EDITORIAL: SABC crisis a result of state meddling
Moves to placate unions and limit coverage helped to reduce advertising revenue and payment of licence fees
20 June 2019 - 05:07
A seat on the SABC board has been described by some as a poisoned chalice. Rightly so.
When the new non-executive and executive directors took their seats for the first time in 2018, hopes were high that these individuals would usher in an era of healthier leadership and stability at the troubled public broadcaster.
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