SABC humiliates ANC minister

Broadcaster invited her to present Metro FM awards and then cancelled

- By Ngwako Malatji and Setumo Stone

The SABC has humiliated the ANC's Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Peace Mabe, when it expunged her from the list of guests selected to present a Metro FM award when she was two hours away from Mbombela, where the star-studded event was held three weeks ago.

Mabe is now demanding an apology from the SABC for the utter disrespect and degrading treatment the corporation subjected her to.

"They should give me an apology; they should come to me and apologise because I was just abruptly removed from presenting an award when they had personally written to me, inviting me for that."

According to the information received from her sympathiser, Mabe received an invite from the SABC to co-present the gong with reigning Miss South Africa, Mia le Roux.

The date of presenting the accolade coincided with a critical ANC workshop she was attending in Gauteng. But she asked her political principals to release her early so she could drive to Mpumalanga to present the award at the annual do. She bought a dress and hired make-up artists to jazz her up. The state hired a car for her, and paid for her accommodation.