 In 2006, Perlman caused a storm of controversy through an on-air whistle-blowing incident in which he revealed political censorship at the national broadcaster.In the live broadcast, Perlman contradicted SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago's denial that the SABC had an editorial blacklist of commentators critical of the South African government or president.He later said that this followed intensive internal discussions over 3 months with concerned SABC staffers, and that others had also taken a stand.