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Media group accused of being racially biased

According to news24.com, the Movement for Transformation in Media in SA (MTMSA) wants Times Media Group to be transformed, and the PP is to release her report on the SABC on Monday.

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(Image extracted from the Sunday Times website)

(Image extracted from the Sunday Times website)

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news24.com: Media body calls for Times Media probe
The Movement for Transformation in Media in SA (MTMSA) called for a probe on Monday into the transformation of Times Media Group (TMG), publisher of Sunday Times and The Times.
Also see Mail & Guardian: Mail & Guardian's report on this call for transformation in the TMG.
Polity.org.za: Public Protector to release investigation report on SABC.

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