Radio stations and communication infrastructure destroyed by protestors
Icasa further received reports of vandalism of communications infrastructure, including 113 network towers in some parts of the country.
"Such wanton destruction of the broadcasting infrastructure and facilities represents a direct attack on the constitutional right of individuals and communities to access news and information that is accurate, unbiased and up-to-date about the current crisis. The authority accordingly condemns such criminal behaviour in the strongest of terms," Icasa said.
BREAKING: Our studios have been destroyed and state of the art equipment worth millions of Rand stolen ��. We are currently off air #AlexFM pic.twitter.com/GfPDftjwga
— Alex FM Radio 891 (@AlexFMRadio891) July 13, 2021
Dr Modimoeng further states that Icasa has written to the National Joints Operations and Intelligence Services (NatJoints) to prioritise the safeguarding and protection of this critical telecommunications infrastructure.
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