This blacklist included prominent analysts Karima Brown, Aubrey Matshiqi, William Gumede, Paula Slier, Sipho Seepe, Moeletsi Mbeki, Elinor Sisulu, and Trevor Ncube.
[10][11] Perlman's resignation announcement came at the same time as his co-host Nikiwe Bikitsha's departure from the SABC to take up a post with CNBC Africa.
The Mail & Guardian reported on 3 February that the final straw for Perlman was that the station bosses excluded him from discussions about Bikitsha's successor, although he had always previously been included in decisions on who would be his co-anchor.
[12] The Star pointed to several other prominent resignations, speculating that this indicated a purge of news staff who had appeared before the commission and given evidence criticising the blacklisting policy.
The Media Monitoring Project included Perlman's reinstatement in its wishlist for Thabo Mbeki's state of the nation address on 9 February.
[20] COSATU took out a full-page advert in the Mail & Guardian on 2 March, coinciding with Perlman's last day on air, paying tribute to him as "an excellent and patriotic journalist".
Maggs has subsequently left Safm to join E-sat South Africa's 24-hour news channel and has been replaced by Tim Modise.