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Angola suspends 3 TV channels for alleged improper registration
By Committee to Protect Journalists - Africa LISTEN
MAY 14, 2021
Nuno Albino, Angola’s secretary of state for media, is seen in an interview on state broadcaster Televisão Pública de Angola, discussing the country s suspension of three TV channels for alleged registration issues. (Photo: TPA/YouTube)
New York, May 14, 2021 Angola’s government should allow the television channels Record TV Africa, Vida TV, and Zap Viva to return to the airwaves, and should stop harassing media outlets critical of the government, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
On April 19, the Ministry of Telecommunications Technologies and Media (MINTTICS) ordered all three of the country’s TV operators DSTV Angola, TV Cabo, and ZAP TV to cease airing content from Record TV Africa, Vida TV, and Zap Viva, according to a statement by the ministry, which CPJ reviewed, andmediareports.
SA can learn about holding politicians accountable from Angola
By Opinion
By Douglas Gibson
Angola can show South Africa a thing or two when it comes to holding politicians to account.
The 38-year-long presidency of Jose Eduardo dos Santos led to some of his children becoming exceedingly wealthy. The former president lives in exile in Spain. His daughter, Isabel, was often described as the “richest woman in Africa”. A large portion of her assets was confiscated and it seems she has by no means finished with corruption trials from her home in exile.
Her brother, Jose Filomeno “Zenu” dos Santos, was sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment for fraud, money laundering and influence peddling.
Former Angolan minister Manuel Rabelais was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison on corruption charges, becoming the second ex-minister put behind bars since Joao Lourenço took power in 2017.
The Angolan president succeeded Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who had held onto power for 38 years. Shortly after his election, Lourenço launched a massive anti-corruption campaign against those close to his predecessor, including his children.
President Dos Santos had appointed close friends and family members to key positions during his corruption-ridden reign.
Manuel Rabelais, a former communications minister under the previous regime, was arrested in October 2020 and convicted by the Luanda Supreme Court of money laundering and misappropriation of public funds.
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