Browsing: Faith Muthambi

ANC tells SABC to respect court ruling

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The SABC must act in line with a commitment President Jacob Zuma made to the judiciary that government departments and state institutions will not ignore court rulings, according to the ANC. The comments by the party’s

Hlaudi is our man: ANC Youth League

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The ANC Youth League on Sunday threw its weight behind former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng. “Whether there is matric or no matric, whatever you say, we want Hlaudi to be the COO of SABC

Muthambi has not received SABC letter

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The communications ministry has not received any request from the SABC’s board for Hlaudi Motsoeneng to be appointed the broadcaster’s acting chief operating officer, it said on Thursday. “We want to state categorically

SABC asks for Hlaudi back as acting COO

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The SABC board has asked communications minister Faith Muthambi to appoint former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng as its acting COO until December. The board resolved that he be appointed acting

Treasury tight-lipped over set-top box probe

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National treasury is keeping mum over claims that it has recommended the suspension of South Africa’s controversial set-top box production. Set-top boxes decode digital signals for analogue television

Just give up already, R2K tells Hlaudi

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SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng must stop trying to fight the court ruling that his appointment should be set aside, the Right2Know Campaign said on Tuesday. By holding on to Motsoeneng, the SABC board and

Court rejects Motsoeneng appeal

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SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s attempt to appeal a court order against his appointment has been flatly rejected by the supreme court of appeal in Bloemfontein, a decision that the Democratic Alliance said on

Set-top box production put on ice

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Another delay has hit South Africa’s digital broadcast migration project as the agency behind the roll-out of set-top boxes has temporarily halted production of these devices. Set-top boxes decode digital signals for analogue television sets and

Muthambi grilled over digital TV delays

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Communications minister Faith Muthambi was chastised during a portfolio committee meeting on Thursday about the delays in government’s roll-out of digital migration. “Your management of this process is found wanting,” said

SA is making progress on digital TV

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A presidential proclamation of 2 December 2014 gave the department of communications the responsibility to accelerate the implementation of South Africa’s broadcasting digital migration