Despite intense pressure from broadcasters, communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni appears adamant that analogue TV will be switched off this week.
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The SABC board on Friday labelled government’s plan to switch off analogue television broadcasts on 31 March as an “unsustainable risk” to the rights of millions of indigent South African households.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended the ANC’s long-held policy of a “mixed economy” for South Africa, one where there is a big role for the state. History suggests he’s wrong.
The high court has ordered former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng to pay R11.5-million to the public broadcaster within seven days.
The SABC has issued a request for proposals from suppliers as it prepares to launch an Internet streaming service that is likely to be a key component of its future strategy.
Migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television is on track, communications minister Khumbudo Ntshavheni said, even as industry insiders express doubt.
eMedia has filed papers in the high court to stop the communications minister from declaring a March 2022 date for analogue television switch-off.
Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has drawn a line in the sand, saying the switch-off of analogue television broadcasts in South Africa will happen by the end of March.
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