Zim Prisons Documentary ‘Hell Hole’ wins award for SABC

SABC’s Special Assignment scoops Amnesty International award

April 21 2010, 6:40:00
The SABC’s investigative news programme, Special Assignment, has won the coveted Amnesty International Award for Human Rights. It was presented at the Commonwealth Broadcasters’ Association (CBA) Awards in Johannesburg last night.

The winning Special Assignment documentary titled ‘Hell Hole’, is about prison conditions in Zimbabwe. The documentary was co-produced by Johann Abrahams and Godknows Nare. The award was described by SABC’s acting  Head of News Phil Molefe as a golden feather in the investigative cap of SABC News.

Molefe was himself honoured for having served the public broadcaster, the CBA as well as the principles of public service broadcasting. The five-day CBA general conference heard yesterday that hundreds of journalists are  killed or come under attack around the world every year, simply for doing their jobs, and that many  others face threats and intimidation.