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    eMedia remains South Africa's top broadcaster

    eMedia remains South Africa's top broadcaster eMedia Group recently revealed it maintained its position as the largest prime-time broadcaster in South Africa in the year ended 31 March 2026. The broadcaster reported a 32.2% share of the most commercially valuable viewing time for advertising...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC getting rid of TV licences

    SABC getting rid of TV licences The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) wants to do away with its TV licence funding model amid high levels of non-payment, contributing to its financial challenges. Discussions are ongoing between the broadcaster and the Department of Communications...
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    Sentech receives R700 million taxpayer bailout

    Sentech receives R700 million taxpayer bailout South Africa's National Treasury allocated R700 million to signal distributor Sentech in the 2026 budget without reviewing the entity's business model, governance structure, or long-term financial sustainability. This was acknowledged by the...
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    SABC+ crashed after a last-minute update forced all users to sign in again

    SABC+ crashed after a last-minute update forced all users to sign in again The SABC+ streaming platform experienced an outage on Thursday evening, shortly before the highly anticipated FIFA World Cup 2026 kick-off, due to a surge in simultaneous login attempts. "A content encryption update had...
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    Embattled SABC allocated R234 million budget amid TV Licence failure

    Embattled SABC allocated R234 million budget amid TV Licence failure The Minister of Communications and Digital Technology, Solly Malatsi, allocated R234 million to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in his budget vote speech on Tuesday. It was the latest bailout for the...
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    SABC isn't getting enough public funding — Clayton Monyela

    SABC isn't getting enough public funding — Clayton Monyela Clayson Monyela, Deputy Director-General for Public Diplomacy at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, said South Africa's public broadcaster should get more public funding. In a post on Twitter/X, Monyela said the...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Community TV channels demand DStv carry them

    Community TV channels demand DStv carry them The Association of Community Television (ACT-SA) wants South Africa's communications watchdog to force DStv to continue carrying community channels under the country's new digital TV regulations. However, the Independent Communications Authority of...
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    SABC denies ending political talk show after ANC or government pressure

    SABC denies ending political talk show over ANC or government pressure The SABC has denied that any external influence was involved in its decision to cut political talk show Face The Nation from its schedule at the end of March 2026. The broadcaster sent out a statement on Sunday, 22 March...
  10. 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...
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    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...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    New SABC funding plan coming soon

    New SABC funding plan coming soon Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi says the revised South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill will be tabled before Parliament in the 2026/27 financial year. Responding to Parliamentary questions from ANC MP Tshehofatso...
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    SABC admits Afrikaans mistakes — but AfriForum demands answers

    SABC admits Afrikaans mistakes — but AfriForum demands answers The SABC has admitted it made mistakes in reshuffling and reducing Afrikaans content over the last three years without conducting thorough research on the potential impact. Since 2023, the broadcaster has cut at least two...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big-screen monitors to replace TVs in December 2025

    Big-screen monitors to replace TVs in December 2025 BMI TechKnowledge is currently developing a new, sustainable funding model for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), which is likely to replace the TV licence scheme. However, until the new funding model is implemented, which...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    SAFM radio presenter accused of trying to join Russia-Ukraine war

    SAFM radio presenter accused of trying to join Russia-Ukraine war A South African court remanded a female state-radio presenter and four men in custody until an 8 December bail hearing after they were charged with contravening the country’s laws against assisting foreign military forces. The...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC debt collectors lying to defaulting TV licence holders

    SABC debt collectors lying to defaulting TV licence holders The South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC's) debt collectors, employed to collect non-payment of TV licence fees, use scare tactics and fake "deals" to try to convince holders to pay the fees. While some debt collection...
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    SABC and eMedia fall victim to cyberattacks

    SABC and eMedia fall victim to cyberattacks Staff members at the SABC and eMedia have fallen victim to business email compromises, which resulted in phishing emails being sent to their contact lists. The attack had been circulating around the SABC since at least Monday, when the address of a...
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    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...
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    SABC bringing back old shows on streaming service

    SABC bringing back old shows on streaming service The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) wants to generate additional revenue by making its old content available on its SABC+ streaming platform, reports Rapport. SABC CEO Nomsa Chabeli recently told Parliament that major streaming...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mashatile under fire from fellow ANC ministers for presenting DA minister's bill withdrawal reasons

    Mashatile under fire from fellow ANC ministers for presenting DA minister's bill withdrawal reasons Government ministers who are members of the ANC are fuming at their fellow party member, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, accusing him of backing communications minister Solly Malatsi's...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC Bill withdrawal delays

    SABC Bill withdrawal delays The speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, has not yet gazetted Communications Minister Solly Malatsi's withdrawal of the SABC Bill from Parliament after nearly three months, EWN reports. The Bill, introduced to Parliament in October 2023, is intended to...
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