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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Dawie Roodt's proposals for replacing the TV licence

    Dawie Roodt's proposals for replacing the TV licence Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt believes there are two options for eliminating the TV licence without compromising the SABC's continued existence: full privatisation or funding from existing taxes. The Department of...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC wants South Africans to pay a new funding tax

    SABC wants South Africans to pay a new funding tax The deadline for finalising the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) new funding model has passed, and the public broadcaster's bigwigs want a household tax to replace the TV licence. BMI TechKnowledge was appointed to develop the...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC names and shames worst-performing TV channels and radio stations

    SABC names and shames worst-performing TV channels and radio stations Two of the SABC's three main free-to-air channels and eight radio stations are running at a loss, including once prominent platforms like 5FM, Radio 2000, and RSG. The public broadcaster shared these details during an...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC's poor management behind end of 7de Laan — report

    SABC's poor management behind end of 7de Laan — report The SABC was forced to axe the highly-popular Afrikaans TV soapie 7de Laan due to poor management and its ongoing financial crisis. That is according to feedback given to Sunday newspaper Rapport by an anonymous source. The paper describes...
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