One of the great-grandsons of Nelson Mandela has come out to defend Sekunjalo Independent Media (SIM) as it faces a “politically-motivated” liquidation by the PIC.
Durban - One of the great-grandsons of Nelson Mandela has come out to defend Sekunjalo Independent Media as it faces a “politically-motivated” liquidation by the Public Investment Corporation .
In a statement issued on Saturday, chairperson of Vukani Community Development Mayibuye Mandela said the main aim of the attack on SIM is to destroy Independent Media, which is the main subsidiary of SIM and people should not allow such arrogant and brazen attacks on media freedom to happen. “Media freedom is a hard won right. Leaders of the liberation movement, like Nelson Mandela, spent many years on Robben Island fighting for fundamental rights such as this which are now under attack from the same minority which persecuted our leaders. We say no to the constant attacks on the integrity of Dr Survé and the Sekunjalo Group,” he said.
The young Mandela undertook to mobilize support for the media company, which owns prestigious titles such as the Star, The Mercury, Sunday Independent, The Cape Argus and The Cape Times. “As Chairperson of Vukani Community Development, I shall be engaging stakeholders to find ways to defend the Sekunjalo Group and Dr Survé. Let’s not allow London and Stellenbosch to do to the Sekunjalo Group what they did to ANN7. South Africa needs diverse media voices. This is the only way to guarantee media freedom.
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