ANC MP Khusela Diko has called for “urgency” from communications minister Solly Malatsi in finalising the SABC Bill.
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The communications department is seeking a mediated solution in the fight over signal distribution fees.
The draft regulations set out the frequencies to be reserved for public service, free-to-air and subscription broadcasting.
None of the 11 state-owned enterprises in the ICT sector was profitable in the 2024 financial year.
Media industry lobby groups have warned that a premature analogue switch-off will “devastate” free-to-air broadcasting.
E.tv’s litigation seeking to stop analogue switch-off has little to do with protecing the poor, communications minister Solly Malatsi’s legal team has claimed.
Media industry experts warn there could be chaos ahead, with analogue switch-off less than a month away.
Exclusive | Unpaid contractors, missing stock and poor project management: South Africa’s set-top box project is in crisis.
Sentech must install 220 000 set-top boxes by 31 March to meet the analogue television switch-off deadline.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi is seeking a legal adviser to help steer his course through a highly litigious sector.