Majozi: Solution to SABCâs turmoil clear â privatisation (Eskom, SAA incl.)
The SABC crisis swings in roundabouts. The Institute of Race Relations’ Phumlani Majozi says the solution is clear as daylight, just privatise the corporation.
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ANC’s surprise attack on SABC censorship – proving exceptions are the rule.
The ANC’s Jackson Mthembu said the SABC was practicing censorship by not broadcasting images of violent anti-state protests.
SABC acting CEO Jimi Matthews quits â citing recent âHlaudiâ changes as wrong
Acting CEO Jimi Matthews has resigned from the SABC, saying recent changes at the broadcaster are âwrongâ and he has compromised his values under the current leadership.
Ed Herbst: Censorship roots. SABC’s ‘Eureka Moment’ – the Arms Deal
Retired journalist Ed Herbst winds back the clock and suggests the censorship roots at the SABC go back to 2003 and the arms deal.
SABC confirms status as Govt’s propaganda machine, not public broadcaster
The SABCâs decision to stop broadcasting images of violent protests smacks of autocracy and is deeply patronising, says Cosatu.
Mugabe: Reporters ‘stuck in a rut’ must write positive stories, like football
African journalists are “stuck in a rut” of writing negative stories and should concentrate on positive things like football, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is reported to have said.
State-owned Merry-Go-Round: SABC suspends CEO Matlala, 4 months in
The SABC on Wednesday announced the suspension of its Group CEO Frans Matlala, four months after he was appointed.
China executes two cult members for McDonald’s murder
China on Monday executed two members of a banned religious cult, a father and his daughter, for murdering a woman in a McDonald’s restaurant after she rebuffed an apparent recruitment attempt by the group, state media said.
Mugabe reshuffles cabinet
President Robert Mugabe began a widely-anticipated reshuffle of his cabinet on Tuesday, sacking a minister and his deputy, state media said
Mercedes latest target in China anti-monopoly probe
Shanghai, China | AFP China has accused Mercedes-Benz, a unit of German car giant Daimler, of price-fixing, state media reported, amid an anti-monopoly investigation into foreign carmakers. Pricing authorities in the eastern province of Jiangsu have collected evidence that Mercedes-Benz controlled prices of its spare parts and maintenance services, the official Xinhua news agency reported … Read more