With uncertainty over whether the SABC will be granted a government bailout, there are now fears that the broadcaster could be forced off air. Things are looking grim as far as the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is concerned, with fears that the national broadcaster is heading to a complete blackout. Long-standing financial strife in..
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SABC financial crisis: National broadcaster faces total blackout
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Cash-strapped SABC to receive yet another government bailout – The National Treasury, has, once again, been persuaded to open its coffers up to the embattled broadcaster
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will receive a much-needed government bailout, after failing to improve its financial position in 2019. Government, by way of the National Treasury, has, once again, been persuaded to open its coffers up to the embattled broadcaster. Telecommunications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams confirmed that the finance minister was expected to finalise..
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DA wants #StateCaptureInquiry on more SABC platforms
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Johannesburg – The Democratic Alliance has asked SABC board chairperson Bongumusa Makhathini to request that the public broadcaster flights the Zondo Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture on its terrestrial platforms, including television and radio, the DA said on Sunday.
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Is that so? – South Africans not paying TV licenses blamed for collapsing the SABC
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According to Deputy Communications Minister Pinky Kekana, an SABC TV license is great value for money. Deputy Communications Minister Pinky Kekana has called on South Africans to pay their TV licenses in order to save the SABC from complete financial collapse. Kekana made her impassioned plea before Parliament’s communications committee on Tuesday. The Deputy Minister..
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SABC nearing bankruptcy yet executives pocket R45 million in paychecks
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In times of dire financial distress, the spotlight falls on the SABC’s exorbitant executive salaries. The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is struggling to stay afloat, yet executives are still being paid millions. Usually, when a company is struggling to make ends meet, salaries are often the first expenses closely examined and adjusted accordingly. But..
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MOTSOENENG SAYS NO ONE HAS CHANGED THE SABC LIKE HE HAS – just costing the SABC a small amount of R200 million
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Former South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng has told congregants at a church in Mpumalanga that no one has changed the SABC like he has. Motsoeneng was speaking at Bishop Dununu Ministries in Witbank as part of the youth month service. This is his first public appearance since he was dismissed from the..
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