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There is no basis to suspend controversial SABC acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, SABC board chair Zandile Tshabalala told MPs on Friday night. “We don’t have a basis for suspension because … in our case he performs,” Tshabalala said, briefing a joint sitting of parliament’s communications
The proposal by acting SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng that journalists be given a licence to practice reveals his ignorance about journalistic practice in a democracy, the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) said on Friday. “It is unfortunate that the remarks come from a
SABC acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has proposed that journalists have a licence to practise like those in the medical and law professions, the broadcaster reported on Thursday. Motsoeneng said journalists who acted unprofessionally should be stripped of their licences
Trade union Solidarity on Thursday warned Telkom not to use race in deciding which employees to retrench. “Solidarity today gave Telkom a final warning to abandon the race criteria it uses for retrenchments,” the union’s industry head Marius Croucamp said in a statement. He said it was unlawful to do so
BlackBerry has launched its latest smartphone in South Africa. Called the Z3, the 5-inch touch-screen device is aimed mainly at price-conscious prepaid users and will cost about R3 000. “We have already launched the Z3 in Indonesia and we don’t have any stock left in that country,” says BlackBerry MD Yudi Moodley
President Jacob Zuma has signed a proclamation to give effect to changes to government departments since the 7 May general elections, the presidency said in a statement on Thursday. “President Zuma has signed a proclamation to establish or abolish national departments, as well as to designate such departments and
South Africa could soon wake up to a rendition of the national anthem on national television in a bid to improve patriotism, social cohesion and moral regeneration. Communications minister Faith Muthambi told parliament on Tuesday that there will be a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the SABC
There has been little action in appointing a new CEO or chief financial officer at the SABC, according to communications minister Faith Muthambi. Replying to parliamentary questions she said the advertisements for the CEO and chief finance positions closed on 12 May, but “the number of candidates
Former Pinnacle Holdings director Takalani Tshivhase, who is fighting charges that he bribed a senior police official to secure a multimillion-rand contract for the JSE-listed technology company, has had his court case postponed for a second time. Tshivhase appeared in the Pretoria specialised commercial
South Africa could face a complete blackout, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) warned on Wednesday in response to a court interdict against a strike at Eskom. The union would embark on an unprotected strike if Eskom did not meet its demand of at least a double-digit increase, Numsa
