{"id":2762,"date":"2022-03-10T00:14:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T00:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=2762"},"modified":"2022-03-10T00:14:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T00:14:07","slug":"anc-condemns-multichoice-for-pulling-plug-on-russia-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2022\/03\/10\/anc-condemns-multichoice-for-pulling-plug-on-russia-today\/","title":{"rendered":"ANC condemns MultiChoice for pulling plug on Russia Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The party joined the SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu), Cope, EFF, and other political parties who demanded MultiChoice to reconsider its censorship decision and immediately reinstate RT.<\/p>\n<p>The ANC said on Saturday it notes the draconian decision by the European Union (EU) to impose sanctions on Russia and its entities, including global media organisations, following the escalation of hostilities between Ukraine and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The ANC 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