Johannesburg - The SABC's decision not to broadcast footage of people destroying public property during protests should not be seen as censorship, the ANC said on Saturday.

"What the SABC has done with its decision not to show footage or visuals of people destroying property has opened up a debate... [and] media houses must welcome that debate of what is the role of media in the context of nation building," national spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said.

"I don’t think we must look at it as censorship… we must not look at it negatively."