eNCA suspends anchors: eNCA anchors eNCA’s Xoli Mngambi and Jane Dutton have been suspended for their remarks about Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
The two anchors questioned the centre of power in South Africa after Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced the ban on cigarettes after President Ramaphosa had announced the ban would be lifted. They concluded Dlamini-Zuma not Ramaphosa is in control of the country.
The anchors apologized about the incident but it appears it wasn’t enough as they have been suspended.
“We made a rather unfortunate judgement on the president and the Cogta minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, it was around the debacle on the cigarette ban, singling her out on the decision as if it were her own, was unfair and unwarranted, especially after President Cyril Ramaphosa had provided clarity on the matter,” Jane Dutton, eNCA news anchor said during a separate programme.
This is a very disappointing and shocking reporting by @eNCA and @XoliMngambi and #JaneDutton should be ashamed.
RT if you also think they are am embarrassment pic.twitter.com/idpdspOGhd
— Engineer Matšhela Koko, MBL (@koko_matshela) May 4, 2020
The news anchors have since been suspended by the broadcaster.
Xoli Mngambi & Jane Dutton have been suspended by @eNCA. Staff were told of their suspensions today.
If not futher explained, this reduces eNCA to the same status as the SABC under Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
The only thing worse than poor commentary by your anchors is to censor them.
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) May 6, 2020
The suspended eNCA anchors will not be appearing on the programme for a while. The news channel has long been accused of pushing for a political narrative rather than factual news. #eNCAMustFall has trended on Twitter on many occasions as viewers feel they are being taken advantage of and their trust being misused. The channel is believed to be biased towards the Democratic Alliance party.
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