About $600m a year is spent on media development in Africa by state and private funders
Desperate public broadcaster argues must-carry rules have deprived it of potential revenue
Public broadcaster is waiting for response from the government to a request for R3.2bn guarantee to stay afloat
After 25 years, the weekly Afrikaans publication is reborn online
Critics of the proposed law say it is devoid of logic in some of its proposals
This follows a R22m fine Naspers’s DStv received, along with most other media groups, for colluding on advertising rates
Most parties agree that exit interviews to ascertain the problems experienced should happen before board vacancies are filled
Hlengiwe Mkhize, who chairs the portfolio committee on communications, says the recommendation of candidates should be done before parliament rises
The beleaguered broadcaster has assured staff that their salaries will be paid on Tuesday
The resignations leave the board on the brink of collapse
Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has made it clear that she is opposed to retrenchments
Controversial family bought the Midrand property for R30m in 2007
The loss-making broadcaster spends about R3bn a year to pay the salaries of just over 3,000 employees
The funds, awarded over two years, ‘aim to elevate voices from local communities and further the development of citizen journalism and community reporting’
The Special Investigating Unit is looking at mismanagement and procurement irregularities, and wants to recoup more than R30m from Hlaudi Motsoeneng
The two commissions will run from June 1 to July 31 and no SABC members will take part so they remain independent
SuperSport is to use legal mediation after Willemse accused Nick Mallett and Naas Botha of patronising him, as discussions seem to have broken down
Johan Retief says more than ever, newsrooms are seeking guidance on the press code and that courses on media ethics are readily available
Some of the board members and executives then refused to testify — in effect getting a luxury holiday on the taxpayer’s tab
A documentary on Winnie Madikizela-Mandela contains claims that 40 journalists collaborated with apartheid officials to discredit the struggle icon
