Mhmm. Right? Well, I disagree because, a court can’t say to somebody, you can’t use a name because it’s controversial. That would that that would be bizarre,” says Fisher.

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