ANC members picket outside the eNCA offices in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, on March 2 2021 over alleged racist reporting by journalist Lindsay Dentlinger.Private broadcaster eNCA and journalist Lindsay Dentlinger continue to be a talking point almost a week after the “mask mishap”.
Some have called for Dentlinger’s head while others have blamed the ruling party for allowing racial discrimination to thrive in SA. The ANC on Tuesday led a protest to the broadcaster’s headquarters in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, where it handed over a memorandum.of Dentlinger interviewing politicians in parliament after the 2021 budget speech last Wednesday went viral. It showed how she asked UDM MP Nqabayomzi Kwankwa to wear a mask while FF Plus leader Pieter Groenewald was interviewed mask-less.
Many accused her of racism and of implying that black South Africans were the “carriers” of Covid-19. More videos of Dentlinger asking black politicians to keep their masks on during interviews without asking the same of white politicians resurfaced on social media. eNCA responds: no malice intended on the same day and denied Dentlinger’s conduct was racially motivated.
It also defended her character, saying she is a seasoned journalist whose character had never been questioned. The broadcaster said Dentlinger was in a high-pressure environment and the online backlash was unfair and unfortunate.celebritiesMdoda said the station should not have defended Dentlinger while Nkayi said the interviews reflected “white supremacy.”
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