Radio has adapted to the times and, a century in, is going strong and changing lives in South Africa
Decisions about what music to ban at the SABC were inconsistent, and – what’s worse – random
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Researcher delves into SABC censors’ logic – and lack thereof – during apartheid
The corporatisation of SOEs has disempowered the South African public and benefited corporate power and private finance
Among state-owned entities, the beleaguered power utility is far and away the biggest risk to the public purse
It highlights that changes need to be made in their operation, experts say
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Subscription streaming services have become giants. Some will be lifted onto their shoulders and some will be crushed under their weight
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Nada Wotshela is to take up the reins at the broadcaster as acting group chief executive
Having struggled to keep up with changing markets, the two entities under the department of communications are in states of financial disrepair
The SABC, ZNBC and the Mail & Guardian celebrate World Radio Day
This year’s theme, “Radio and Peace”, will showcase radio’s role in providing news and entertainment to populations even in difficult situations
Crime in South Africa has not spared journalists and their equipment, the South African National Editors’ Forum says.
Solar alternatives are the quickest alternative and with banks on board, people, institutions and businesses can ensure we are no longer left in the dark
Part four of the report will be handed to the president soon but, in court papers, Zondo said he needed six more weeks to deliver the last instalment
PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well
Listeners want Hawks to probe the public broadcaster for quashing coverage of the Venda king’s role in the cash scandal
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If South Africa is moving from being a dominant-party system to a more vibrant, multiparty democracy, as these elections indicate, then coalitions are going to have to become the norm
As the three big parties make their last attempts to woo voters in this year’s local government elections, we look back at the promises in their manifestos
The nascent Setsoto Service Delivery Forum is confident it can remove the ‘failing ANC’ in the chronically mismanaged Free State municipality
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Veteran broadcaster Noxolo Grootboom talks to Denvor de Wee about her childhood in the rural Eastern Cape, the day her neighbour Chris Hani was murdered and the secret to her ageless beauty
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The local music industry can’t place the blame for its current state solely on the Covid-19 pandemic; it’s been in a mess for a while
Siya is an immeasurable loss to South Africa’s media landscape, but he will be best remembered for his countless acts of kindness
Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year
Almost R50-million of taxpayers’ money has been invested but the station is yet to broadcast a single show
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The SABC is simply too important to South Africa’s democracy for it to be gutted: we cannot allow it to die
Three unions say the selection process for workers to be sacked was “flawed” and question why the cash-strapped public broadcaster hired an external marketing agency
At a portfolio committee meeting on Tuesday, developing a sustainable funding model for the SABC was top of the agenda
Education in South Africa is dismally unequal, and Covid-19 has exacerbated the crisis. Investment in infrastructure is crucial
After six bumpy years the communications ministry is determined the project will be completed by March 22
There’s a reason those in power seek to limit journalists’ freedoms: our stories shine a light on their wrongdoing. However, we must also speak up when the wrongdoing is inside our own camp
UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng talks to Nicolene de Wee about transformation, the bullying claims against her, and her passion for music
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As well as the retrenchments, the financially burdened public broadcaster is also considering cutting leave days from 35 to 28 and freezing salary increases for three years