As I step into a rather ordinary looking building in the drab Johannesburg suburb of Rivonia, I get the sense there is a buzz in the air, even though there’s no one about as I walk past an unmanned reception desk. Stuck on the desk is a handwritten note instructing interns to head upstairs. That’s where Gareth Cliff, until recently the host
In the days following this week’s general election – the most interesting since 1994 – the focus will shift to who president Jacob Zuma will name to his new cabinet. Whatever shuffling he decides to do, he should leave the communications portfolio in the hands
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The Democratic Alliance on Wednesday claimed the SABC has refused to televise its second election advertisement. “The DA has just learnt that the SABC will not allow our second Ayisafani television advert to air in this crucial final week of the campaign,” the party said in a statement. “This is political censorship, plain
The Democratic Alliance will seek an urgent high court interdict if the SABC does not flight its second television advertisement, party leader Helen Zille said on Wednesday. The advert was supposed to be aired on Wednesday morning, but was not. “The next slot for the advert is tonight at 9pm on SABC2
The Democratic Alliance’s “Ayisafani” election TV advertisement – originally pulled off the air by the SABC – had garnered more than half a million views on YouTube by the weekend. More than 555 000 people have viewed the ad on the social media site since it was posted on 8 April. It has more than 4 500 likes and 310 thumbs down
SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng gave the broadcaster’s acting news head Jimi Matthews a dressing down in front of staff this week at a meeting about leaks from within the corporation. Motsoeneng, who is the SABC’s acting chief operating officer, called a meeting on Tuesday with news staff and warned them they would face consequences
A hearing by communications regulator Icasa’s complaints and compliance committee on the Democratic Alliance’s advertisement complaint case against the SABC was postponed on Wednesday night. Committee chairman Wandile Tutani said the matter would be
A hearing by communications regulator Icasa’s complaints and compliance committee on the Democratic Alliance’s advertisement complaint case against the SABC was adjourned on Tuesday night. The hearing would resume on Wednesday at 6pm to give the SABC more time to consult with its legal team
The rejection of the Democratic Alliance’s adverts by the SABC is an infringement on the freedom of expression, the party’s legal team argued on Tuesday evening. Steven Budlender, for the DA, said the SABC had rejected one television advert and five radio adverts
