Union strikes back at SABC’s retrenchment plans
The SABC is dealing with backlash from unionised workers who are striking against the planned retrenchment of 400 workers.
The SABC is dealing with backlash from unionised workers who are striking against the planned retrenchment of 400 workers.
The SA government wants to dictate the content of streaming platforms. Soon 30% of your online viewing might have to be locally produced.
Without any money the SABC would cease devouring itself, at the time a spectacle far more entertaining than the stuff it produced.
A storm has erupted around a front page Sunday Times report that SABC’s directors resolved to approach the State Security Agency to help address “leaking” of board minutes.
South Africa’s embattled public broadcaster is to receive R2.1bn on October 7 as part of an initial tranche of a R3.2bn bailout from the government.
In this telling argument in favour of overhaul and enhanced funding of the SABC, media boffin, Musawenkosi Ndlovu, reminds us of what a crucial position in the media firmament an independent public broadcaster occupies.
Admittedly, as much as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Showmax offer value, there’s just no replacement for the live sport that MultiChoice offers.
The SABC has a long history of being “His Master’s Voice” and has been exposed to the whims of governments since its inception.
The Acting Chief Operating Officer at the SABC, Chris van Rooyen says the fate of the public broadcaster now lies in the hands of the banking sector.
And SOE it goes: As turnaround plans stumble, SABC is the latest entity to face financial point of no return.