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    Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams tells SABC to negotiate with unions to avoid blackout

    Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams tells SABC to negotiate with unions to avoid blackout Minister for Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has ordered the SABC board to resolve issues over job cuts, according to a report by The Sunday Times. In a letter seen by the publication...
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    SABC threatened with blackout

    SABC threatened with blackout SABC unions are threatening a blackout of all services this morning if restructuring and retrenchment processes are not halted. Aubrey Tshabalala, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), said a go-slow at the SABC started yesterday which...
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    Big court victory for SABC over jobs bloodbath

    Big court victory for SABC over jobs bloodbath The Labour Court of South Africa has dismissed the application by the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) to declare the SABC's retrenchment process as invalid. The SABC plans to retrench up to 400 employees - a...
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    How the SABC can save itself from financial ruin

    How the SABC can save itself from financial ruin The SABC's plan to cut 400 jobs was recently suspended until the end of 2020, following strike action and a widely-publicised video of an in-office altercation between employees and management. The SABC faces financial disaster if it is unable...
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    SABC will auction off properties to raise money

    SABC will auction off properties to raise money The SABC has announced that it will terminate the lease agreements for its non-core properties, effective 1 December 2020, before auctioning these properties. These properties include residential properties which are currently being leased to...
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    The era of governing without choosing is over

    https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/the-era-of-governing-without-choosing-is-over
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    SABC retrenchments to be suspended for 7 days

    SABC retrenchments to be suspended for 7 days The SABC board has announced that it will suspend the Section 189 process for a period of seven days. The board had resolved on suspending up to 400 employees at the state broadcaster, but it soon faced a backlash from employees and unions.
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    The SABC's plan to launch its own streaming service is crucial to its survival

    The SABC's plan to launch its own streaming service is crucial to its survival The SABC's plan to launch its own streaming service will not only be beneficial to the public broadcaster, but it is crucial to its future survival. This is according to TV broadcasting journalist Thinus Ferreira...
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    The average salary at the SABC

    The average salary at the SABC The SABC’s latest annual report revealed that the average salary package at the state broadcaster is R791,000 per year – much higher than most private institutions. The report, tabled in parliament on 17 November, revealed that the SABC made a net loss of R511...
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    SABC executives paid millions

    SABC executives paid millions The SABC published its 2019/20 annual report in Parliament on 17 November 2020, which revealed a net loss of R511 million over the last financial year. Total revenue at the state broadcaster declined by 12% year-on-year to R5.7 billion, which was attributed partly...
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    SABC's plans for TV Licence collection are "parasitic" and "insane"

    SABC's plans for TV Licence collection are "parasitic" and "insane" The SABC's plans to have DStv and Netflix collect TV Licence fees on its behalf and to expand the definition of devices which require such a licence are "insane" and attempt to shift the blame for its shortcomings onto other...
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    SABC cuts 400 jobs

    SABC cuts 400 jobs The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) announced that it will cut up to 400 jobs - which is 200 fewer than the 600 it was previously considering retrenching. The public broadcaster said it has exhausted all other options, and it has to take this step to ensure...
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    TV Licence prices - South Africa vs the rest of the World

    TV Licence prices - South Africa vs the rest of the World Despite being loathed by many, South Africa's TV licence fee is actually among the cheapest of its kind in the world. The local TV Licence fee recently came under the spotlight following reports that the South African Broadcasting...
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    How the SABC's plan for Netflix viewers paying TV licences could become like e-tolls

    How the SABC's plan for Netflix viewers paying TV licences could become like e-tolls The SABC's proposal to get companies Netflix and MultiChoice to collect licence fees on its behalf will have significant legal challenges and could be met with the same resistance as the e-tolls scheme. This...
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    New SABC iPlayer plans unveiled

    New SABC iPlayer plans unveiled The SABC has provided details about its planned over-the-top (OTT) media streaming platform in a new Request for Information (RFI) document published on 30 October. The state broadcaster has been planning to launch a video and audio streaming services to compete...
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    SABC wants South Africans to pay TV Licence fees for your smartphone

    SABC wants South Africans to pay TV Licence fees for your smartphone The SABC is pushing for new regulations that would require South African cellphone users to pay TV Licence fees. Speaking in an interview with MyBroadband, SABC Head of TV Licences Sylvia Tladi confirmed the SABC's recent...
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    SABC to launch its own streaming services

    SABC to launch its own streaming services The SABC is planning to launch both video and audio streaming services, bringing it in direct competition with international services like Netflix and Spotify. SABC spokesperson Mmoni Seapolelo confirmed to MyBroadband that the state broadcaster would...
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    SABC struggles as South Africans continue refusing to pay TV licences

    SABC struggles as South Africans continue refusing to pay TV licences The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is having a serious problem getting South Africans to pay for their TV licences. In a recent presentation to parliament, the public broadcaster said that lockdown has...
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    SABC complains of government policy that prevents it from competing with OTT services

    SABC complains of government policy that prevents it from competing with OTT services The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has said that the government's policy prevents it from competing with streaming services such as Netflix and Showmax, according to a report by the City Press...
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    SABC explains the periodic downtime of its TV licence system

    SABC explains the periodic downtime of its TV licence system Two MyBroadband readers recently raised concerns regarding their TV licence fees when payments they made to the SABC did not reflect on its systems. While both TV licence holders experienced slow-downs or strange error messages on...
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