Is the SABC back to blacklisting press and commentators? That’s what South Africa’s media is wondering yet again after the SABC withdrew an invitation to commentator Eusebius McKaiser to appear on a talk show after a newspaper column of his was critical of ANC leaders. McKaiser said he was “uninvited”[…]
The Democratic Alliance on Friday filed papers in the South Gauteng High Court against the SABC over its coverage of the party’s federal congress in Port Elizabeth this weekend. “The DA alleged that the SABC withdrawal of its live coverage on public television is both contrary to the public interest[…]
SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago has told News24 he expects to see Hlaudi Motsoeneng back at work on Friday, despite the Western Cape High Court upholding its ruling that the SABC COO be suspended. “Yes, I expect him to see him at work,” Kganyago told News24 on Friday. “I don’t see[…]
The Western Cape High Court ruled on Thursday that SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng be suspended for 60 days pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing. Judge Ashton Schippers granted Motsoeneng leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, but his interim suspension must take place with immediate effective, the[…]
Troubled state institutions like Eskom, the NPA, and the SABC are receiving attention, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday. “The ANC noted with serious concern the developments in a number of institutions including Eskom, the SABC, the Hawks, the NPA and Ipid [Independent Police Investigative Directorate], among others,”[…]
Two more SABC board members were removed on Thursday, the public broadcaster said. “The SABC board of directors today [Thursday] convened a meeting to conclude the business of the special board meeting that was adjourned on March 12,” the broadcaster said in a statement. The meeting dealt the alleged fraudulent[…]
Four people have appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court in connection with the robbery of SABC journalists outside Milpark Hospital, The Star reported on Tuesday. Alfred Tlougameli, Clement Mncube, Pascal Junior, and Modin Modin appeared on charges of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and were expected to[…]
No arrests have been made yet following the mugging of SABC journalists outside Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on Wednesday morning. “The armed robbers accosted the crew and robbed them of their valuables, including laptops and cellular phones, outside the Milpark Hospital. The robbery was recorded on camera[…]
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the board of the SABC, she said on Wednesday. “…In terms of the signed Memorandum of Incorporation (MoI), the minister is the sole shareholder in the corporation acting on behalf of the South African government,” she said in a[…]
The lawyers of 16 actors who were axed from SABC1 soapie Generations, were expected to approach the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday. According to the City Press, the group want the newly launched version of the soapie, Generations The Legacy, to be taken off screens. The group allege that[…]
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