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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    GCIS planning to spend R1 billion on own video streaming service

    GCIS planning to spend R1 billion on own video streaming service The Government Communications and Information System (GCIS) is reportedly spending R1 billion on a new video streaming service. Sunday newspaper Rapport saw an email sent the Friday before last, 6 October 2023, calling for people...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Openview lied about 3.2 million people missing out on World Cups

    Openview lied about 3.2 million people missing out on World Cups eMedia has admitted in court papers that Openview does not have 3.2 million viewers potentially missing out on the Rugby World Cup. This comes after the broadcaster repeatedly claimed the number in media statements, full-page...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Fire in SABC HQ

    Fire in SABC HQ The SABC has confirmed that a fire broke out at its headquarters in Auckland Park on Thursday, 12 October 2023. In a statement shared with the media at around 14:00, the public broadcaster said the fire had been contained.
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC will broadcast Proteas World Cup games after reaching deal with MultiChoice

    SABC will broadcast Proteas World Cup games after reaching deal with MultiChoice The SABC has announced it will be broadcasting the 2023 Cricket World Cup (CWC) after reaching a sub-licencing agreement with rightsholder SuperSport. The announcement comes two days after the public broadcaster...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC can show 16 RWC games live — including all Springbok matches

    SABC can show 16 RWC games live — including all Springbok matches The SABC will be able to broadcast 16 Rugby World Cup 2023 (RWC 2023) matches live, including all games in which the Springboks will play or potentially play. In a statement on Thursday, DStv owner MultiChoice — which holds the...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Minister Kodwa calls on SABC to resolve Springbok World Cup rights standoff with SuperSport

    Minister Kodwa calls on SABC to resolve Springbok World Cup rights standoff with SuperSport Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa has urged the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to reach an agreement with SuperSport to secure sub-licensing of broadcast rights to the highly...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice wants R38 million for Springbok World Cup matches

    MultiChoice wants R38 million for Springbok World Cup matches The SABC is refusing to pay MultiChoice $2 million (R37.7 million) for the rights to broadcast all potential Springbok games from the 2023 Rugby World Cup live. MultiChoice currently holds the exclusive rights to broadcast all the...
  9. 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...
  10. dualmeister

    SABC cancels 7de Laan after 23 years

    After 23 years on air, SABC 2 and Danie Odendaal Productions announced Monday that the long-running popular soapie 7de Laan will end after season 24. The last episode will poignantly be aired on the day after Christmas - 26 December 2023. Source
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    The truth why South Africans aren't paying their TV licenses

    I'll just leave this here, how do they expect us to figure this out. Why do they need double digit math? If a robot can do single figure math with the blurred image, it can do double digit math... Are we Einstein?
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Information regulator probing SABC over security flaw in TV Licence portal

    Information regulator probing SABC over security flaw in TV Licence portal The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is under investigation by the Information Regulator over a vulnerability that let attackers access peoples' TV Licence accounts without their passwords. This is...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Launch of SABC's local language news channel could be unlawful

    Launch of SABC's local language news channel could be unlawful The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced it will launch a 24-hour news channel in local languages. However, the Sunday Times reports that the move could be unlawful, as the state-owned broadcaster doesn’t...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    No goodbye to TV licence in the next 5 years

    No goodbye to TV licence in the next 5 years The proposal to replace the SABC's TV licence fee with a broadcasting tax will take more than five years to implement. That is according to feedback provided to the Sunday newspaper Rapport by Dominic Cull of Ellipsis Regulatory Solutions, a...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Most-watched TV shows in South Africa

    Most-watched TV shows in South Africa SABC 1 soap Uzalo was South Africa’s most-watched TV show in November — and every month of 2022 for which South African TV audience ratings have been released. That is according to the latest television audience measurement (Tams) data provided by the...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Best Christmas movies to stream this year

    Best Christmas movies to stream this year Families travelling during the festive season may not have access to satellite TV broadcasts like those from DStv and the SABC. However, they can still stream Christmas movies while away, provided they have a suitable Internet connection.
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC board appointment delayed due to SSA problem

    SABC board appointment delayed due to SSA problem The SABC no longer has a board after Parliament failed to appoint new members due to the State Security Agency (SSA) dropping the ball on vetting potential candidates, Sunday Times reports. The incumbent board's tenure ended on Saturday, 15...
  18. Jan

    Top state-owned company salaries - RTMC CEO takes home R9.4 million

    Top government executive salaries — Roads agency CEO takes home R9.4 million Top executives at South African government agencies and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are paid large sums of money annually, with one earning nearly R9.4 million in the 2020/21 financial year. The Road Traffic...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. Jan

    SABC must submit plan for making money from digital TV - Minister

    SABC must explain how it's going to make money — besides TV licences Communications minister, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has given the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) until 30 June 2022 to explain how it plans on generating more revenue. She also said her department is working with...
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    • analogue switch-off broadcasting digital migration digital terrestrial television (dtt) enoch godongwana khumbudzo ntshavheni sabc tv licence
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. Jan

    State-owned tech companies owe suppliers R771 million in unpaid invoices

    South African state-owned tech companies R771 million behind on bills — the biggest culprits South Africa's state-owned companies falling under the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies owe R771 million in unpaid invoices from their suppliers. Communications minister Khumbudzo...
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Agent69

    Hlaudi Motsoeneng: ‘The court should applaud me, not rule against me’

    https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/breaking-hlaudi-motsoeneng-sabc-high-court-2/amp/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20South%20African%20Daily%20Newsletter%20Tuesday%2028%20December%202021&utm_content=The%20South%20African%20Daily%20Newsletter%20Tuesday%2028%20December%202021%20CID_594dd3ffc4...
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