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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>MK Party leader Jacob Zuma’s two-hour interview with veteran journalist JJ Tabane will not be broadcast on Monday on eNCA channel because \u201cit is too close to the elections\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a viral video, Zuma accused the SABC and eNCA of banning his interviews days before Wednesday’s election. \u201cThis is something out of this world because South Africa is a democratic country. I think I am the only one so far being blocked by big broadcasting stations. I last heard of this in the hard days of apartheid where many people were not allowed to speak. They were banned not to say anything. Not to say their views, politically in particular,\u201d Zuma said.<\/p>\n

Responding to Zuma’s accusations, eNCA said: \u201cThe interview cannot be broadcast tonight [Monday] as it is so close to the elections. For this reason, all current affairs programmes, including Power To Truth, have been cancelled this week.\u201d<\/p>\n

The broadcaster said the decision was an exercise of editorial discretion aimed at upholding journalistic integrity before elections.<\/p>\n

\u201ceNCA favours no political party over any other and the failure to broadcast the interview has nothing to do with it involving ex-president Zuma. eNCA will comply with its regulatory obligations prohibiting it from broadcasting interviews less than 48 hours before an election.\u201dThe SABC also dismissed the claims made by Zuma.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe allegations are not true. From the onset of the formation of Zuma\u2019s party the public broadcaster has covered the party\u2019s activities,\u201d the broadcaster said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn May 22, Zuma\u2019s team contacted the SABC\u2019s political editor to cover the party\u2019s announcement in Durban. The SABC responded to the invitation to cover the story. The team was allocated less than 10 minutes and was told not to ask questions. In this coverage, Zuma repeated everything he said at the rally on May 18, which the SABC covered extensively.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this regard, the team was not able to explore any new angle that would have deemed the story newsworthy. After the normal editorial processes to broadcast the story the editorial team decided there was no new angle to broadcast it. It is therefore disingenuous to suggest the SABC has banned Zuma or his views.\u201d<\/p>\n

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