SECTOR 4 is a woman but it is well known that the male chief operations officer is in fact in charge. At middle-management (executive producer) level, there are more men than women. The managing editor of television news and current affairs is a woman, but she is described as having no real power and being in a window-dressing position. Out of eight executive producers for television current affairs, only three are women. There are many claims of nepotism around SABC appointments. “Men don’t understand issues of gender and they are not supportive of them. They are uncomfortable with issues of rape or sexual harassment, and don’t encourage us to pursue stories in this vein as they come from very patriarchal backgrounds.” Talk Radio 702 was criticised for still having mostly white male presenters. “Equal opportunities are about making opportunities available and also providing the necessary support and mentoring for these people. Sometimes the pressures of newsrooms mean that this support does not happen… It’s mostly nonsense what media houses promise to do with regard to equal opportunities. e.tv, for example, promised that 10% of its top management would be disabled, including the mentally disabled, but this has not happened.” Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 3.0 (2010: 2.8; 2008: n/a; 2006: n/a) Overall score for Sector 4: 3.3 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER SOUTH AFRICA 2013 71