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Muthambi opposes DA bid challenging SABC appointment
Article
/ 24 July 2014

Muthambi opposes DA bid challenging SABC appointment

Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has rejected the DA’s application to challenge SABC chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment.

By Sapa
Good-news SABC is bad news
Analysis
/ 24 July 2014

Good-news SABC is bad news

As under apartheid, the state broadcaster is still kowtowing to politicians it should be shunning.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma, are you sure we have enough inquiries on the go?
Article
/ 22 July 2014

Zuma, are you sure we have enough inquiries on the go?

Setting up a biased task team, investigation or inquiry does not equate with accountability.

By Verashni Pillay
Assault on democracy unites a nation
Analysis
/ 17 July 2014

Assault on democracy unites a nation

Universal outrage at the Motsoeneng saga should force this gross injustice to be amended.

By Tawana Kupe
MPs steer budget review into stormy Hlaudi territory
Article
/ 17 July 2014

MPs steer budget review into stormy Hlaudi territory

Opposition MPs pulled no punches while grilling the communications minister over her role in Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s plum SABC appointment.

By Andisiwe Makinana
CPJ reacts to Hlaudi’s ‘statements against media freedom’
Article
/ 15 July 2014

CPJ reacts to Hlaudi’s ‘statements against media freedom’

An international media rights body has criticised the SABC’s Hlaudi Motsoeneng for proposing licences for journalists and increased media regulation.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
Hey Hlaudi, let’s license lying SABC executives instead?
Article
/ 15 July 2014

Hey Hlaudi, let’s license lying SABC executives instead?

SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s proposal that journalists be licensed is a ploy to get us to accept dangerous threats to our democracy.

By Verashni Pillay
Motsoeneng’s ‘irrational’ SABC job: See you in court, says Zille
Article
/ 14 July 2014

Motsoeneng’s ‘irrational’ SABC job: See you in court, says Zille

The DA is to ask the high court to set aside Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s permanent posting as the SABC’s operations boss, the party’s leader says.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Communications minister to explain Motsoeneng appointment to parly
Article
/ 13 July 2014

Communications minister to explain Motsoeneng appointment to parly

Faith Muthambi will appear before a parliamentary committee to explain Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment as SABC COO.

By Sapa
Zuma played no role in SABC appointment, says presidency
Article
/ 12 July 2014

Zuma played no role in SABC appointment, says presidency

The presidency has released a statement denying that Jacob Zuma played any role in the controversial appointment of SABC’s Hlaudi Motsoeneng.

By Staff Reporter
Madonsela to probe Motsoeneng’s new SABC appointment
Article
/ 11 July 2014

Madonsela to probe Motsoeneng’s new SABC appointment

The public protector will investigate Hlaudi Motsoeneng after he was permanently appointed chief operations officer of the SABC.

By Sapa
Muthambi: Law firm report cleared way for Hlaudi appointment
Article
/ 10 July 2014

Muthambi: Law firm report cleared way for Hlaudi appointment

Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has said that Hlaudi Motsoeneng was appointed COO of SABC after a law firm report cleared him of wrongdoing.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s clout reaches the top
Article
/ 10 July 2014

Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s clout reaches the top

Cabinet has been told it will not discuss the appointment of President Jacob Zuma’s preferred candidate for SABC boss.

By Andisiwe Makinana and Matuma Letsoala
How Motsoeneng forced SABC to appoint him
Article
/ 9 July 2014

How Motsoeneng forced SABC to appoint him

Hlaudi Motsoeneng forced the public broadcaster’s hand into appointing him as the chief operations officer of the SABC on a permanent basis.

By Andisiwe Makinana
SABC’s Hlaudi Motsoeneng appointed permanently
Article
/ 9 July 2014

SABC’s Hlaudi Motsoeneng appointed permanently

Controversial acting SABC chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has been appointed permanently, the public broadcaster reported.

By Sapa
Muthambi’s plans spell turbulence ahead for SABC’s Motsoeneng
Article
/ 8 July 2014

Muthambi’s plans spell turbulence ahead for SABC’s Motsoeneng

The SABC’s acting chief operations officer may be in Faith Muthambi’s firing line as she attempts to deal with the "dysfunctional" broadcaster.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Media has destroyed my future marriage – Motsoeneng’s ‘bride’
Article
/ 22 June 2014

Media has destroyed my future marriage – Motsoeneng’s ‘bride’

A woman has dismissed reports that she was given to Hlaudi Motsoeneng as a “gift” and says the allegations have created rifts in her relationship.

