Taking to social media, SADTU demanded that the channel should be reinstated with immediate effect. The union warned that it would institute a boycott unless this demand is met. “SADTU – the biggest union in the public service sector with close to 270 000 members is calling on MultiChoice to reinstate RT (Channel 407) with immediate effect or face boycott.” The union insisted that South Africa isn’t a ‘banana republic’ and slammed the move as an insult to ‘media freedom’. “Blocking RT on MultiChoice’s DStv is an insult to media freedom and freedom of expression in South Africa. Our country is …

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