Manto’s Death: Shocking e-tv Reporting
I don’t know why I was shocked at the way E-tv reported on former Minister of Health’s Manto Tshabalala Msimang’s death yesterday.
They had a few minutes of heavy criticism for a woman who had just died.
Yes, the Health Minister was particularly bad and her legacy, especially her HIV/AIDS policies and stance, will not be a good one.
However on the day of her death, could E-tv not have kept their hatchet job until she was at least buried?
History will judge her anyway…a week won’t make us forget.
She was a family person – mother, grandmother – and a doctor though. A freedom fighter.
She probably had friends and people who loved her.
Even the Action Treatment Campaign and the DA (who hardly have anything nice to say) have passed on condolences to her family, choosing not to comment on her policies.
As for Gareth Cliff’s criticism of the former Minister…I enjoy his breakfast show, but his opinion is just that. It has as much weight as yours or mine.
Fortunately I did not tune into 5fm this morning.
E-tv (I don’t watch SABC News) has a broader responsibility as a national news broadcaster.
Sometimes, especially when someone died a few hours before, it’s better to say nothing at all if you dont have anything good to say, E-tv.
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