SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng earned R2,9m in 2013, communications minister Faith Muthambi said on Wednesday. In written reply to a parliamentary question by the Democratic Alliance, she said that in 2012 Motsoeneng had earned R2,5m, and in 2011 R1,6m. SABC acting CEO
SABC board chair Zandile Tshabalala has turned on her own colleagues, warning them they will be investigated for the “nondisclosure of potential conflicts of interest” and for leaking “confidential information of the corporation”. She is appointing a panel of investigators to establish
Parliamentary meetings should only be held in-camera in exceptional circumstances and this should not become the norm, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. “I have asked the chief whip of the DA to raise the issue of in-camera use
Icasa is set to crack open South Africa’s free-to-air television industry to more competition. As South Africa moves to digital broadcasting, the communications regulator is planning to license a third terrestrial player to compete head-on with the SABC and e.tv. If it goes ahead, which
State-owned broadcasting signal distributor Sentech, in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), will begin a digital radio trial in October using the digital audio broadcasting plus (DAB+) standard. A separate but related trial is under way using a technology called
Communications regulator Icasa has published new regulations on digital terrestrial television. The regulations, published in the Government Gazette, are meant to promote diversity and competition in digital TV and set out how spectrum
Communications minister Faith Muthambi on Tuesday told MPs she could not reveal her plans regarding SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng because the Democratic Alliance would use the information to bolster its legal challenge
A way to address the alleged irregular appointment of SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng was agreed upon on Wednesday, the public protector and communications minister said. “They acknowledged the fact that the matter under investigation is also under judicial scrutiny in the Western Cape division
The Democratic Alliance is undermining the rule of law by using legal rather than administrative processes to remove SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, the Western Cape high court heard on Wednesday. Vincent Maleka, for communications minister Faith Muthambi, said
Determining whether SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng lied about his qualifications is the golden thread of an application to have his appointment set aside, the Western Cape high court heard on Tuesday. “Dishonesty is dishonesty, wherever it occurs,” said Steven Katz
