SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala received a tongue-lashing from MPs on Tuesday for trying to “delay” an inquiry into whether she lied about her qualifications. Tensions rose when Tshabalala’s advocate, Norman Arendse, asked parliament’s
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The parliamentary inquiry into whether SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala misrepresented her qualifications has been postponed to Thursday to allow her legal team to properly prepare for the matter. It is unlikely, though
Since moving away from FM radio in May, Gareth Cliff has been driving a new brand of radio that he hopes will break all the rules imposed by traditional broadcasters. Speaking at Tech4Africa in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Cliff said
President Jacob Zuma has not received a letter from the national assembly requesting him to suspend SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala, the presidency has said. “According to media reports, the portfolio committee on communications in the national assembly has recommended
Taxpayers have had to pay close to R13m for two former SABC executives’ golden handshakes when they left the embattled broadcaster.The 2013/2014 annual report of the SABC, tabled in parliament this week, revealed that former CEO Lulama Mokhobo was paid just over R8m
Commercial broadcaster e.tv has raised concerns about the state of television in South Africa, pointing to what it says is the long-term decline of free-to-air TV, especially in the independent commercial free-to-air segment
The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday urged SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala not to resign and rather face a parliamentary inquiry into whether she lied about her qualification. Reacting to media reports that Tshabalala would be asked
Iono.fm is one of South Africa’s largest audio content aggregators and offers on-demand audio services for radio stations and other audio content providers. “When we started, we wanted to develop a personal video recorder (PVR)-like service for radio stations and build an audio-on-demand
The decision by parliament’s communication portfolio committee to recommend the suspension of SABC board chair Zandile Tshabalala on Tuesday was welcomed by the Democratic Alliance. “The unanimity of committee members in this matter is a welcome development in a parliament
Grand plans for the revamped government communications portfolio have been a bitter disappointment, with the minister of the newly created portfolio, Faith Muthambi, having in effect been sidelined after a disastrous first three months in office. She struggles to speak in public