Parliament, Wednesday, 21 October 2026 – The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, Ms Khusela Sangoni Diko, will this evening deliver the 16th Percy Qoboza Memorial Lecture.
The annual lecture is themed “Public Interest or Public Broadcaster: Can the SABC Survive Democracy?”, and is organised by the National Press Club, in partnership with the University of South Africa (UNISA) and the Qoboza Family.
It commemorates Black Wednesday, 19 October 1977, when the apartheid government banned black consciousness organisations, publications and individuals critical of the state, including Percy Qoboza, then editor of The World and Weekend World newspapers.
Details of the event:
Date: Today (Wednesday), 21 October 2026
Time: 18:00
Venue: Function Hall, 4th floor, Kgorong Building, Muckleneuk Campus, Preller Street, Muckleneuk Ridge, Pretoria.
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES
For media inquiries, please contact the committee’s media officer:
Name: Justice Molafo (Mr)
Parliamentary Communication Services
Cell: 081 424 7481
Email: jmolafo@parliament.gov.za
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