SABC board stripped of its powers

Feb 9, 2015

A secretive Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) signed by Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has the potential to strip the SABC board of its powers and fatally undermine its independence. This is according to a statement released by the DA over the weekend, where shadow Minister of Communications Gavin Davis warns that the MOI gives Minister Muthambi and chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng overall control of the SABC.

Carrim engages with SABC on ICT policy

Feb 28, 2014

Minister of Communications, Yunus Carrim, and Deputy Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, met with the SABC Board yesterday to discuss the National Integrated ICT Policy Review, South Africa Connect; the country’s Broadband Policy, Plan and Strategy; the SABC’s...

How SABC could have ensured the right skills

Feb 21, 2014

The results of an independent skills audit recently conducted at the SABC by PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed that almost two thirds (62%) of the public broadcaster’s employee files had qualifications that were either “not authentic” or...

New task team for SABC

Jul 31, 2013

Minister of Communications, Yunus Carrim, and Deputy Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, met with the SABC board and management yesterday to take forward the issues that were discussed at the 17 July 2013 meeting. “We have decided to set up a high-level team made up of...

Clarity sought on new SABC channel

Jul 30, 2013

The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC’s) decision to launch its 24-hour news channel on pay-TV MultiChoice’s platform needs clarity on its business case. This is according to the DA’s shadow minister of communications, who adds this is particularly...