The SABC rejected the Sunday Times' article's claim that it planned to use the SSA to spy on SABC staff.
The Communications Workers Union at the SABC says it will meet with the public broadcaster’s board this week to discuss the company’s alleged plans to use the help of the State Security Agency to protect confidential company information. Earlier, the SABC rejected the Sunday Times’ article’s claim that it planned to use the SSA to spy on SABC staff. The CWU says it welcomes the SABC’s response.
However, the CWU’s secretary-general Aubrey Tshabalala says the union still has some concerns over the matter. “Usage of state security agencies in institutions like the SABC is troublesome because in the first instance you will find that there has been political interference. They must know that the public broadcaster is an institution owned by the public and it cannot be therefore privatised.”“This is the second time that newspapers write things that they don’t follow up.
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