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February 11 1990: Mandela’s media conquest

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Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was also South Africa’s first ‘media event’. And, despite the NP’s, and the SABC’s, attempt to control the narrative, the force of Madiba’s personality meant that he emerged as a celebrity
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Cosatu has a plan to save Eskom

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The union federation says urgent, bold action is needed to keep the state-owned utility (and South Africa) going
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Let’s go back to the NDP

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To improve the South African economy, we need to institute practical measures to effect change
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More Sisulu appointments queried

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The minister’s selection of an interim estate agency board was allegedly unlawful
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MultiChoice and SABC in cahoots over control mechanism

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Controversy over the set-top box, which has delayed the government’s rollout of digital television for 16 years, rages on at the Zondo commission
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Hlaudi put me flat on my back

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Tuesday. It’s mid-afternoon. A bolt of pain pierces my lower back and brings me instantly awake. I make it...
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Motsoeneng: ‘There was nothing wrong with warning SABC journos to adapt’

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The former SABC COO distanced himself from the decision to suspend the so-called SABC 8
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Cyril was ‘sabotaged’ in prime time address blunder — SABC

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The national broadcaster has “strong prima facie evidence” indicating that the broadcast of the incorrect clip was deliberate
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LIVESTREAM: Hlaudi Motsoeneng appears before state capture commission

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The former SABC chief of operations will give evidence at the Zondo commission on Tuesday
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Interference in SABC retrenchments was ‘improper’ — board chair

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SABC board chair Bongumusa Makhathini compared the frustrating of the SABC’s turnaround strategy to efforts to undermine its independence
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Sports broadcasting rights row still unresolved

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The SABC and MultiChoice finally reached an agreement, but the threat of future blackouts remains
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No evidence of ANC interference at SABC, inquiry says

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But the commission of inquiry finds ‘the spectre of the ANC hovered over the newsroom’
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Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was also South Africa’s first ‘media event’. And, despite the NP’s, and the SABC’s, attempt to control the narrative, the force of Madiba’s personality meant that he emerged as a celebrity

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