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SABC

Facts give lie to claims of SABC incompetence
Analysis
/ 13 July 2012

Facts give lie to claims of SABC incompetence

It would seem that Roy Robins lacks a lot of information about the SABC, writes the SABC’s group communications manager, Kaizer Kganyago.

By Staff Reporter
Mafika Sihlali: A man ‘in a hurry’ to succeed
Article
/ 12 July 2012

Mafika Sihlali: A man ‘in a hurry’ to succeed

Despite the movement restrictions imposed by the fact he is out on bail, Mafika Sihlali is a hard man to find. Phillip de Wet reports.

By Phillip De Wet
The timid and ugly state of the SABC
Analysis
/ 28 June 2012

The timid and ugly state of the SABC

Despite having a new chief executive at the helm, the public broadcaster is clearly still in crisis mode, writes Roy Robins.

By Staff Reporter
Royalty payments lack a coda
Article
/ 21 June 2012

Royalty payments lack a coda

A court battle over the formula for payouts looms and musicians will have to wait for any money, writes Phillip de Wet.

By Phillip De Wet
Radio stations face R1bn royalties bill
Article
/ 14 June 2012

Radio stations face R1bn royalties bill

SA record companies are finally closing in on the hundreds of millions of rands they say local radio stations owe them, writes Phillip de Wet.

By Phillip De Wet
Isidingo in ashes as firefighters monitor studio cinders
Article
/ 14 June 2012

Isidingo in ashes as firefighters monitor studio cinders

Firefighters have been monitoring the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s studios in Auckland Park after a fire broke out on the set of Isidingo.

By Sapa
Rugby fans lose out on SABC’s new Test pattern
Article
/ 14 June 2012

Rugby fans lose out on SABC’s new Test pattern

Rugby fans without DStv won’t be able to watch the upcoming Tests between the Boks and England, but the SABC says it will air the matches on radio.

By Sapa
SABC refuses to air AfriForum video
Article
/ 4 June 2012

SABC refuses to air AfriForum video

SABC3 is refusing to air a video calling on South Africans to take a stand against certain ANC policy proposals, AfriForum has said.

By Sapa
Clash of the SABC titans hots up
Article
/ 31 May 2012

Clash of the SABC titans hots up

Disciplinary steps could be on the cards after SABC news chief Phil Molefe and his boss, Lulama Mokhobo, failed to see eye to eye.

By Glynnis Underhill
ANCYL, UDM denounce Molefe’s special leave
Article
/ 11 April 2012

ANCYL, UDM denounce Molefe’s special leave

The ANC Youth League has called SABC news head Phil Molefe’s special leave politically motivated, while the DA called for an inquiry into the matter.

By Deshnee Subramany
Little progress on AG’s SABC findings
Article
/ 6 March 2012

Little progress on AG’s SABC findings

The public broadcaster has largely ignored recommendations by the auditor general and this has been blamed on the fact that most executives have left.

By Stuart Graham
Former SABC legal chief on fraud rap
Article
/ 17 February 2012

Former SABC legal chief on fraud rap

Johannesburg advocate Mafika Sihlali will finally have his day in court for allegedly defrauding the SABC.

By Glynnis Underhill
Zuma, Lazarus Zim and the pricy New Age breakfast
Article
/ 4 November 2011

Zuma, Lazarus Zim and the pricy New Age breakfast

In what appears to be clear case of a conflict of interest, Telkom is sponsoring presidential breakfast briefings hosted by <i>The New Age</i>.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge and Andisiwe Makinana
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Article
/ 5 October 2011

Safa, SABC reach broadcast agreement

The SABC has agreed to pay R3-million in order to televise Saturday’s African Cup of Nations qualifier between Bafana Bafana and Sierra Leone.

By Sisa Majola
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Article
/ 23 September 2011

SABC drawn into NUM, Numsa feud

Tensions between Cosatu’s National Union of Mineworkers and the National Union of Metal Workers of SA have now spilled over to the SABC.

By Aphiwe Deklerk
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Article
/ 9 September 2011

Don’t blame the broadcasters

South Africans were justifiably angry — national broadcaster SABC failed to secure the rights for the match between Bafana Bafana and Niger.

By Thomas Kwenaite
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Article
/ 7 September 2011

‘SABC funding model needs urgent attention’

Acting group CEO Phil Molefe says the SABC is out of the woods after a two-year cash crisis, but the funding model needs urgent attention.

By Staff Reporter
Training wreck: SABC’s security ‘has let its guards down’
Article
/ 30 August 2011

Training wreck: SABC’s security ‘has let its guards down’

Security guards employed at the SABC say they were tricked into paying for their own training with promises of a pay rise that were never honoured.

By Glenda Daniels
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Article
/ 26 August 2011

Fixing the public broadcaster

The SOS — Support Public Broadcasting Coalition calls for action to revive the SABC.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 August 2011

SABC terminates agreement with media union

The SABC has terminated its agreement with the Media Workers’ Association of SA, for failing to comply with a clause in the agreement.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 July 2011

SABC sued for millions — again

The former acting chief executive of the SABC, Robin Nicholson, has issued a summons against the public broadcaster and is claiming R2.8-million.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 15 July 2011

Roy Padayachie: ‘Why I had to intervene’

Communications Minister Roy Padayachie tells the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> he was trying to give the SABC board a free hand.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Padayachie, Nicholson and the SABC
Videos
/ 14 July 2011

Padayachie, Nicholson and the SABC

Communications Minister Roy Padayachie talks us through his controversial intervention at the SABC in early July and the role of the public broadcaster in this country.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 12 July 2011

SABC, producers agree to work together

The SABC is committed to working with independent producers to develop stable employment opportunities in the industry, the state broadcaster says.

By Johannesburg
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Article
/ 8 July 2011

SABC to give 800 employees the boot

The embattled SABC will sack 800 staff over the next two years in order to improve the "efficiencies and effectiveness" of its new operating model.

By Zeenat Moorad
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Article
/ 8 July 2011

Crisis of SABC is crisis for SA

The laws governing the public broadcaster need urgent review because its failure is a loss for society, writes <b>Tawana Kupe</b>.

By Tawana Kupe
Meddling at SABC sparks outcry
Article
/ 8 July 2011

Meddling at SABC sparks outcry

Minutes of a shareholders’ meeting called by Roy Padayachie to amend the SABC’s articles of association back up charges of political interference.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 8 July 2011

Independence from vested interests is key

The public cannot be blamed for throwing up its hands in dismay as yet another SABC board member resigns.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 June 2011

SABC broadcasts BCCSA judgment vindicating M&G

SABC3 aired a summary of a harsh BCCSA ruling against it, in favour of the <i>M&G</i> and journalist Sam Sole, on prime-time news on Saturday evening.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 25 June 2011

SABC brought to heel: BCCSA ruling to air at 7pm tonight

The SABC’s board has ordered it to air a scathing ruling against the broadcaster, vindicating the <i>M&G</i> and journalist Sam Sole, tonight at 7pm.

By Staff Reporter
Three strikes, SABC may be out
Article
/ 24 June 2011

Three strikes, SABC may be out

The SABC has lost yet another round in its campaign to avoid airing a scathing ruling against it by the BCCSA.

By Matthew Burbidge
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Article
/ 17 June 2011

SABC’s obduracy hurts its editorial credibility

The refusal of the SABC to abide by a ruling of the BCCSA in favour of the <i>M&G</i> is unprecedented, says <b>Nic Dawes</b>.

By Nic Dawes Author
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