Sports DG Alec Moemi to mediate in Safa-SABC fight
Talks on football broadcast rights have reached an impasse after the SABC offered only R10m a year for the rights to Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana matches
Sport and recreation minister Tokozile Xasa has asked department's director-general, Alec Moemi, to defuse the deepening broadcast rights crisis by mediating in the standoff between the South African Football Association (Safa) and the SABC. The broadcast contract expired in April and negotiations reached an impasse a few days ago after the public broadcaster offered a paltry R10m a year for the rights to Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana matches. Moemi said Xasa had asked him to mediate between the two parties, and that his first step would be to evaluate the true value of the rights according to international standards. “Both Safa and SABC have issued their own independent statements regarding this matter but they are worlds apart. The SABC is asking for the previous contract to be restored; Safa have their own valuation and this has led to this situation,” Moemi said. "We have flagged the issue of Bafana Bafana and the SABC and we have asked both parties to agree to government me...
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