Ramaphosa Spokesman Rejects Nigerian Mission’s Claim of Intervention in SABC Dispute

A public dispute has erupted between South Africa’s presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, and Nigeria’s High Commission over the omission of Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode’s speech from a live broadcast of a diplomatic ceremony in Pretoria. Fani-Kayode said the livestream stopped when it was Nigeria’s turn to speak and later resumed. He also said President Cyril Ramaphosa intervened after he raised the issue. The Nigerian High Commission defended the ambassador and said Ramaphosa had helped resolve the matter. Magwenya denied that the President or the Presidency intervened, saying the South African Broadcasting Corporation is independent. The Presidency later released the full ceremony video, including Fani-Kayode’s speech.

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