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/ 22 October 2010
<strong>Richard Calland</strong> says: "Something potentially very remarkable, and very significant, is happening to civil society in South Africa"
The salaries of state-owned enterprise board members, like the SABC, is to be reviewed, Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda has said.
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/ 15 October 2010
Not guilty, yet guilty verdict for SABC’s Robin Nicholson.
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/ 15 October 2010
Yet another person resigns from the beleaguered SABC board.
SABC chairperson defends his defiance of a ‘dysfunctional’ board.
The Icasa Amendment Bill is an attempt by the department of communications to bring Icasa directly under its control, says <b>Kate Skinner</b>.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation on Sunday denied reports that it has banned television and radio coverage of former president Thabo Mbeki.
The appointment of Phil Molefe as the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) head of news was unlawful, the public broadcaster’s board said.
A hint of anarchy would have served the theme of the Safta Awards well — after all, that too is part of the South African story.
The SABC’s interim board was well within its rights to appoint Solly Mokoetle as CEO, the office of Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda said.
The new SABC board would challenge the appointment of former Telkom Media chief content officer Solly Mokoetle as its group chief executive.
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/ 18 December 2009
The SABC’s status as a going concern was perilously at risk before government came to its rescue, Irene Charnley has revealed.
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/ 18 December 2009
Solly Mokoetle comes from a corporate disaster zone. Just the right man for the public broadcaster, say some
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/ 16 December 2009
Solly Mokoetle on Wednesday expressed concern over the company’s readiness regarding broadcasting requirements for next year’s Fifa World Cup.
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/ 16 December 2009
The SABC has appointed former Telkom Media chief content officer Solly Mokoetle as its group chief executive officer, the broadcaster said on Tuesday.
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/ 26 November 2009
The SOS coalition on Thursday welcomed government guarantees given to the SABC.
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/ 20 November 2009
The SABC is confident it will receive the R1,4-billion lifeline it has requested from the treasury.
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/ 12 November 2009
There’s a lot more in the government’s new Bill on broadcasting than whether a tax will replace the TV license.
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/ 6 November 2009
The new Public Service Broadcasting Bill calls for fundamental changes to the broadcasting landscape, but there are calls for it to be reviewed.
The cash-strapped SABC has negotiated a “corporate spring offer” from Mercedes-Benz, which it has circulated to all SABC personnel.
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/ 1 September 2009
Anyone unfortunate enough to have SABC1, 2 or 3, will know the pickings are slim. But on Monday they hit their all time thinnest.
SABC management recently recommended to the broadcaster’s interim board that the channel either be scaled down or closed.
A group of actors, producers and directors demonstrated on Thursday against the SABC’s planned R500-million cut of local content.
Yet another SABC executive has left the broadcaster, after allegedly being subjected to "continual plotting and harrassment".
Cope said it regarded the SABC’s R11-million payout to former group CEO Dali Mpofu as an insult to the public broadcaster’s employees.
The SABC’s head of strategy faces allegations that his private interests conflict with his role at the public broadcaster.
There is now an opportunity to start afresh. The lessons of recent history are all too clear, if only those who control the process are prepared to learn.
The brilliance of a politician can often be measured by timing. In Trevor Manuel’s case he has passed the ball to Gordhan at the right time for him.
The SABC was heading for ”financial doldrums” by 2008, a former board member told Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications.
The SABC R2-billion bailout should be withheld until its board is replaced, the YCL said at a protest against the broadcaster on Thursday.
”President Jacob Zuma” and opposition leader ”Helen Zille” put aside their differences to take part in Thursday’s protest march against the SABC.
The SABC Crisis Coalition on Wednesday threatened a consumer-driven ”blackout” if it was not paid all the money it was owed.