Top tech exec quits
She cites frustration with bureaucratic management for her decision to quit. “I was becoming impatient at the pace at which things were happening,” she says. The broadcaster had introduced “too many processes” which were impeding the implementation of its technology strategy.
“I am not prepared to comment at this stage on anything to do with this,” is all SABC CE Dali Mpofu would tell the FM this week.
Rapeti has been responsible for putting together a detailed technology strategy for the SABC, dealing with, among other things, the digitisation of SA’s broadcasting infrastructure. She has played a key role in helping make sure that SA is ready, technologically, to host the World Cup. The SABC is Fifa’s host broadcaster for the event.
She was responsible for driving a number of large technology projects for the corporation. She also oversaw the SABC’s recent purchase of the country’s first high-definition television (HDTV) outdoor broadcasting facility from Sony. Fifa requires the SABC to provide facilities that allow participating broadcasters to output HDTV. A second HDTV unit is being assembled.
Rapeti has already received a number of job offers but says her priority is to complete a master’s degree in electronics engineering at Wits.
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