President Jacob Zuma has not received a letter from the National Assembly requesting him to suspend SABC chairwoman Ellen Tshabalala, the Presidency said on Monday. “According to media reports the Portfolio Committee on Communications in the National Assembly has recommended that the Chairperson be suspended,” spokesman Mac Maharaj said in[…]
Firing of actors by employers paints an empty future for students who are pursuing drama after matric, the deputy minister of higher education and training said on Tuesday. “These developments paint a bleak future for students pursuing their studies in the creative and performing arts industry,” said Mduduzi Manana in[…]
The SABC and axed Generation actors will find a common solution leading to the actors returning to work, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Monday. “We are proud to announce that we have been able to open talks between the SABC and the actors after a difficult week[…]
There has been little co-operative governance so far in resolving conflict over Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng, the Western Cape High Court heard on Wednesday. “There has been an ostensible dragging of feet when it comes to compliance,” Madonsela’s lawyer Etienne Labuschagne said. “The facts[…]
A way to address the alleged irregular appointment of SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng was agreed upon on Wednesday, the public protector and communications minister said. “They acknowledged the fact that the matter under investigation is also under judicial scrutiny in the Western Cape Division of the High Court,” they said[…]
The DA’s application to have the appointment of SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng set aside is expected to continue in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the SABC board argued that the decision to appoint Motsoeneng on a permanent basis was rational. SABC board lawyer Ngwako[…]
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng must be suspended as soon as possible because he is a “toxic influence” who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, the DA argued in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. “We have seen what the eighth respondent [Motsoeneng] does when[…]
The DA’s application to have the appointment of SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng set aside is expected to be heard in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. In February, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released a report on Motsoeneng, while he was acting COO. She found his salary increased[…]
Producers of television soapie Generations have fired 16 actors who had embarked on a strike, the SABC said on Monday. “MMSV Productions, following consultation with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), have today terminated the contracts of the striking actors on the SABC1 soap drama, Generations,” spokesman Kaizer Kganyago said[…]
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has subpoenaed Communications Minister Faith Muthambi as part of her investigation into the permanent appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as SABC COO, her office said on Wednesday. “The public protector wrote to the minister last month requesting a meeting and the minister responded by saying that as[…]
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