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/ 14 January 2010
There are no divisions in the SABC board over the appointment of new group CEO Solly Mokoetle, chairperson Dr Ben Ngubane said on Wednesday.
An SABC contract dispute is threatening to black out South African television coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations, due to kick off on Sunday.
SABC board members have scorned reports suggesting there is a rift between the new board and the broadcaster’s new chief executive, Solly Mokoetle.
With just three days to go to the kick-off of the African Cup of Nations, it is unclear whether South Africans will be able to watch it on television.
The SABC’s interim board was well within its rights to appoint Solly Mokoetle as CEO, the office of Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda said.
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/ 18 December 2009
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) audited financial statements reflect a loss of R910-million for the 2008/09 financial year.
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/ 17 December 2009
The National Press Club is pleased with the new SABC board and hopes its new chairperson cleaned up the broadcaster, it said on Thursday.
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/ 17 November 2009
The SABC wanted ”issues of balance” addressed before agreeing to air a documentary on former president Thabo Mbeki and Aids deaths, it says.
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/ 4 November 2009
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) interim board is contesting a R1-billion contract, the SABC reported on Tuesday.
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/ 2 November 2009
SA is proposing a new 1% tax to boost the cash-strapped SABC instead of relying on licence revenues, it was reported on Monday.
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/ 31 October 2009
The SABC on Friday said the payment of television licenses remained in force, for now, as a new Bill seeking to abolish TV licences was published.
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/ 29 October 2009
The national Treasury has written to express reservations about providing the beleaguered SABC with a guarantee for R1,8-billion.
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/ 23 September 2009
Due to a lack of controls by the finance department at the SABC, its employees splurged millions this year on excessive petrol-card expenditure.
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/ 22 September 2009
The SABC board is considering taking criminal action against employees and former staff after a ”shocking” report on the broadcaster by the AG.
Producer Michael Lee has entered the fourth week of his hunger protest against the SABC, the South African Screen Federation said on Monday.
Television industry workers will protest this week against the SABC’s planned R500-million cut of local content budgets, said the TVIEC on Tuesday.
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 is to pay former group CEO Dali Mpofu R11-million to walk away from his job, SABC radio reported on Friday.
The Democratic Alliance on Thursday called for the public broadcaster to be privatised.
The SABC’s decision not to commission new local content to reduce costs will kill the television industry, affected parties said on Thursday.
Television-industry players are set to meet on Thursday about a decision by the debt-ridden SABC to put new content commissions on hold.
The Television Industry Emergency Coalition will meet on Thursday to discuss its concerns over the SABC’s financial crisis.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) raised its wage increase offer to employees to 10% on Friday, the broadcaster said.
There was a festive atmosphere at the SABC offices in Auckland Park on Thursday, where striking workers picketed along the sidewalk.
Political influence is tainting appointments to the SABC board, its former chairperson Kanyi Mkhonza said on Tuesday.
Strike action at both the SABC and Telkom has been brought forward, the Communication Workers’ Union said on Tuesday.
Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda has appointed 12 industry experts to investigate problems at the SABC, his office said on Tuesday.
The SABC interim board is examining the costs of each of the beleaguered broadcaster’s departments ”line by line”, its chairperson said on Tuesday.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s management body has two days to meet the 12, 2% salary increase demand by unions.
SABC workers on Monday rejected the latest wage offer made to them by the broadcaster, the Media Workers’ Association of South Africa said.
Axed SABC CEO Dali Mpofu is still looking for reinstatement — but neither the new acting SABC board nor the politicians want him.
Workers in various sectors downed tools this week to push for better pay and working conditions. <i>M&G</i> photographers followed the protest action.