|
Abbey Makoe quits at SABC
11/04/2008 17:35 - (SA)
Johannesburg - Abbey Makoe, political editor at the SABC, has resigned from the public broadcaster, it said on Friday.
Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said Makoe would leave the organisation at the end of April.
This followed the resignation of other SABC journalists, such as Jeremy Maggs, Lebo Monnamogolo and Sumitra Nydoo, who resigned to work for some of the new players in the media environment.
Makoe said: "I am very sad to leave the SABC. Of all the media institutions for which I have worked, I found the SABC the most transformed and progressive.
"I have enjoyed every minute of my stay here, despite the numerous challenges that goes with working for Africa's biggest public broadcaster as a political editor."
SABC editor, Snuki Zikalala, said that as the broadcasting media environment became more competitive, key SABC personnel were being targeted by both new and existing competitors.
"Our journalists are well-trained and the SABC becomes a natural target for those players who are looking for good, strong editorial staff," he said.
Makoe heads the Forum of Black Journalists (FBJ).
Both he and the FBJ have been under attack in recent weeks following the forum's decision to refuse white journalists entry to the FBJ briefing by ANC President Jacob Zuma in February.
This week the Human Rights Commission ruled that the policy of race exclusivity was "unconstitutional".
|
News
