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The South African National Publishers Forum (Sanef) has criticized threats of abuse and rape received by eNCA reporter Lindsay Dentlinger.
This is after Sanef met with eNCA management – Managing Editor John Bailey and Managing Director Norman Munzhelele – last week on Thursday March 4 following allegations of racism against Dentlinger.
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In a statement, Sanef said that the meeting was “cordial but frank”, reflecting on the events of last week.
Sanef also condemned the online abuse and threats to Dentlinger.
“The abuse, which includes threats of rape, has occurred primarily on online platforms and we believe that targeted abuse is unjustified.
“Abuse of journalists, particularly women journalists, is widespread on social media platforms. But we have seen the same kind of abuse at political events, rallies and protest marches where female journalists have been pressured, sexually harassed and verbally abused.
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“South Africans have the right to draw attention to journalists when they are wrong. But this should not degenerate into cyberbullying and misogyny as Dentlinger faces them, ”Sanef said.
Dentlinger sparked outrage and was accused of racism after clips appeared on social media of her interviews during the budget speech.
A video circulated on social media. suggesting that Dentlinger had been racially selective in enforcing the mask rules during his televised interviews.
She interviewed FF Plus leader Pieter Groenewald when he was not wearing a mask, but when he addressed UDM Vice President Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, he asked him to keep the mask on.
In the meantime, the DA will bring the ANC and EFF to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to “Bait breeds”.
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This comes after ANC Deputy Secretary General Jesse Duarte led a protest in front of the eNCA news station, calling on the broadcaster to take action against Dentlinger.
The district attorney argues that the new evidence suggests that the video is a combination of old and new interviews in which some of the segments were “before the pandemic or before the use of masks was required.”
UDM also filed a complaint against eNCA with the South African Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCCCSA) and SAHRC over the incident, while IFP declined to be interviewed by the news channel.
Additional reporting by Siyanda Ndlovu and Thapelo Lekabe
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