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The organisation has called for the immediate removal of the clause.
"Extremely concerning" and "illegal" were the words which the SA National Editors' Forum (Sanef) used the describe reports of communication interception and staff surveillance at the SABC.
Following reports that employees' contracts contained a clause that allowed the broadcaster to monitor their communication, the forum said the practice should be "condemned in the strongest terms because it disregarded employees' rights".
"As Sanef, we share the concern of newsroom staff members who say they are now inhibited from pursuing and producing content. There is no newsroom or media employer who would ever like to see confidential and sensitive information from sources exposed, as this would result in a complete breakdown of trust between the journalist and source," the organisation said in a statement.