Dr. Pallo Jordan, Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Broadcasting, was dismissed from his cabinet post on 28 March 1996 after a series of conflicts with President Nelson Mandela and other senior African National Congress (ANC) members. Jordan was a strong opponent of state interference in the broadcasting services and regularly opposed Mandela and fellow cabinet […]
Dr. Pallo Jordan, Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and
Broadcasting, was dismissed from his cabinet post on 28 March
1996 after a series of conflicts with President Nelson Mandela
and other senior African National Congress (ANC) members. Jordan
was a strong opponent of state interference in the broadcasting
services and regularly opposed Mandela and fellow cabinet members
on issues involving civil rights and the government’s economic
and development strategies. In 1994, Jordan clashed with Deputy
President Thabo Mbeki over a one-hour programming slot that Mbeki
had requested for the government on the South African
Broadcasting Service (SABS).
Observers believe that Jordan is being used as an example for
other high-level officials to keep future criticism of Mandela
to a minimum and away from the public spotlight.
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