Why South African TV dropped Mbeki documentary

South Africa's public broadcaster has defended its controversial withdrawal of a documentary on the president, Thabo Mbeki, in a full-page newspaper advert. "At no stage was any pressure, political or otherwise, exerted on our editorial or legal staff," read the advert, which ran in the Saturday Star and was signed by SABC group chief executive officer Dali Mpofu. In a lengthy explanation, he detailed a range of legal objections to the defamatory nature of the documentary. (Via IOL: Top Stories)