By Thalia Holmes
Metro FM’s Eddie Zondi dies
Article
/ 16 June 2014

Metro FM’s Eddie Zondi dies

Popular radio Metro FM host, Eddie Zondi, has died reportedly from a heart attack at the age of 47.

By Sapa
SABC refuses to broadcast City Press ads – report
Article
/ 8 June 2014

SABC refuses to broadcast City Press ads – report

The national broadcaster has cancelled a series of City Press adverts, which refer to the Marikana massacre and the EFF, according to the newspaper.

By Sapa
SABC’s Motsoeneng denies DA ad was banned
Article
/ 30 April 2014

SABC’s Motsoeneng denies DA ad was banned

SABC acting COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng says the DA’s second election advert will be aired on May 1, despite the party claiming it had been banned.

By Glynnis Underhill
DA: SABC refuses to play ‘Ayisafani 2’ ad
Article
/ 30 April 2014

DA: SABC refuses to play ‘Ayisafani 2’ ad

Following the DA’s launch of its second "Ayisafani" TV advert, the party has accused the SABC of "political censorship" a week ahead of the elections.

By Sapa
Malema warns SABC’s Motsoeneng against ‘protecting Zuma’
Article
/ 29 April 2014

Malema warns SABC’s Motsoeneng against ‘protecting Zuma’

EFF leader Julius Malema has told SABC acting COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng to change his ways or risk being thrown out "like a used a condom" by Zuma.

By Staff Reporter
EFF marches on SABC over banned ad
Article
/ 29 April 2014

EFF marches on SABC over banned ad

Members of the EFF are marching in protest of Icasa’s ruling, which was in favour of the SABC’s decision not to flight the party’s election advert.

By Sapa
Mpofu: SABC is a slave to the ANC
Article
/ 26 April 2014

Mpofu: SABC is a slave to the ANC

EFF member, Dali Mpofu, has launched a scathing attack against the SABC during a hearing about the party’s election advert.

By Staff Reporter
Icasa to hear SAPS complaint against DA advert
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Icasa to hear SAPS complaint against DA advert

In a complaint to Icasa, the SAPS says the "Ayisafani" advert "would incite violence against the police", according to the authority’s spokesperson.

By Sapa
SABC denies banning EFF ad, says it was rejected
Article
/ 22 April 2014

SABC denies banning EFF ad, says it was rejected

The SABC says it has not banned the advert of the Economic Freedom Fighters but rejected it because it "incited violence".

By Genevieve Quintal
Icasa committee orders SABC to air DA adverts
Article
/ 16 April 2014

Icasa committee orders SABC to air DA adverts

Icasa’s Complaints and Compliance Committee has ordered that the SABC air the Democratic Alliance’s six adverts with immediate effect.

By Mpho Raborife
DA’s Icasa advert hearing adjourned for SABC response
Article
/ 16 April 2014

DA’s Icasa advert hearing adjourned for SABC response

A hearing on the DA’s ad complaint against the SABC has been adjourned following the broadcaster’s request.

By Mpho Raborife
Hlaudi reins in SABC’s leak brigade
Article
/ 16 April 2014

Hlaudi reins in SABC’s leak brigade

The broadcaster’s acting boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng is said to have thrown all the toys out of his temporary cot.

By Glynnis Underhill
SABC political bias will backfire
Article
/ 16 April 2014

SABC political bias will backfire

Those on the SABC’s board and in management don’t see their role as a buffer between politicians and journalists but as cheerleaders of the ANC.

By Editorial
DA to take Icasa to court over SABC ad complaint delay
Article
/ 15 April 2014

DA to take Icasa to court over SABC ad complaint delay

The DA says it will take the communications watchdog to a high court to decide on its complaint against the SABC’s decision to pull its election ad.

By Sapa
R2K, SOS write to SABC board over national key point ‘threat’
Article
/ 14 April 2014

R2K, SOS write to SABC board over national key point ‘threat’

R2K and SOS have written to SABC board chair Zandile Tshabalala to ask her whether she invoked the National Key Points Act as a warning to staff.

By Glynnis Underhill
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