Axed SABC head of news Phathiswa Magopeni told parliament she was frogmarched out of the broadcaster’s buildings after her contract was terminated earlier this year. “Basically I was frogmarched out of the buildings. I was in the company…
SABC news employees at Auckland Park embarked on a go-slow, with some allegedly refusing to go on air as a heated meeting erupted over looming retrenchments on Tuesday. This followed an announcement by the public broadcaster that it would…
Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo believes the ANC is abusing its control of the state to unfairly benefit the party financially. Zondo made the observation on Tuesday at the state capture inquiry during the evidence of former Eskom…
State entities, including the SABC, Denel, Airports Company SA (Acsa) and the Post Office, have requested billions of rand in funding from the taxpayer to help them weather the coronavirus storm, says the National Treasury. In a…
The ministry of communications says that as the SABC’s sole shareholder, it has every right to order the public broadcaster’s board and management to suspend the planned retrenchment of workers. Deputy communications minister Pinky…
A war of words between DA interim leader John Steenhuisen and SABC anchorwoman Flo Letoaba has gone viral after she asked him “which South Africans” he speaks for. In the interview on Thursday‚ Letoaba questioned Steenhuisen about his…
The government is to give the cash-strapped SABC a R2.1bn bailout‚ but it is only part of what the public broadcaster was promised. Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams announced on Friday that the state would transfer R2.1bn…
The SABC confirmed on Monday that it would not be broadcasting the Rugby World Cup on television or radio. Citing high costs‚ spokeswoman Vuyo Mthembu said it was unable to reach a sub-licence agreement with SuperSport over the television…
The embattled SABC has terminated the contract of chief operating officer Chris Maroleng with immediate effect. In a short statement, the state broadcaster said: “The SABC board met on Tuesday April 23. After due consideration of the…
SABC group CEO Madoda Mxakwe has moved to reassure staff at the embattled broadcaster that they will be paid their salaries at the end of March. “We can confirm that end of March all SABC employees will receive their salaries,” he was…
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A woman was caught on camera making off with SABC camera equipment from inside the venue of the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on Monday. The public broadcaster confirmed the brazen daylight theft in a statement‚ saying it happened…
After days of speculation over the future of SABC employees‚ the broadcaster’s CEO has come out to say that the company is technically insolvent. Speaking at a media briefing the broadcaster’s CEO Madoda Mxakwe said: “We are technically…
SABC may retrench close to 1‚000 staff The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is to proceed with a Section 189 process and says it may retrench close to 1‚000 employees as part of the restructuring‚ which it estimates should…
The cash crunch at the SABC is affecting its payments to producers‚ service providers and creditors. SABC Television group executive Nomsa Philiso wrote a letter to producers and service providers on July 30‚ saying the public broadcaster…
