The SABC’s head of news, Phil Molefe, has broken his silence to defend himself against accusations that he kicked off 2011 by purging staff.
Embattled former SABC CEO Solly Mokoetle on Thursday denied a settlement of R30-million following his resignation.
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/ 20 January 2011
There was a lot of excitement in the tech press last week when it emerged that, the Cabinet had finally chosen a standard for digital terrestrial TV.
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) group CEO Solly Mokoetle has resigned with immediate effect.
Safa has accused the SABC of "showing no respect for the Bafana Bafana brand" by giving preference to coverage of cricket.
Communications Minister Roy Padayachie has withdrawn the draft Public Service Broadcasting Bill pending further consultation.
Icasa told Siphiwe Nyanda that it does not consider it viable to abolish licence fees and fund the SABC using personal income tax.
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/ 18 November 2010
Imagine a forum on agriculture without the farmers present. The same logic applies to a bunch of people discussing a new law for the SABC.
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/ 5 November 2010
Phil Molefe, the SABC’s head of news, apparently did not inform his senior editorial staff that he was preparing a news item about Robert Gumede.
Three SABC board members rounded on chairperson Ben Ngubane at a heated meeting this week.
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/ 22 October 2010
Former SABC public broadcasting division chief Lulama Mokhobo is emerging strongly as government’s candidate to succeed acting CEO Robin Nicholson.
The resignation of well-respected SABC board deputy chairperson Felleng Sekha could signal a domino effect across the board.
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/ 15 September 2010
The SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) and Parliament agreed on Tuesday to have hearings on the SABC heard publicly.
The SABC has denied mentioning President Jacob Zuma in a news item about ANC Youth League president Julius Malema espousing monogamy.
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/ 7 September 2010
The SABC board has announced the appointment of Phil Molefe as group executive for news and current affairs, its website said on Tuesday.
SABC staff were allegedly told to delete the story about the board’s opposition to Phil Molefe’s appointment as head of SABC news.
SABC CEO Solly Mokoetle intends to challenge his suspension by the public broadcaster’s board and any disciplinary action that may follow.
The SABC board has taken over responsibility for drafting a turnaround plan for the ailing public broadcaster.
The SABC board has moved to suspend CEO Solly Mokoetle, it emerged on Tuesday.
A court has ordered that Parliament’s communications portfolio committee may not proceed with Tuesday’s closed meeting on the SABC board.
A briefing by the SABC board to Parliament on Tuesday will take place behind closed doors, a spokesperson for the legislature said.
Ben Ngubane, the SABC board chair, is girding his loins for a showdown in Parliament, convinced that board members are trying to have him sacked.
The ANC on Monday again denied instructing the SABC not to interview former president Thabo Mbeki.
Head of SABC radio news Mapule Mbhalati was told by SABC news head Phil Molefe to stop running bulletins about his appointment, sources said.
The SABC board must take urgent action against the recent appointment of Phil Molefe as head of news, the SOS Campaign said on Thursday.
Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda will meet the SABC board soon about the recent appointment of Phil Molefe as head of news, a spokesperson said.
SABC CEO Solly Mokoetle has announced that Phil Molefe is the public broadcaster’s new head of news, despite the board opposing the appointment.
The four candidates on the SABC’s shortlist for head of news still had to be evaluated when the announcement came that Phil Molefe had been appointed.
Questions have been raised about SABC chairperson Ben Ngubane’s role in lobbying for the adoption of Japanese digital broadcasting technology.
The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) on Tuesday demanded the immediate reinstatement of suspended SABC3 news anchor Mahendra Raghunath.
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/ 15 January 2010
The SABC’s new CEO, Solly Mokoetle, went through torment at the public broadcaster because of what he describes as a "shabby" 2005 audit report.
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/ 14 January 2010
The Democratic Alliance on Thursday called on the new SABC board to appoint a politically impartial head of news.