Harsher penalties for the nonpayment of TV licence fees and slashing the size of the SABC board are some of the proposals contained in a recently published bill meant to boost the governance structures and cash flow of the public broadcaster. 

Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams published the much-anticipated SABC Bill for public comment last week. The public has until August 31 to submit comments...

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