The country's constitution guarantees that every citizen is equal before the law. It also guarantees that a person is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Where am I going with this? Supersport, the major sports television channel seems to be applying different rules for its different presenters.
Joost van der Westhuizen, has been suspended by the TV station because of video that has been in the public domain for some time. In the video, Joost is shown in compromising situations. The station felt he might bring channel into disrepute.
Marc Batchelor, a soccer analyst at Supersport, was suspended because he was charged with assault. Another soccer analyst, Kenny Niemach, was also suspended because of fraud related charges levelled against him. I might also add former Kaizer Chiefs midfield genius, Shakes Kungwane, who was also suspended by the the TV station, because of credit card related charges.
Here is where I am going with this. Doctor Khumalo, another soccer analyst and former Bafana Bafana midfielder, is currently attending court cases, where his car collided with a minibus taxi and a few passengers were injured. This accident happened in 2007. He was allegedly under the influence of alcohol during this accident . But the man is still scheduled by the TV station. He is still on air. One would have thought that the TV station would have applied the same principle to all its sports presenters. But alas, some are more equal than others.
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The principle of equality can be mysterious at times. Indeed some people are more equal than others!
ReplyDeleteI am sure Multichoice has an answer - however complicated. I do think though that he should have been taken off unless of course they think they will offend black people...which is even more patronising
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