ACM court bid to force SABC to cover manifesto launch live fails

Before the court issued the ruling, Motsoeneng had already started presenting his party's plans to a group gathered in Durban.The manifesto launch of the ACM was delayed by the court application which sought to force the SABC to carry it live.The SABC argued that the decision not to take the event live was an editorial decision which took into account resource constraints and equitable coverage of political parties contesting the elections.

Motsoeneng presented his party’s plans hours after the scheduled time with no rolling live coverage from his former employer.

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