The SABC says it is not doing viewers a disservice by electing not to broadcast images of destruction by protesters in Tshwane. The public broadcaster has been flayed on social media over its coverage of the protests which saw at least 20 buses torched on Monday night and the violence[…]
The Independent Communications Authority of SA has given the SABC a two-day reprieve to respond to allegations of censorship levelled against it by lobby group Media Monitoring Africa. The lobby group wrote to Icasa in an attempt to force the public broadcaster to reverse its decision not to show footage[…]
Murder accused, Mark Warona Zinde, is expected to appear in the Brits Regional Court on Friday in connection with the murder of his mother, TV personality Hope Zinde. During his last appearance on Monday, the National Prosecuting Authority said he would now have a court application issued to assess his[…]
Former SABC TV and radio host Hope Zinde’s son was expected to appear in the Brits Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the murder of his mother. North West police confirmed that the 28-year-old would appear in court after the discovery on Saturday of his mother’s body in the[…]
Free speech groups and opposition parties have condemned the South African state broadcaster’s (SABC) decision to stop showing violent anti-government protests, claiming the move disregarded the right to dissent in the country. The SABC said on Thursday it will stop showing violent anti-government protests flaring up around the country, in[…]
That “continuing to promote” violent service delivery protests “might encourage other communities to do the same” is the reason the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will no longer show “footage of people burning public institutions”. The public broadcaster also made an “appeal to other South African broadcasters and the print[…]
Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi plans to appeal a court decision to have SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment declared unlawful and irrational. Western Cape High Court Judge Dennis Davis handed down judgment on the matter on Friday amid a legal challenge from opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA). The DA[…]
The SABC has charged its COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng with misconduct ahead of his disciplinary hearing at the end of the month, News24 can exclusively reveal on Friday. The charge sheet and hearing notice, which Motsoeneng signed on Monday, charged Motsoeneng with a number of acts of misconduct. News24 is in[…]
SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng believes a disciplinary hearing scheduled for the end of the month will exonerate him. “I have no doubt that I will be found not guilty of the charges that have been instituted against me,” he stated in an affidavit. The affidavit accompanied an application to the[…]
The bid to have the appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the SABC’s COO set aside will be heard in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. The broadcaster announced in July 2014 that Motsoeneng would be permanently appointed to the post of chief operations officer (COO). This was despite a[…]
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