Browsing: Faith Muthambi

E.tv wins court appeal over encryption

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E.tv has won the latest battle in the long-running war over digital terrestrial television in South Africa, potentially throwing the long-delayed project off-track once again. The supreme court

Muthambi defends SABC’s protests ban

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Communications minister Faith Muthambi says her department respects the editorial independence of the SABC. Last week, the public broadcaster announced that it will no longer broadcast footage of the destruction of public infrastructure

Motsoeneng vows to fight on

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The Western Cape high court on Monday upheld its earlier ruling that Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment was irrational, but the SABC chief operating officer has vowed to take his fight to the Constitutional Court if need be. The high court dismissed the

Muthambi to consider Motsoeneng judgment

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Communications minister Faith Muthambi will study the Western Cape high court’s judgment upholding its earlier ruling that SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment was irrational. “The minister will

SABC’s Motsoeneng loses appeal

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The Western Cape high court has dismissed an appeal by the SABC of a judgment setting aside Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s permanent appointment as chief operating officer of the public broadcaster. The Democratic Alliance on Monday welcomed

SABC ‘triples’ spending on Gupta media

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The SABC has tripled its monetary support of Gupta-owned media, the Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday. The public broadcaster has spent more than R700 000 on subscriptions to The New Age newspaper since May 2014, communications

Muthambi must act lawfully on TV licences: DA

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Communications minister Faith Muthambi must embark on a proper legal process to regulate her decision, reached with the SABC, not to require indigent households to have a television licence when applying to receive a free digital TV set-top box