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I have this reaction I can share with you first from the Support Public Broadcasting group (SOS) on the new drama happening inside the SABC News division of the SABC. On Sunday I spoke to Kate Skinner, SOS coordinator and this is what she said to me:
''What we are hoping, is that the new permanent SABC board focus their mind on ensuring that the SABC's news department is sufficiently and well-run and that they make sure that it is given the support that is needed.''
''They must employ as soon as possible the new permanent head of news. It seems there is a culture of insecurity and of having to watch your back, which is so totally counter productive for a news depart. We belive one of very first tasks is that the SABC board must ensure that the news department is given the support to be able to the job that it needs to do. News and public affairs are the bread and butter of what public broadcasting is about.''
''From SOS side we're watching the situation very closely. We're certainly calling the SABC board to urgently look at the issue of news and current affairs that is a total priority. If they're having all of these allegations now, there seems to be something badly wrong. We're calling on then to make that appointment as soon as they can.''
