South Africa: SABC apologises to the public

The SABC has apologised for not showing Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka being booed at a rally in Utrecht in KwaZulu-Natal on Women's Day, reports South Africa's Sunday Times newspaper. "The SABC apologises unreservedly to the public for not airing the footage," the public broadcaster said. The SABC "further wishes to assure viewers that its editorial autonomy and integrity does not prevent it from airing negative footage even when it involves senior government officials," it said in a statement.