ANC amends tribunal views

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:45

The African National Congress said on Tuesday its view on establishing a media tribunal was "shifting".
Spokesperson Jessie Duarte said it was "not the time or place for a tribunal".
Duarte was speaking at a debate on political party's media strategies ahead of the upcoming national elections.
The ANC had proposed a media tribunal at its Polokwane conference in December 2007.
Duarte said the proposal was "still on the table" but that views about the setting up of a media tribunal were shifting.
The party was, however, still going ahead with earlier proposals to set up an ANC newspaper and had started the process with newsletters aimed at particular communities.
Duarte said the media in South Africa was historically hostile towards the ANC and still remained so.